Best image-to-video models (Oct 2026)

The best video models for image-to-video models in Oct 2026 are Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.5, ranked by Arena.

Prices as of . Every price links to its source.

only two models qualify See the overall video list

#1 Wan 3.0

Arena 1480 1469–1491, 3,442 votes · median $0.500 · Arena #3 · #1 among models priced here

#1 Seedance 2.5

Arena 1477 1470–1485, 15,729 votes · median $1.33 · Arena #4 · #2 among models priced here · tied with #1 (intervals overlap) · rated at 720p

How this list is ranked

Models that animate a photo or product shot, ranked by Arena image-to-video. Arena image-to-video overall preference. 2 qualified after family collapse. Based on data from Arena (arena.ai). Arena does not endorse this ranking.

Ratings: Arena (arena.ai) · CC BY 4.0. Read from the Hugging Face dataset.

Notable models we cannot rank

Gaps
ModelReason
Wan 2.7no counted public price
FLUX 3 Video Editno counted public price
Seedance 1.0 Pro Fastno counted public price
Seedance 2.0no counted public price
Seedance 2.0 Fastno counted public price
Seedance 2.0 Minino counted public price
Veo 3no counted public price
Kling 2.5no counted public price
Kling 2.6no counted public price
MiniMax H3no counted public price
MiniMax H3 Max Turbono counted public price
Hailuo 2.3no counted public price

Based on data from Arena (arena.ai). Arena does not endorse this ranking. Ranking approved · prices updated . Methodology. Compare with Artificial Analysis.

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