A strong high-throughput, lower-cost default for general and agentic work: it natively understands images and supports a 1M-token context, optional thinking and non-thinking modes, tool calls, and JSON output. Compared with the higher-tier V4 Pro, it is positioned around speed, throughput, and cost efficiency, making it practical for long documents, coding/agents, and image-text analysis; enable thinking when deeper reasoning is needed.

Built for premium visual workflows where editing precision and finished-image quality matter most: a better fit for production campaign creative, polished product imagery, and multi-turn edits that need to preserve the subject, composition, and visual treatment. It accepts text and reference-image inputs and produces images, with longer generation times than Flare.

A strong default for high-quality image generation and editing: optimized for faster iteration across creator and social content, product experiences, visual search, rapid prototyping, and high-volume generation. It accepts text and reference-image inputs and produces images; choose Sunburst when tighter editing control matters more than speed.

The Sunburst text-to-image route for advertising concepts, product visuals, and high-quality creative drafts that benefit from finer visual control. It prioritizes precision over speed, while Flare is the better default for frequent everyday generation.

The Sunburst image-to-image editing route for professional workflows that need tighter edit control and stronger detail preservation. It is well suited to campaign creative, polished product imagery, and complex reference-led edits; routine fast generation is better served by Flare.

The Flare text-to-image route for high-quality everyday images, social and product assets, visual search, rapid prototyping, and high-volume generation. When the workflow starts from a reference image, use the matching image-to-image route in the same family.

The Flare image-to-image editing route: use a text instruction with a reference image to make focused changes to the subject, background, or style while retaining important source details. It is a strong fit for fast iteration; choose Sunburst when maximum editing precision matters more than speed.

A flagship end-to-end model for complex reasoning, software engineering, computer use, deep research, and document work. It offers about a 1.05M-token context window, accepts text, images, and documents, returns text, and supports reasoning, search, function calling, structured outputs, code execution, and tool orchestration. Choose it over lower-tier models for long-horizon task quality and execution stability, with higher usage cost as the trade-off.

The flagship Flash model for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents, and complex enterprise workflows. It keeps the speed and cost profile of Flash while adding stronger reasoning and tool orchestration. It accepts text, images, video, audio, and PDF input, with about a 1.05M-token context window, search grounding, function calling, code execution, structured outputs, and tunable thinking. Prefer it over Flash-Lite for harder tasks, at higher usage cost.

A flagship long-context model for demanding, long-running knowledge work, coding projects, and multi-step agentic tasks. It accepts text, images, and PDFs, making it a strong fit for cross-file analysis, complex research, and sustained tool use. It prioritizes reasoning depth and long-horizon execution over speed and cost, so it is best reserved for tasks where reliable completion matters.

An efficient multimodal workhorse in the Qwen family, with a native million-token context window and strong support for coding assistance, agentic workflows, and visual understanding such as charts. It fits long documents, codebases, high-concurrency applications, and tool-assisted tasks.

The efficiency-focused Flash model in the GLM-5 family, with native multimodal support and a design aimed at long-context, high-frequency execution. It is a strong fit for coding, agentic workflows, and complex tasks that require image-and-text understanding, especially when production cost matters.

The speed-first variant of Alibaba's Wan 3.0 line (early access). It shortens generation latency while retaining high-quality video output, making it a good fit for low-latency previews, batch drafts and fast-iterating short-video workflows. If ultimate visual control matters more than speed, the standard version is a better choice.

A flagship workhorse for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks. It uses the same base model as GLM-5.2, with improvements driven by post-training, delivering a 50% gain on Z.ai Code Bench alongside stronger terminal-operation and vulnerability-discovery capabilities. It offers a 1M-token context window, up to 128K output, always-on reasoning with low, high, and max effort levels, function calling, and structured outputs. It currently accepts text only and is not intended for tasks requiring visual understanding.

Free models are for learning and trial purposes only and may be removed at any time. Premium models have limited quotas with 5 requests per minute, and their availability is not guaranteed.

A new fast multimodal model in the Gemini 3 family, released in August 2026, built for low-cost, high-throughput multimodal understanding. It accepts text, image, video, audio and document inputs with a 1M-token context, suited to large-scale processing, batch workloads and real-time interactions.

