Veo 3
Runway Gen-3
Hailuo
Kling
Dream Machine
Seedance
Pika
Wan 2.1
Hunyuan Video
LTX Video
Sora
Veo 3
Runway Gen-3
Hailuo
Kling
Dream Machine
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Pick any two and watch the same prompt rendered by both.
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Imagen 4
Imageby Google DeepMind
9.2
Google's Imagen 4 delivers exceptional photorealism and some of the cleanest in-image text of any model.
Full review →
Runway Gen-3
Videoby Runway
9.0
Gen-3 pairs excellent video quality with the deepest creative toolset — motion brush, keyframes, and video-to-video make it the most controllable pick.
Full review →| Metric | Imagen 4 | Runway Gen-3 |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 9.3✓ | 8.9 |
| Speed | 8.6 | 8.7✓ |
| Ease of use | 9.0 | 9.2✓ |
| Value | 8.5 | 8.6✓ |
| Max resolution | 2048px | 1080p |
| Pricing | Free tier / from $20/mo | Free trial / from $12/mo |
Imagen 4
- +Excellent photorealism
- +Clean in-image text
- +Available via Gemini & Vertex AI
- −Less stylistic personality
- −Filters can be conservative
Runway Gen-3
- +Deep control: motion brush, keyframes, director mode
- +Fast iteration and a strong web editor
- +Reliable image-to-video
- +Predictable credit-based pricing
- −Slightly behind Sora on pure realism
- −Credits can burn quickly at high resolution
- −Long sequences need manual stitching
Same prompt, both models
Identical prompt run through Imagen 4 and Runway Gen-3. Watch them side by side.
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“A neon-lit street at night, slow forward dolly, rain-slick reflections, cinematic”
Imagen 4
Runway Gen-3
02
“Close-up portrait turning toward camera, soft key light, shallow depth of field”
Imagen 4
Runway Gen-3
03
“Aerial drone gliding over a landscape at golden hour, long shadows”
Imagen 4
Runway Gen-3
04
“Product on a reflective surface, slow rotation, studio gradient light”
Imagen 4
Runway Gen-3