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19 prompts, 5 models, 49 unedited outputs. Each one has its rubric scores and our reasoning. Generation cost: $18.48. See the ranking →

Prompt 1 · video

Café laugh in the rain

“Close-up of a woman laughing at a café window, rain streaking the glass, shallow depth of field, handheld.”

Runway Gen-4.5 7.3
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 58s render

adherence 6motion 8quality 8artifacts 7
Medium-wide café scene with a second person; not a close-up; natural motion.

Kling 3.0 7.8
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 110s render

adherence 8motion 7quality 8artifacts 8
Close-up genuine laugh; rain on glass less pronounced; soft but pleasant.

Veo 3.1 Fast 8.3
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 73s render

adherence 9motion 7quality 9artifacts 8
Tight close-up, rain-streaked glass in foreground, natural laugh; subtle handheld drift.

Prompt 2 · video

Dog catches frisbee

“A golden retriever catching a frisbee mid-air on a beach at sunset, slow motion.”

Runway Gen-4.5 6.0
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 68s render

adherence 5motion 6quality 7artifacts 6
Dog already has the frisbee; no mid-air catch; ends sitting.

Kling 3.0 7.8
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 193s render

adherence 9motion 8quality 7artifacts 7
Frisbee flies in, dog leaps and catches it; slightly flat colour.

Veo 3.1 Fast 5.8
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 94s render

adherence 5motion 6quality 6artifacts 6
Backlit dog running with frisbee in mouth; no catch shown.

Prompt 3 · video

Flaming wok

“Chef flipping vegetables in a flaming wok, sparks and steam, kitchen ambient sound.”

Runway Gen-4.5 7.0
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 58s render

adherence 6motion 6quality 8artifacts 8
Wide kitchen shot with a flame burst; no visible vegetable flipping.

Kling 3.0 7.8
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 120s render

adherence 9motion 8quality 8artifacts 6
Real toss with vegetables airborne and flames; some morphing between beats.

Veo 3.1 Fast 7.8
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 21s render · 1 retry

adherence 7motion 7quality 9artifacts 8
Vivid flames and sparks, close-up; stirring rather than a true flip.

Prompt 4 · video

Cyberpunk drone shot

“Drone shot gliding over a neon cyberpunk city at night, flying cars, light rain.”

Runway Gen-4.5 6.3
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 78s render

adherence 7motion 6quality 7artifacts 5
Neon city with flying cars but scene warps/jumps; little visible rain.

Kling 3.0 7.5
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 151s render

adherence 7motion 7quality 8artifacts 8
Clean drone glide with light-trail cars; no visible rain.

Veo 3.1 Fast 7.8
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 63s render

adherence 9motion 7quality 8artifacts 7
Rainy neon city, drone glide, flying vehicle; slightly repetitive.

Prompt 5 · video

Park bench dialogue

“Two people having a conversation on a park bench; she says "I told you it would work.".”

Runway Gen-4.5 6.5
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 68s render

adherence 6motion 6quality 7artifacts 7
Wide shot on bench, mostly smiling; little visible dialogue.

Kling 3.0 6.3
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 203s render

adherence 6motion 5quality 7artifacts 7
She speaks briefly, then both freeze; stiff.

Veo 3.1 Fast 7.5
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 120s render

adherence 8motion 6quality 8artifacts 8
Close two-shot, she clearly speaks; natural expressions.

Prompt 6 · video

Milk into coffee

“A hand pouring milk into black coffee, the swirl in macro, top-down.”

Runway Gen-4.5 8.3
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 68s render

adherence 8motion 8quality 9artifacts 8
Beautiful swirl in a mug; angled rather than top-down.

Kling 3.0 8.0
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 130s render

adherence 8motion 8quality 8artifacts 8
Near top-down glass, clean realistic swirl.

Veo 3.1 Fast 6.5
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 68s render

adherence 7motion 6quality 7artifacts 6
Milk forms unrealistic blobs.