A flagship general-purpose model for high-quality coding, agentic execution, and knowledge work. It fits tasks that need sustained planning, tool collaboration, and complex problem solving; for simple calls where latency or cost matters most, choose a lighter model.

The standard video generation model of Alibaba's Wan 3.0 line (early access). It supports text-to-video, image-to-video and multi-modal reference inputs, generating clips up to roughly 30 seconds with synchronized audio in a single pass — suitable for ads, short drama and narrative content. Official release date not yet announced.

Qwen's most capable flagship multimodal reasoning model, built for long-horizon coding, professional work, and multi-stage agent tasks. It accepts text, images, and video, offers a 1M-token context window with up to 128K output, and supports function calling, structured outputs, web search, and a code interpreter. It is best used as a high-quality workhorse for complex tasks rather than for the lowest-cost, lowest-latency batch workloads.

A better fit for moving from a single clip toward a complete audiovisual story: it can generate up to 30 seconds in one pass, supports multiple extensions, accepts image, video, and audio references, and adds timestamp-level editing, green-screen, and camera control. It suits ads and short films that need continuity, while complex multi-subject motion still deserves human review.

An omni-modal video generation model that can combine text with image, video, and audio references to create video assets with synchronized audio. It is suited to short-form video, advertising, and reference-driven character or camera work; it is not a general chat model, so prioritize visual consistency, motion, and audio-visual quality.

A route variant of Seedance 2.5; evaluate it by the underlying model rather than the route suffix. It is suited to ads, branded content, and narrative shorts, with up to 30-second audio-video generation, multi-round extension, text/image/audio/video references, R2V control, and timestamp-level editing. Complex motion and multi-subject physical consistency still benefit from human review.

A premium model for complex agentic coding and enterprise knowledge work, emphasizing long-horizon planning, sustained execution, self-checking, and reliable delivery. With a million-token context window, it is suited to large codebases, complex documents, and multi-step projects that need limited human oversight.

The fastest and most cost-effective model in the Gemini 3.5 line, built for high-throughput, low-latency work such as translation, classification, document processing, and lightweight agentic workflows. It supports multimodal inputs and up to a 1M-token context, while demanding reasoning, long-horizon planning, or high-quality code changes are better handled by a higher-tier Flash model.

A quality-first image generation and editing model: it supports text-to-image and edits from 1–3 reference images, accepts prompts of up to about 4.5K tokens, and is aimed at dense layouts, fine 10px-scale text, 12 languages, and multiple fonts. Choose it over the standard variant when complex composition and detail fidelity matter more than speed or cost; use the standard variant for a faster, more economical workflow.

The balanced standard tier of Qwen-Image 3.0 for image generation and editing: it supports text-to-image and edits from 1–3 reference images, prompts of up to about 4.5K tokens, up to six outputs, and 2K-class resolution. It fits everyday posters, interfaces, infographics, and repeated creative work; move to Pro when complex layouts and fine text fidelity matter more, and use this tier when speed and cost efficiency are the priority.

Moonshot flagship model with native vision and up to a 1M-token context window. It currently runs at max reasoning effort and suits long-horizon coding, knowledge work, and complex tasks that coordinate terminal tools. For stable use, preserve the full reasoning history and start a new session in a compatible agent harness.

The balanced workhorse tier of GPT-5.6, combining capability and cost. Well suited to production work involving image understanding, tool use, and large source material; choose Sol for the hardest quality-first work or Luna for cost-controlled high volume.

The flagship GPT-5.6 tier for complex professional work and quality-first delivery. It supports image input, function calling, structured outputs, and an exceptionally large context window; consider Terra or Luna when latency or unit cost is the primary constraint.

The cost-sensitive, high-volume tier of GPT-5.6. A good fit for summarization, classification, rewriting, and batch automation; choose the Sol sibling for complex professional judgment or quality-first multi-step work.

A multimodal image-generation model for professional visual creation. It can generate images from text and perform precise edits with reference images and spatial annotations, with strengths in dense infographics, typography, realistic lighting, and multilingual text rendering.

A frontier reasoning model for coding, knowledge work, and STEM tasks. It supports image input, function calling, and structured outputs; its 500K-token context suits cross-file analysis and long source material. Prefer a lower-cost model when frontier reasoning is unnecessary.

