Video AI Models 2025 Report: The Death of the Cameraman
#1 AI Platform in Bangladesh
2026-01-11 | Analysis
In 2024, AI video was a gimmick. In 2025, it became a career killer (and a career creator).
We are no longer making "GIFs"; we are generating high-fidelity B-Roll, commercial shots, and entire short films. At MangoMind*, the premier *AI platform in Bangladesh, user demand for video generation overtook text for the first time in Q4 2025.
Here is the definitive report on the state of AI Video.
🏆 The Categories
1. The Best Quality (The "Hollywood Studio")
Winner: Wan 2.1 (The Fantasy Weaver)
While Sora 2 is technically impressive,
Wan 2.1 has a soul. Its understanding of biological movement and fluid dynamics (water, smoke, wind) is unmatched. It doesn't just move pixels; it simulates physics.
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Best For: Music videos, fantasy films, nature documentaries.
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The Vibe: Dreamlike and cinematic.
2. The Cheapest & Fastest (The "TikTok Engine")
Winner: LTX Fast
Time is money.
LTX Fast generates 5-second clips in under 2 seconds. It is the only model that feels "real-time."
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Why it wins: It costs pennies per generation. For content creators needing daily volume, LTX is the only economic choice.
Availability:** Included in MangoMind's *student affordable ai tier.
3. The Most Uncensored (The "Director's Cut")
Winner: LTX Fast (Uncensored Mode)
While
Grok Video* promises freedom, it is still heavily guardrailed ("Spicy" but safer for work). *LTX Fast, however, is the true wild west. It has virtually no filters on artistic nudity or violence, making it the favorite for horror directors and avant-garde artists.
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Warning: It will generate exactly what you prompt, for better or worse.
4. The Most Popular / Most Sold
Winner: Sora 2
OpenAI's brand power is undeniable.
Sora 2 is the default "premium" choice for enterprise marketing teams. It's safe, reliable, and incredibly consistent. It's the "iPhone of Video AI"—it just works.
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🥭 MangoMind's Choice: The Editor's Weapon
Winner: LTX Fast
We have to give it to
LTX Fast.
In 2025, speed matters. The ability to iterate 10 times in a minute beats waiting 5 minutes for one "perfect" shot. LTX allows for a workflow of
Generate > Reject > Generate > Keep, which mirrors the actual creative process.
Plus, it's the only model that feels truly "open."
The "Coherence vs. Creativity" Spectrum
```mermaid
quadrantChart
title Video AI Landscape 2025
x-axis Rigid/Safe --> Chaotic/Creative
y-axis Slow/Expensive --> Fast/Cheap
quadrant-1 The Wild West
quadrant-2 The Dream Engine
quadrant-3 Corporate Safe
quadrant-4 The Standard
"Grok Video": [0.8, 0.4]
"Sora 2": [0.3, 0.2]
"Wan 2.1": [0.7, 0.3]
"LTX Fast": [0.9, 0.9]
"Runway Gen-4": [0.4, 0.5]
"Veo 3.1": [0.2, 0.4]
```
📊 Global Leaderboard Scoring (2025)
The numbers don't lie. Below are the consensus scores from the
AI-Search 2025 Global Leaderboard, testing temporal consistency, prompt adherence, and motion quality.
Text-to-Video Rankings
| Rank | Company | Model | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
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1* | **OpenAI** | **Sora 2** | *86 |
| 2 | Lightricks | LTX-2 | 82 |
| 4 | Kuaishou | Kling 2.6 | 80 |
| 5 | MiniMax | Hailuo 2.3 | 78 |
| 5 | Kuaishou | Kling 01 | 76 |
| 7 | PixVerse | Pixverse V5.5 | 76 |
| 8 | MiniMax | Hailuo 02 | 74 |
| 8 | Google | Veo 3.1 | 73 |
| 8 | Tencent | HunyuanVideo 1.5 | 73 |
| 8 | Google | Veo 3 | 73 |
| 12 | Alibaba | Wan 2.2 | 73 |
| 12 | Meituan | LongCat-Video | 72 |
| 14 | ByteDance | Seedance 1.0 | 72 |
| 14 | Runway | Runway Gen4.5 | 71 |
| 14 | Bytedance | Waver 1.0 | 71 |
| 14 | Kuaishou | Kling 2.1 | 71 |
| 14 | Luma Labs | Ray 3 | 71 |
| 19 | PixVerse | PixVerse V5 | 71 |
| 20 | Kuaishou | Kling 2.0 | 66 |
| 21 | PixVerse | PixVerse V4.5 | 63 |
| 22 | Alibaba | Wan 2.1 | 61 |
| 22 | OpenAI | Sora | 59 |
| 24 | KlingAI | Kling 1.6 | 59 |
| 25 | Pika Art | Pika 2.0 | 58 |
| 25 | Vidu | Vidu Q1 | 57 |
| 27 | Tencent | Hunyuan Video | 57 |
| 28 | Genmo | Mochi 1 | 54 |
| 28 | Luma Labs | Ray 2 | 51 |
Image-to-Video Rankings (Animation)
| Rank | Company | Model | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
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1* | **Kuaishou** | **Kling 2.6** | *83 |
| 2 | Lightricks | LTX-2 | 82 |
| 4 | Kuaishou | Kling 01 | 80 |
| 5 | MiniMax | Hailuo 2.3 | 79 |
| 6 | PixVerse | Pixverse V5.5 | 78 |
| 7 | Google | Veo 3.1 | 77 |
| 8 | MiniMax | Hailuo 02 | 76.3 |
| 9 | Kuaishou | Kling 2.1 | 76.2 |
| 10 | ByteDance | Seedance 1.0 | 75.57 |
| 10 | OpenAI | Sora 2 | 75 |
| 10 | PixVerse | PixVerse V5 | 75 |
| 13 | Kuaishou | Kling 2.0 | 75 |
| 14 | Google | Veo 3 | 73.72 |
| 15 | Tencent | HunyuanVideo 1.5 | 73 |
| 16 | Meituan | LongCat-Video | 72 |
| 17 | Alibaba | Wan 2.2 | 71.62 |
| 18 | Runway | Runway Gen4.5 | 71 |
| 19 | Bytedance | Waver 1.0 | 69.02 |
| 20 | Kuaishou | Kling 1.6 Pro | 68.99 |
| 21 | Midjourney | Midjourney V1 | 68.89 |
| 22 | HiDream | Vivago 2.0 | 68.49 |
| 23 | Vidu | Vidu Q1 | 63.92 |
| 24 | Alibaba | Wan 2.1 14B | 63.83 |
| 25 | Lightricks | LTX Video v0.9.7 | 61.1 |
| 26 | Pika | Pika 2.2 | 53.17 |
| 27 | Runway | Runway Gen 4 | 52.02 |
| 28 | OpenAI | Sora | 51.68 |
| 28 | Tencent | Hunyuan Video | 51.2 |
Source: Independent 2025 Model Evaluation Reports
How to Access in Bangladesh
Video generation is compute-heavy and usually requires expensive foreign credit card subscriptions ($30/mo+).
At
MangoMind, we have unified these API streams.
No Credit Card?** Use *bKash payment AI or Nagad.
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Conclusion
* Filming a fantasy epic?
Wan 2.1.
* Need content for Reels/TikTok NOW?
LTX Fast.
* Corporate presentation?
Sora 2.
The camera is no longer the limit. Your imagination is.