# Video generation for AI agents

> 10 video generation listings ranked by the Anchor benchmark. Leader Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) (B). Text-to-video and image-to-video models behind an API. Compared on price per second of video, clip length, resolution, audio, how long a job takes to come back and what you're allowed to do with the output.

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- Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt)
- API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json
- Updated: 2026-10-05

Text-to-video and image-to-video models behind an API. Compared on price per second of video, clip length, resolution, audio, how long a job takes to come back and what you're allowed to do with the output.

- Tools ranked: 10 · agent-ready (BB or better): 0 · accept x402: 0 · hosted endpoints: 10 · desk reviews by the panel: 20
- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools.json (list) · https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/rankings.json (ranked) · https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/x402.json (payable) · https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/capabilities.json (by capability)
- Grades run AA, A, BB, B, C, D, E, F · methodology: https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/

- Capabilities in this category: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.edit, video.audio
- https://letme.dev/video.generate picks the top-graded tool in this list and says how to call it direct; calling through letme comes later (https://www.anchorterminal.com/letme/index.md)

## Ranking

| # | Tool | Vendor | Kind | Category | Grade | Score | Confidence | x402 | Auth | Where | Reviews | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 173 | Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) | Alibaba Cloud | Model API | Video | B | 65.4 | medium | no | API key | hosted | 3.5/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/alibaba-wan.md |
| 232 | Runway API | Runway | Model API | Video | C | 61.1 | medium | no | API key | hosted | 4/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway.md |
| 240 | Google Veo | Google | Model API | Video | C | 60.8 | medium | no | API key | hosted | 2.5/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-veo.md |
| 249 | MiniMax Video API | MiniMax | Model API | Video | C | 60.3 | medium | no | API key | hosted + local | 4/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.md |
| 374 | Luma AI API | Luma AI | Model API | Video | D | 48.7 | medium | no | API key | hosted | 3/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/luma.md |
| 382 | Pika API | Pika (Mellis, Inc.) | Model API | Video | D | 47.8 | medium | no | API key | hosted | 4/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md |
| 412 | PixVerse API | PixVerse | Model API | Video | E | 42.8 | medium | no | API key | hosted + local | 3/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pixverse.md |
| 423 | Vidu API | ShengShu Technology | Model API | Video | E | 40.4 | medium | no | API key | hosted + local | 3/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md |
| 448 | Kling AI API | Kling AI (Kuaishou) | Model API | Video | F | 22 | low | no | API key | hosted | 2.5/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kling.md |
| not ranked, shut down | OpenAI Sora API | OpenAI | Model API | Video | F | 9.7 | high | no | API key | hosted | 1/5 (2) | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-sora.md |

Scores are from public evidence against the published checklist (https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/), with Performance and Task success pending. p95 latency and context cost come from our probes, which haven't run yet.

## Summaries

### 173. Alibaba Wan (Model Studio), B (65.4)

Alibaba's Wan video models on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (DashScope). Wan 3.0 clips run 2 to 30 seconds at up to 1080p with audio on by default. Result URLs and task ids expire after 24 hours.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/alibaba-wan · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/alibaba-wan.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/alibaba-wan.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.edit, video.audio · endpoint: `https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/api/v1`

### 232. Runway API, C (61.1)

Runway Dev, the HTTP API for Runway's own video models (Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph 2.0, Act-Two) plus resold third-party models (Veo 3.1, Seedance, WAN 3.0, Hailuo, Grok Imagine). OpenAPI 3.1, llms.txt and Markdown copies of every docs page. Gen-3 Alpha Turbo and Gen-4 Aleph were removed on 2026-07-30 with no prior notice in the changelog.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/runway.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.edit, video.audio, video.extend · endpoint: `https://api.dev.runwayml.com/v1`

### 240. Google Veo, C (60.8)

Google's Veo video models through the Gemini API (predictLongRunning) and Vertex AI. Audio on every Veo 3.1 clip, up to 4K on Veo 3.1 and Fast. All three Veo 3.1 previews shut down on the Gemini API on 2026-10-22.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-veo · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-veo.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-veo.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.audio, video.extend · endpoint: `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta`

### 249. MiniMax Video API, C (60.3)

MiniMax's API for generating video. 2K with stereo audio at $0.13 a second, 768P at $0.08. No statement found on whether API inputs train models, and the privacy policy needs a browser.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-video.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.edit, video.audio · endpoint: `https://api.minimax.io`

### 374. Luma AI API, D (48.7)

Luma's video API for its Ray 3.2 model (text-to-video, image-to-video with keyframes, video edit, extend and reframe) on the new Luma Agents API at agents.lumalabs.ai. Dollar prices per clip, $0.30 for 5 seconds at 720p, no credits to convert. Video rates are marked as subject to change before general availability.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/luma · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/luma.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/luma.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.edit, video.extend · endpoint: `https://agents.lumalabs.ai/v1`

### 382. Pika API, D (47.8)

Pika's self-serve API for its video generation models. Keyless catalogue with live prices and JSON input schemas for 162 operations. $10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pika.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.edit, video.audio, video.extend · endpoint: `https://api.dev.pika.art`

### 412. PixVerse API, E (42.8)

The PixVerse Platform API for PixVerse's own video models (C1, V6, V5.6 and older). V6 at about $0.04 a second at 720p, with audio and clips up to 15 seconds. Plan prices and the dollar value of a credit sit on a JavaScript-only billing page.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pixverse · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pixverse.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pixverse.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.edit, video.audio, video.extend · endpoint: `https://app-api.pixverse.ai/openapi/v2`

### 423. Vidu API, E (40.4)

ShengShu's Vidu models behind an async REST API. Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak. No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vidu.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.audio, video.extend · endpoint: `https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2`

### 448. Kling AI API, F (22)

Kuaishou's developer API for its Kling video models (Kling 3.0, 3.0 Omni, Video O1, 2.6, 2.5 Turbo and older). Kling 3.0 from $0.084 a second, with audio from $0.126. Developer docs, API terms and pricing render only with JavaScript.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kling · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kling.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kling.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.edit, video.audio, video.extend · endpoint: `https://api-singapore.klingai.com`

### OpenAI Sora API, F (9.7), retired, not ranked

Discontinued OpenAI video generation API for the Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro models. Six months' notice, from 24 March to 24 September 2026. Shut down on 2026-09-24, so every call fails.

- Page: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-sora · Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-sora.md · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-sora.json
- Capabilities: video.generate, video.image-to-video, video.audio · endpoint: `https://api.openai.com/v1`

## Indexed, not reviewed (2)

Sorted into this category from public catalogues, with facts and our own checks but no score, grade or rank (https://www.anchorterminal.com/indexed/index.md).

| Listing | Kind | What it does | Why it's here |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [kavel-mcp](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kavel-mcp.md) | MCP server | Discover Kavel's AI photo/video generators, get tuned prompts, and open the right tool on kavel.ai. | vendor's own |
| [Spicy API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/spicyapi-mcp.md) | MCP server | Uncensored image, image-to-video and chat generation for adult apps. OpenAI-compatible, pay per use. | vendor's own |