Anthropic's most capable widely released model, built for the most demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work. Offers a 1M-token context window with 128k max output and always-on adaptive thinking, excelling at autonomously exploring underspecified tasks, planning, and carrying long-running coding and multi-agent orchestration further before it needs human input.

A high-efficiency image generation and editing model for frequent visual drafts, social assets, posters, and iterative revisions. It supports multimodal inputs and a million-token context, favoring speed and scaled usage; choose Pro Image when complex creative control is the priority.

A daily-driver Sonnet-tier model aimed at bringing near-frontier agentic, coding, and knowledge-work capability at a lower operating cost. Its default 1M-token context and adaptive thinking fit long documents, codebases, and multi-step tool workflows; for the deepest reasoning or restricted high-risk security work, evaluate higher-tier or specialized models.

Built for coding, agents, and complex productivity tasks, advancing beyond Doubao Seed 2.0 in long context, long output, and tool-oriented workflows. Compared with Qwen, GLM, and DeepSeek peers, it is a cost-effective option for Chinese office work, coding, and multi-step automation.

Built for text-to-video, with a stronger audio-native workflow than HappyHorse 1.0, generating dialogue, sound effects, and background music in one pass. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, its differentiator is synchronized audiovisual generation and character-consistent workflows for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and brand marketing.

Built for reference-to-video, with a stronger audio-native workflow than HappyHorse 1.0, generating dialogue, sound effects, and background music in one pass. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, its differentiator is synchronized audiovisual generation and character-consistent workflows for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and brand marketing.

Built for image-to-video, with a stronger audio-native workflow than HappyHorse 1.0, generating dialogue, sound effects, and background music in one pass. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, its differentiator is synchronized audiovisual generation and character-consistent workflows for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and brand marketing.

Built for video generation and multi-asset video creation, improving on Seedance 1.x with more complete motion stability, audiovisual generation, and reference inputs. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, it is better suited to Chinese creative workflows driven by mixed text, image, audio, and video inputs. This filter-off variant keeps the same tier of generation capability as standard Seedance 2.0 while applying looser content filtering. Useful for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and social assets.

Built for reasoning, coding, and long-context agent tasks, improving over GLM-5.1 in context length, tool use, and complex multi-step workflows. Compared with Chinese flagship peers such as Qwen, DeepSeek, and Kimi, it fits enterprise automation, project-level code analysis, and knowledge work in Chinese.

Built for long-context, multi-step tool use, and code/document workflows, with stronger engineering-task stability and context capacity than Kimi K2.6. Compared with Qwen, GLM, and DeepSeek, it is well suited to Chinese long-document analysis, project Q&A, and everyday agentic programming.

Built for long-context, multi-step tool use, and code/document workflows, with stronger engineering-task stability and context capacity than Kimi K2.6. Compared with Qwen, GLM, and DeepSeek, it is well suited to Chinese long-document analysis, project Q&A, and everyday agentic programming.

Built for image/video-driven generation, editing, and extension, with stronger motion consistency and fast social-content production than Grok Imagine 1.0. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, it fits short-form videos, ad concepts, and trend-driven assets in the xAI ecosystem.

Designed for agentic workloads, coding, and office productivity, with a stronger combined focus on long context, tool calling, and structured output than Qwen3.6. Compared with flagship models such as GPT, Claude, and Gemini, it is a cost-effective alternative for Chinese, coding, and multi-step tool workflows.

Free models are for learning and trial purposes only and may be removed at any time. Premium models have limited quotas with 5 requests per minute, and their availability is not guaranteed.

Built for long-horizon coding, tool use, and multi-turn production collaboration, extending beyond MiniMax M2.7 with multimodal inputs while keeping a 1M-token context window. Compared with Claude, Gemini, and GLM-5.2 long-context agent models, it is better for putting text, image, and video materials into one workflow.

Anthropic current Opus flagship for the most demanding reasoning, long-running agents, and high-autonomy coding. It supports a 1M-token context window and adaptive thinking; choose it when quality and reliability matter more than latency or cost.

Built for any-input-to-video multimodal creation, putting stronger emphasis than earlier Gemini video workflows on unified orchestration of text, image, audio, and video materials. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, it is better for integrating complex multimodal assets into one creative workflow.