Prompt 7 · video

Kickflip down stairs

“Skateboarder doing a kickflip down stairs, tracking shot.”

Runway Gen-4.5 6.8
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 73s render

adherence 7motion 6quality 8artifacts 6
Board flips, landing on flat ground; stairs barely part of the trick.

Kling 3.0 5.5
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 240s render

adherence 4motion 5quality 7artifacts 6
Rides a ledge; no kickflip, no stair descent.

Veo 3.1 Fast 6.0
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 37s render

adherence 6motion 5quality 7artifacts 6
Board flips over stairs but skater stays at the top; physics off.

Prompt 8 · video

Origami crane takes flight

“Paper origami crane unfolding itself and flying away, stop-motion style.”

Runway Gen-4.5 6.3
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 68s render

adherence 7motion 6quality 6artifacts 6
Paper rises and flies but folds look odd; grainy.

Kling 3.0 7.5
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 172s render

adherence 8motion 7quality 8artifacts 7
Unfolds from flat into a crane and takes off; stop-motion feel.

Veo 3.1 Fast 6.8
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 47s render

adherence 5motion 6quality 8artifacts 8
Clean finished crane that lifts off; no unfolding, no stop-motion look.

Prompt 9 · video

Sneaker product spin (9:16)

“A TikTok-style product shot: a sneaker rotating on a pedestal, studio lighting, 9:16.”

Runway Gen-4.5 7.8
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 68s render

adherence 8motion 8quality 8artifacts 7
Smooth rotation on pedestal; shoe cropped at frame edges.

Kling 3.0 7.3
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 162s render

adherence 8motion 7quality 7artifacts 7
Rotating sneaker on clear pedestal, vertical; plain lighting.

Veo 3.1 Fast 8.0
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 37s render

adherence 8motion 7quality 9artifacts 8
Premium studio lighting; minor shape drift during rotation.

Prompt 11 · video

Knight & dragon reveal

“Medieval knight walking through a snowy forest, then the camera pulls back to reveal a dragon (multi-beat shot).”

Runway Gen-4.5 7.3
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 68s render

adherence 9motion 7quality 7artifacts 6
Knight walks toward camera, camera pulls back, dragon reveal; dragon a bit cartoonish.

Kling 3.0 6.5
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 130s render

adherence 6motion 6quality 7artifacts 7
Dragon visible from the start; no pull-back reveal.

Veo 3.1 Fast 7.0
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 47s render

adherence 8motion 7quality 7artifacts 6
Reveal via a cut to a wide shot rather than a pull-back.

Prompt 12 · video

Concert crowd & confetti

“A crowd at a concert, hands up, confetti falling, lead singer on stage.”

Runway Gen-4.5 6.8
4s · ~48 cr ($0.48) · 83s render

adherence 7motion 7quality 7artifacts 6
Hands up, smoke cannons, singer; no confetti visible.

Kling 3.0 7.3
4s · audio · ~52 cr ($0.52) · 89s render

adherence 7motion 7quality 8artifacts 7
Singer-focused, confetti late, crowd small in frame.

Veo 3.1 Fast 7.5
4s · audio · ~60 cr ($0.60) · 42s render

adherence 9motion 7quality 8artifacts 6
Hands up, heavy confetti, singer on stage; hands mostly coherent.

Prompt 13 · image

Fisherman portrait

“Photoreal headshot of a 60-year-old fisherman, weathered skin, overcast light.”

Ideogram 4.0 output Ideogram 4.0 8.7
~7 cr ($0.07) · 22s render

adherence 8quality 9artifacts 9
Weathered face, overcast harbour; less fisherman styling.

Nano Banana 2.1 output Nano Banana 2.1 9.0
~4 cr ($0.04) · 21s render

adherence 9quality 9artifacts 9
Weathered fisherman, overcast light, boat context.

