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Kling 4.0 leads WorldofAI’s eight-model astronaut video test

In a shared 10-second, 16:9 test, Kling 4.0 scored 35/40 while Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3 and Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 tied at 33. The results separated visual detail from following the requested action.

Source: WorldofAINovember 2, 20266 sections
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  1. Kling wins the shared shot
  2. What each model had to do
  3. Shared settings, with two resolution exceptions
  4. The complete scorecard
  5. Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 trade action for detail
  6. Motion gives Kling the edge
  7. Source
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Kling wins the shared shot

Kling 4.0 earned the highest score in WorldofAI’s comparison of eight AI video models: 35 out of 40, ahead of a three-way tie at 33 for Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3 and Gemini Omni Flash 1.1. The test used one demanding shot of an astronaut walking through a rainy neon city, with the same prompt across the models. WorldofAI’s final ranking.

The October 31 demonstration was sponsored by Higgsfield, the platform used for every generation. WorldofAI assessed the outputs using its own four-part rubric: prompt accuracy, motion and physics, consistency of the astronaut, and realism. Each category received up to ten points. The scores describe this particular comparison.

What each model had to do

The requested scene combined several actions in a single continuous take. A camera had to move smoothly backwards in front of a slowly walking astronaut, keeping the weathered white spacesuit centered. Around the character, pedestrians carried transparent umbrellas through a crowded futuristic city at night. Heavy rain and neon reflections covered the road.

A passing vehicle was supposed to splash water across the pavement, while the astronaut briefly turned toward a glowing skyscraper and then continued forward. The prompt also called for natural movement, consistent suit details, believable rain and reflections, detailed textures and a cinematic 35 mm look, without cuts, writing or logos. These details made it possible to distinguish an attractive image from a result that actually followed the requested sequence.

Shared settings, with two resolution exceptions

WorldofAI pasted the prompt into Higgsfield, selected ten seconds and a 16:9 frame, then changed models using the same selector. The channel says it did not cherry-pick results and would disclose a retry if one was needed. The waiting portions were sped up in the demonstration.

The stated exceptions concerned resolution: MiniMax H3 offered 2K in that setup, while Grok Imagine 1.5 topped out at 720p. The channel used the closest available option for those two. The eight choices were Kling 4.0, Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0, MiniMax H3, Wan 3.0 Prime, Grok Imagine 1.5, FLUX 3 Video and Gemini Omni Flash 1.1. Resolution notes in the test.

The complete scorecard

WorldofAI assigned the following scores to the ten-second clips. Prompt, motion, consistency and realism are each marked out of ten; the total is out of forty.

Model Prompt Motion / physics Consistency Realism Total
Kling 4.0 8 9 9 9 35
Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 9 8 8 8 33
MiniMax H3 9 8 8 8 33
Seedance 2.5 7 8 9 9 33
Wan 3.0 Prime 8 8 8 8 32
Seedance 2.0 8 7 8 7 30
FLUX 3 Video 7 7 8 7 29
Grok Imagine 1.5 8 6 7 7 28
WorldofAI’s final scorecard for the eight tested models.
WorldofAI’s final scorecard for the eight tested models. Source: WorldofAI.

Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 included the splash, head turn and umbrellas, accounting for its high prompt score. MiniMax H3 also delivered the splash and head turn, with a darker overall look. Both finished on 33.

MiniMax H3’s astronaut output in WorldofAI’s test.
MiniMax H3’s astronaut output in WorldofAI’s test. Source: WorldofAI.

The channel preferred FLUX 3 Video’s crowd faces, but found that the astronaut became lost among the pedestrians. Grok Imagine 1.5 produced the largest splash, yet the water rose like a geyser and the camera drifted. Wan 3.0 Prime looked like real street footage to WorldofAI, although the astronaut’s visor remained open.

Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 trade action for detail

Seedance 2.0 supplied the umbrellas and passing car, but its crowd gave the channel a copy-and-paste impression. It scored 30. Seedance 2.5 moved closer to the astronaut and produced richer suit detail and lighting, lifting consistency and realism to nine each. It missed both the splash and the head turn, leaving prompt accuracy at seven and the total at 33.

Seedance 2.5’s astronaut and lighting example.
Seedance 2.5’s astronaut and lighting example. Source: WorldofAI.

WorldofAI also highlighted a duration difference: Seedance 2.0 supports generations up to 15 seconds, while 2.5 extends to 30 seconds. Higgsfield’s model catalog lists those limits as well. The clips scored in this comparison were still ten seconds long. Higgsfield model catalog.

Motion gives Kling the edge

Kling 4.0 produced the smoothest camera movement in the channel’s assessment and included the astronaut’s head turn. Its nine-point scores for motion, consistency and realism brought it to 35, two points above Seedance 2.5. In the side-by-side comparison, WorldofAI preferred Kling’s camera and action, while giving Seedance the richer close-up detail.

Kling 4.0’s result from the shared prompt.
Kling 4.0’s result from the shared prompt. Source: WorldofAI.

The category results preserved that split. Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 and MiniMax H3 shared the strongest prompt accuracy; Kling led motion and physics. Kling and Seedance 2.5 tied for consistency and realism. WorldofAI explicitly says there is no single best model for every task. In the opening blind selection, the winning Kling clip had been labeled D.

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