Designed for agentic workloads, coding, and office productivity, with a stronger combined focus on long context, tool calling, and structured output than Qwen3.6. Compared with flagship models such as GPT, Claude, and Gemini, it is a cost-effective alternative for Chinese, coding, and multi-step tool workflows.

Built for video editing, with a stronger audio-native workflow than 早期视频模型, generating dialogue, sound effects, and background music in one pass. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, its differentiator is synchronized audiovisual generation and character-consistent workflows for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and brand marketing.

Built for text-to-video, with a stronger audio-native workflow than 早期视频模型, generating dialogue, sound effects, and background music in one pass. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, its differentiator is synchronized audiovisual generation and character-consistent workflows for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and brand marketing.

Built for reference-to-video, with a stronger audio-native workflow than 早期视频模型, generating dialogue, sound effects, and background music in one pass. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, its differentiator is synchronized audiovisual generation and character-consistent workflows for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and brand marketing.

Built for image-to-video, with a stronger audio-native workflow than 早期视频模型, generating dialogue, sound effects, and background music in one pass. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, its differentiator is synchronized audiovisual generation and character-consistent workflows for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and brand marketing.

Built for reasoning, coding, and agentic tool use, with stronger long-context, thinking-mode, and complex-task execution than DeepSeek V3.2. Compared with Chinese peers such as Qwen, GLM, and Kimi, it is especially competitive for math, programming, and logical reasoning tasks.

Built for reasoning, coding, and agentic tool use, with stronger long-context, thinking-mode, and complex-task execution than DeepSeek V3.2. Compared with Chinese peers such as Qwen, GLM, and Kimi, it is especially competitive for math, programming, and logical reasoning tasks.

Built for reasoning, coding, visual understanding, and agent tasks, with stronger long context, tool use, and scalable reliable output than GPT-5.4. Compared with Claude, Gemini, and Qwen flagship models, it is a strong general-purpose base for reliable automation and complex knowledge workflows.

Built for one-sentence voice design and text-to-speech, with stronger V2.5-series natural-language voice creation, fine-grained pace/emotion/tone control, and low-friction voice production than MiMo V2 TTS. Compared with ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS, and Azure Speech, it is useful for reference-free character voice design, ad voiceovers, short-video narration, and multi-style voice exploration.

Built for few-sample voice cloning, with stronger V2.5-series high-fidelity timbre reproduction, voice-character consistency, and cross-text generalization than MiMo V2 TTS. Compared with ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS, and Azure Speech, it is well suited to Chinese character dubbing, short-video narration, podcast voice replication, and multilingual speech production that needs to preserve a target voice.

Built for text-to-speech, voice design, and voice cloning, with stronger V2.5-series natural speech synthesis, fine-grained pace/emotion/tone control, and low-friction voice creation than MiMo V2 TTS. Compared with ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS, and Azure Speech, it is well suited to Chinese narration, character dubbing, short-video audio, and multilingual voice production.

Built for agents, coding, and long-context tasks, offering more complete multimodal understanding, a million-token context window, and long-horizon reasoning than MiMo V2. Compared with Chinese peers such as Qwen, GLM, and DeepSeek, its strengths are Xiaomi ecosystem fit and engineering automation scenarios.

Built for agents, coding, and long-context tasks, offering more complete multimodal understanding, a million-token context window, and long-horizon reasoning than MiMo V2. Compared with Chinese peers such as Qwen, GLM, and DeepSeek, its strengths are Xiaomi ecosystem fit and engineering automation scenarios.

This is a discounted trial route. Generation may take longer and has roughly a 10% chance of failing. It is best for cost-sensitive image generation trials where queueing and occasional failures are acceptable; for more stable production use, choose a regular route.

This is a discounted trial route. Generation may take longer and has roughly a 10% chance of failing. It is best for cost-sensitive image generation trials where queueing and occasional failures are acceptable; for more stable production use, choose a regular route.

Built for high-quality image generation and editing, improving over GPT Image 1.x in text rendering, local editing, and multi-turn consistency. Compared with Gemini image models, Qwen Image, and Seedream, it is well suited to brand visuals, ad design, product imagery, and tightly controlled creative workflows.

A high-capability Opus model for complex, long-running software engineering and agent tasks. Compared with Opus 4.6, it emphasizes precise instruction following, higher-resolution vision, sustained execution, and self-verification for large codebases, difficult debugging, document analysis, and multi-step tool use.

