Four families of AI video model solve four different problems and are all marketed as 'AI video generation'. A decision tree, the inputs each one takes, and what each costs per second.
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OpenAI retired the Sora app in April 2026 and the API goes dark on 24 September. Here is where the 'me in an AI video' workflow moves, with per-second prices and the real-face policy of each option.
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Identity drift has four distinct causes, and only one of them is the model. A diagnostic order that fixes most cases without spending more per second.
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Kling 3.0, HappyHorse 1.1, MiniMax H3, Wan 2.7 and Runway Aleph 2.0 all shipped within a few months. What changed in each, what it costs, and which ones are worth switching to.
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HappyHorse 1.1 does three jobs and conspicuously not a fourth. The actual parameters, the two defaults that waste your first generation, and where it beats better-known models.
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Seedance rejects real human likenesses. We spent April 2026 testing where that filter lives, which bypasses work (none), and which models let you legitimately put a real person in AI video.
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Arcads starts at $110 a month with no free trial and no public pricing page. The plan structure, the credit rate behind it, and how to work out whether the per-video cost is worth it for you.
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Two AI UGC ad generators with a 6× price difference. The credit math behind each, the rejection rate that closes most of the gap, and which one suits which kind of advertiser.
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Creatify's per-ad cost looks like $1.65. The number that matters is cost per approved ad, once you account for the outputs you discard. Plans, credit rates, and the realistic multiplier.
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