Text-to-video rankings move fast. From our Artificial Analysis snapshot (2026-08-02):
| Rank | Model | Company | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini Omni Flash | 1245 | |
| 2 | MiniMax H3 | MiniMax | 1238 |
| 3 | Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p | ByteDance Seed | 1223 |
| 4 | Wan2.7-260612 | Alibaba | 1160 |
| 5 | HappyHorse-1.1 | Alibaba-ATH | 1149 |
Image-to-video on the same day has Seedance and Omni Flash trading the top slots — check the image-to-video board if your pipeline starts from stills.
Practical notes
- Gemini Omni Flash — strong default for text-to-video quality on this board
- MiniMax H3 — close second; worth A/B on motion
- Seedance 2.0 — competitive, especially if you already live in ByteDance tooling
- Older hype names (early Sora demos, etc.) are not a substitute for the current board
Full tables: /leaderboard.