Built for text generation, reasoning, and tool use, with stronger 200K long-context and agentic workflow stability than earlier MiniMax M2.x versions. Compared with Chinese peers such as Kimi, GLM, and Qwen, it fits productivity, coding assistance, and long-document processing.

Built for text generation, reasoning, and tool use, with stronger 200K long-context and agentic workflow stability than earlier MiniMax M2.x versions. Compared with Chinese peers such as Kimi, GLM, and Qwen, it fits productivity, coding assistance, and long-document processing.

Built for reasoning, coding, visual understanding, and agent tasks, with stronger long context, tool use, and scalable reliable output than GPT-5.3. Compared with Claude, Gemini, and Qwen flagship models, it is a strong general-purpose base for reliable automation and complex knowledge workflows.

Built for reasoning, coding, visual understanding, and agent tasks, with stronger long context, tool use, and scalable reliable output than GPT-5.3. Compared with Claude, Gemini, and Qwen flagship models, it is a strong general-purpose base for reliable automation and complex knowledge workflows.

Built for reasoning, coding, visual understanding, and agent tasks, with stronger long context, tool use, and scalable reliable output than GPT-5.3. Compared with Claude, Gemini, and Qwen flagship models, it is a strong general-purpose base for reliable automation and complex knowledge workflows.

Built for image generation and editing, with stronger multimodal understanding, conversational edits, and rapid visual prototyping than earlier Gemini image capabilities. Compared with GPT Image, Qwen Image, and Seedream, it is useful for combining documents, images, and prompts in one visual workflow.

An efficient Gemini image tier that balances quality and speed for text-to-image generation, image editing, multi-image composition, and workflows that need fast, scalable output. It offers flexible composition and text rendering, while complex professional design may be better served by Gemini 3 Pro Image.

Built for multimodal understanding, coding, and long-context tasks, improving over Gemini 3.0 / 2.5 in throughput, context, and tool capabilities. Compared with GPT, Claude, and Qwen models, it is strong for unified analysis workflows across text, images, audio, video, and documents.

The Claude lineup workhorse, balancing strong intelligence, response speed, and cost. It supports a 1M-token context window and adaptive thinking, making it a strong starting point for coding, document analysis, data work, and tool-using agents; move to Opus for the most complex tasks.

Built for coding, agents, and complex productivity tasks, advancing beyond Doubao Seed 2.0 in long context, long output, and tool-oriented workflows. Compared with Qwen, GLM, and DeepSeek peers, it is a cost-effective option for Chinese office work, coding, and multi-step automation.

Built for image generation and editing, with stronger Chinese instruction following, visual reasoning, and high-frequency creative production than Seedream 4.x. Compared with GPT Image, Gemini image models, and Qwen Image, it is well suited to ByteDance-ecosystem ad design, e-commerce assets, and multi-scenario visual production.

A cost-efficient model for real productivity agents, strongest in coding, tool use, search, and office-style deliverables rather than casual chat alone. It fits agents that plan and execute cross-file changes, research retrieval, and document/spreadsheet/presentation workflows; versus more expensive flagships, the main tradeoff is lower cost for near-frontier execution efficiency.

Built for video generation and multi-asset video creation, improving on Seedance 1.x with more complete motion stability, audiovisual generation, and reference inputs. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, it is better suited to Chinese creative workflows driven by mixed text, image, audio, and video inputs. This filter-off variant keeps the same tier of generation capability as standard Seedance 2.0 while applying looser content filtering. Useful for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and social assets.

Built for video generation and multi-asset video creation, improving on Seedance 1.x with more complete motion stability, audiovisual generation, and reference inputs. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, it is better suited to Chinese creative workflows driven by mixed text, image, audio, and video inputs. This filter-off variant keeps the same tier of generation capability as standard Seedance 2.0 while applying looser content filtering. Useful for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and social assets.

An Opus model for demanding reasoning, agentic coding, and large-codebase work. Compared with Opus 4.5, it emphasizes longer-horizon planning, code review, debugging, autonomous execution, and document and spreadsheet work, with a 1M-token context window and adaptive thinking. Evaluate newer Opus 4.7 or 4.8 first for new projects.