Prompt 14 · image

Text: GRAND OPENING

“A poster with the exact text "GRAND OPENING SATURDAY" in bold retro type.”

Ideogram 4.0 output Ideogram 4.0 9.3
~7 cr ($0.07) · 21s render

adherence 10quality 8artifacts 10
Exact text, clean retro type; plain composition.

Nano Banana 2.1 output Nano Banana 2.1 9.7
~4 cr ($0.04) · 21s render

adherence 10quality 9artifacts 10
Exact text, richer retro poster design.

Prompt 15 · image

Isometric bedroom

“Isometric cozy bedroom, Pixar-style 3D render.”

Ideogram 4.0 output Ideogram 4.0 8.7
~7 cr ($0.07) · 26s render

adherence 9quality 8artifacts 9
Cute Pixar-like isometric room, simpler detail.

Nano Banana 2.1 output Nano Banana 2.1 9.0
~4 cr ($0.04) · 21s render

adherence 9quality 9artifacts 9
Highly detailed cozy isometric room.

Prompt 16 · image

Skincare flat-lay

“Flat-lay of a skincare product line on marble, ad-ready.”

Ideogram 4.0 output Ideogram 4.0 8.0
~7 cr ($0.07) · 26s render

adherence 8quality 8artifacts 8
Minimal and sparse; labels mostly unreadable.

Nano Banana 2.1 output Nano Banana 2.1 8.7
~4 cr ($0.04) · 22s render

adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Ad-ready flat-lay, mostly legible labels; one smudged label.

Prompt 17 · image

Fantasy island map

“Fantasy map of an island kingdom, hand-drawn ink and watercolor.”

Ideogram 4.0 output Ideogram 4.0 8.7
~7 cr ($0.07) · 32s render

adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Ink and watercolour map; 'SEAA' spelling error.

Nano Banana 2.1 output Nano Banana 2.1 8.7
~4 cr ($0.04) · 26s render

adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Rich detailed map; duplicated place name and one garbled label.

Prompt 18 · image

Rooftop selfie (hands)

“Five friends taking a selfie at a rooftop party, everyone's hands visible.”

Ideogram 4.0 output Ideogram 4.0 8.7
~7 cr ($0.07) · 21s render

adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Five friends taking a selfie, hands mostly correct; a few hidden.

Nano Banana 2.1 output Nano Banana 2.1 8.3
~4 cr ($0.04) · 32s render

adherence 8quality 9artifacts 8
Five friends plus background crowd; hands well formed.

Prompt 19 · image

Character sheet

“A consistent character: a red-haired girl in a yellow raincoat, 3 poses on one sheet.”

Ideogram 4.0 output Ideogram 4.0 9.3
~7 cr ($0.07) · 21s render

adherence 10quality 9artifacts 9
Proper turnaround sheet, consistent character.

Nano Banana 2.1 output Nano Banana 2.1 9.0
~4 cr ($0.04) · 32s render

adherence 9quality 9artifacts 9
Consistent character in 3 expressive poses.

Prompt 20 · image

YouTube thumbnail

“YouTube thumbnail: a shocked man pointing at a giant glowing graph, high contrast.”

Ideogram 4.0 output Ideogram 4.0 8.0
~7 cr ($0.07) · 26s render

adherence 8quality 8artifacts 8
Pointing at glowing graph, added 'INSANE!' text; shock is mild.

Nano Banana 2.1 output Nano Banana 2.1 8.7
~4 cr ($0.04) · 37s render

adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Strong shocked face, high contrast, glowing graph; busy numbers.

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Video: 4s at 720p (prompt 9 is 9:16), via the Runway Dev API, default settings. Veo and Kling generated audio; Gen-4.5 doesn't. Images: Nano Banana 1024², Ideogram 2048² at medium quality. One Veo clip failed once and succeeded on retry; failed tasks aren't billed. Scores are editorial judgments. How we score