# AI video generation: which vendors AI models recommend (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/index/ai-video-generation
Field: AI media. Edition: 2026-09. Run: 2026-09-02.
Method: 5 fixed buyer prompts sent once each to 10 current models (GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Pro, Sonar Reasoning Pro) via their APIs with web search enabled. 50 answers. Answer share = fraction of answers naming the vendor. Named first = fraction where it was the first tracked vendor named.

**Veo leads** with 100% answer share (named in 50 of 50 answers) and was named first in 56%. Runway follows at 92%. 16 vendors were named at least once.

## Answer share

| # | Vendor | Answer share | Named first | Mentions | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veo | 100% | 56% | 50/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 2 | Runway | 92% | 28% | 46/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 3 | Kling | 80% | 4% | 40/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 4 | Sora | 70% | 4% | 35/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 5 | HeyGen | 48% | 0% | 24/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 6 | Seedance | 44% | 8% | 22/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 7 | Synthesia | 38% | 0% | 19/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 8 | Luma | 32% | 0% | 16/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity |
| 9 | Adobe Firefly | 30% | 0% | 15/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 10 | Pika | 28% | 0% | 14/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 11 | Higgsfield | 26% | 0% | 13/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 12 | Wan | 14% | 0% | 7/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| 13 | LTX | 14% | 0% | 7/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| 14 | Hailuo | 10% | 0% | 5/50 | Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 15 | Midjourney | 8% | 0% | 4/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| 16 | Krea | 4% | 0% | 2/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5 |

## By model

- **GPT-5.6 Sol** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-sol, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Sora 100%, Runway 80%, Adobe Firefly 60%, Kling 40%
- **GPT-5.6 Terra** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-terra, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Runway 100%, Sora 100%, Adobe Firefly 80%, Kling 20%
- **GPT-5.6 Luna** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-luna, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Runway 100%, Kling 80%, Sora 80%, Adobe Firefly 80%
- **Claude Opus 5** (Anthropic, claude-opus-5, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Kling 100%, Sora 100%, Seedance 100%, Runway 80%
- **Claude Sonnet 5** (Anthropic, claude-sonnet-5, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Kling 100%, Sora 100%, Runway 80%, Seedance 80%
- **Claude Fable 5** (Anthropic, claude-fable-5, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Runway 100%, Kling 100%, Sora 60%, HeyGen 60%
- **Gemini 3.6 Flash** (Google, gemini-3.6-flash, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Runway 100%, Kling 100%, Luma 80%, Higgsfield 80%
- **Gemini 3.5 Flash** (Google, gemini-3.5-flash, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Kling 100%, Runway 80%, HeyGen 60%, Seedance 60%
- **Sonar Pro** (Perplexity, sonar-pro, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Runway 100%, HeyGen 80%, Kling 60%, Synthesia 60%
- **Sonar Reasoning Pro** (Perplexity, sonar-reasoning-pro, 5 answers): Veo 100%, Runway 100%, Kling 100%, HeyGen 80%, Seedance 60%

## Sources the models cited

- reddit.com: 128
- zapier.com: 86
- youtube.com: 68
- pixflow.net: 60
- heygen.com: 54
- pixverse.ai: 50
- pinggy.io: 40
- therundown.ai: 33
- pickaxe.co: 29
- higgsfield.ai: 28
- deepmind.google: 21
- curiousrefuge.com: 19
- invideo.io: 17
- atlascloud.ai: 17
- openai.com: 16

## Prompts

1. What is the best AI video generation model or tool for a content creator? Name specific products.
2. Which AI video generation model or tool would you recommend to a content creator in 2026?
3. Compare the top AI video generation model or tool options right now.
4. I'm a content creator and I need an AI video generation model or tool. What should I use and why?
5. Best AI video generation model or tool for cinematic short-form video?

## Tracked but never named

Freepik

Raw answers: https://www.memetik.ai/index/ai-video-generation (every answer published in full). Chart image: https://www.memetik.ai/charts/ai-video-generation.png. Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit "Memetik Index".