AI video moved from novelty to production-ready in 2025 and 2026. We tested every major model on the same prompts and shortlisted the ones that earn their place in a real creator's workflow.
Storyboard in ChatGPT or Claude, generate shots in Veo or Runway, lip-sync with HeyGen, then edit and grade in Descript or DaVinci. That loop produces short-form AI video at a quality that ships.