Built for text/image-to-video and multi-shot creation, improving over Kling 2.x in motion stability, camera language, and reference consistency. Compared with Veo, Runway, and Seedance, it is well suited to Chinese short drama, ad assets, and high-quality social video production.

Built for text/image-to-video and multi-shot creation, improving over Kling 2.x in motion stability, camera language, and reference consistency. Compared with Veo, Runway, and Seedance, it is well suited to Chinese short drama, ad assets, and high-quality social video production.

Built for video generation and multi-asset video creation, improving on Seedance 1.x with more complete motion stability, audiovisual generation, and reference inputs. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, it is better suited to Chinese creative workflows driven by mixed text, image, audio, and video inputs. The fast variant is better for rapid iteration and batch production than the standard tier. Useful for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and social assets.

Built for video generation and multi-asset video creation, improving on Seedance 1.x with more complete motion stability, audiovisual generation, and reference inputs. Compared with Veo, Kling, and Runway, it is better suited to Chinese creative workflows driven by mixed text, image, audio, and video inputs. Useful for short drama, ads, e-commerce, and social assets.

Built for image generation and editing, with a stronger focus than earlier GLM vision capabilities on Chinese prompts, image-text understanding, and controllable generation. Compared with GPT Image, Gemini image models, and Qwen Image, it fits Chinese marketing assets, explanatory visuals, and iterative visual edits.

Google's high-speed thinking model designed for agentic workflows, multi-turn chat, and coding assistance. Supports text, image, audio, video, and PDF input with a 1M token context window. Features configurable thinking levels, tool use, and structured output. Broad quality improvements over Gemini 2.5 Flash across reasoning, multimodal understanding, and reliability.

Built for high-quality image generation and editing, improving over GPT Image 1.x in text rendering, local editing, and multi-turn consistency. Compared with Gemini image models, Qwen Image, and Seedream, it is well suited to brand visuals, ad design, product imagery, and tightly controlled creative workflows.

Built for image generation and editing, with stronger multimodal understanding, conversational edits, and rapid visual prototyping than earlier Gemini image capabilities. Compared with GPT Image, Qwen Image, and Seedream, it is useful for combining documents, images, and prompts in one visual workflow.

A reasoning-driven image generation and editing model for professional creative work, including complex graphic design, high-fidelity product mockups, infographics, and visuals that require accurate text rendering. Compared with the faster Flash Image tier, it prioritizes fine control, grounded content, and polished output.

An earlier Opus model in the Claude 4 family, focused on difficult coding, agents, computer use, deep research, and work with slides and spreadsheets. It fits workflows that require Opus-level capability with 4.5 compatibility; without that constraint, evaluate the newer Opus 4.6 or 4.7 first.

Built for high-fidelity video generation, with a more mature native-audio, camera-control, and reference-input workflow than Veo 2/3. Compared with Kling, Runway, and Seedance, it is better suited to cinematic shorts, ad storyboards, and videos requiring stable physical motion. The Lite tier favors high-throughput, lower-cost drafts over the standard tier.

Built for high-fidelity video generation, with a more mature native-audio, camera-control, and reference-input workflow than Veo 2/3. Compared with Kling, Runway, and Seedance, it is better suited to cinematic shorts, ad storyboards, and videos requiring stable physical motion. The Fast tier is better for rapid concept validation than the standard tier.

Built for high-fidelity video generation, with a more mature native-audio, camera-control, and reference-input workflow than Veo 2/3. Compared with Kling, Runway, and Seedance, it is better suited to cinematic shorts, ad storyboards, and videos requiring stable physical motion.

Built for image generation and editing, with stronger multimodal understanding, conversational edits, and rapid visual prototyping than earlier Gemini image capabilities. Compared with GPT Image, Qwen Image, and Seedream, it is useful for combining documents, images, and prompts in one visual workflow.

The fastest and more cost-efficient model in the Claude lineup, offering near-frontier capability with a 200K-token context window and thinking support. It fits real-time interaction, batch processing, lightweight agents, and cost-sensitive production; use Sonnet or Opus for the hardest reasoning or code changes.

A lighter, throughput-oriented variant in the Seedance 2.0 family for short-video drafts, batch assets, and cost-sensitive iteration. Its value is the lighter generation tier; choose the standard model when maximum fidelity, complex motion, or higher output specifications matter more.