Faster and lighter AI video tiers, by date
33 entries on a faster or lighter tier from 10 of the 17 lines, 29 of them dated 14 August 2024 to 22 September 2026. The table lists each with its line and version; the chart counts them per line. As of 2026-09-25.
1Reading the notes
Tier notes announce a faster, cheaper or lighter version of a model rather than a new one: Gen-3 Alpha Turbo in August 2024, Veo 3 Fast, Hailuo 2.3 Fast, Wan Flash tiers, Kling's standard and pro modes, Veo 3.1 Lite, Seedance 2.0 Mini and Wan 3.0 Prime. Draft modes belong here too, lower-resolution previews before a final render, as in Luma's Ray3 and Seedance 2.5 on Higgsfield.
| Line | Entries |
|---|---|
| Google Veo | 3 |
| Kling AI | 6 |
| LTX | 2 |
| Luma Ray | 2 |
| Midjourney video | 2 |
| MiniMax Hailuo | 3 |
| Runway | 2 |
| Seedance | 4 |
| Vidu | 2 |
| Wan | 7 |
Inclusion rule. Lines with at least one entry of this kind. Order. Alphabetical by line.
2Every entry
| Date | Line | Version | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2024 | Runway | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo: faster and cheaper than Gen-3 Alpha |
| 9 December 2024 | Kling AI | Kling 1.5 | The standard mode of Kling 1.5 opens for image-to-video |
| 27 February 2025 | Wan | Wan 2.1 | A Turbo tier of Wan 2.1 image-to-video for faster generation |
| 7 April 2025 | Runway | Gen-4 | Gen-4 Turbo, the faster tier, opens to all users |
| 19 June 2025 | Kling AI | Kling 2.1 | Kling 2.1 image-to-video in standard and pro modes, plus a 2.1 Master |
| 29 July 2025 | Google Veo | Veo 3 | Veo 3 and the Veo 3 Fast tier become generally available on Vertex AI |
| 31 July 2025 | Google Veo | Veo 3 | Image-to-video opens for the Veo 3 preview and a Veo 3 Fast preview is released |
| 7 August 2025 | Midjourney video | Midjourney V1 video | An HD mode renders video at native 720p |
| 7 August 2025 | Vidu | Not named in the note | An off-peak mode at lower credit cost |
| 12 August 2025 | Kling AI | Kling 1.6 | Text-to-video on 1.6 gains the pro mode |
| 13 August 2025 | Midjourney video | Midjourney V1 video | HD video opens to the Standard plan and smaller batches arrive |
| 15 August 2025 | Wan | Wan 2.2 | Wan 2.2 image-to-video Flash: faster, with shot control |
| 18 September 2025 | Luma Ray | Ray3 | Ray3 adds reasoning, native HDR EXR output and a Draft Mode |
| 24 September 2025 | Vidu | Vidu Q2 | Vidu Q2 Pro and Q2 Turbo for image-to-video and start-and-end frames |
| 20 October 2025 | Kling AI | Kling 2.5 Turbo | Kling 2.5 Turbo for text-to-video and image-to-video, pro mode |
| 28 October 2025 | MiniMax Hailuo | Hailuo 2.3 | Hailuo 2.3 and a 2.3 Fast tier, with body movement, faces and physics named as the gains |
| 11 November 2025 | Kling AI | Kling 2.5 Turbo | Kling 2.5 Turbo gains the standard mode |
| 15 January 2026 | Wan | Wan 2.6 | A Flash tier of Wan 2.6 image-to-video: faster and lower cost |
| 26 January 2026 | Luma Ray | Ray3.14 | Ray3.14 brings native 1080p and faster, cheaper 720p than Ray3 |
| 29 January 2026 | Wan | Wan 2.6 | A Flash tier of Wan 2.6 reference-to-video |
| 5 March 2026 | LTX | LTX-2.3 | LTX-2.3 becomes the default model in two variants |
| 31 March 2026 | Google Veo | Veo 3.1 Lite | Veo 3.1 Lite preview is released as a lower-cost tier for high-volume use |
| 17 June 2026 | Kling AI | Kling 3.0 Turbo | Kling 3.0 Turbo for text-to-video and image-to-video at 720p and 1080p |
| 21 June 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.0 Mini | Seedance 2.0 Mini arrives on Higgsfield as a lighter, faster model |
| 21 July 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.0 Mini | Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast reach Runway through its MCP |
| 2 August 2026 | LTX | LTX-2.3 | A 720p output tier for LTX 2.3 |
| 20 August 2026 | Wan | Wan 3.0 | Wan 3.0 Prime, a faster version with the same capabilities |
| 31 August 2026 | MiniMax Hailuo | MiniMax H3 Max | MiniMax H3 Max, a variant tuned for prompt adherence, on Higgsfield |
| 22 September 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.5 | A 480p Draft Mode for Seedance 2.5 on Higgsfield, before the 1080p final |
| Undated tier row | MiniMax Hailuo | MiniMax H3 | SceneMixer's tier list carries MiniMax H3 and an H3 Fast tier, each up to 15 seconds a clip |
| Undated version row | Seedance | Seedance 2.0 Mini | Seedance 2.0 Mini: 480p and 720p, 4 to 15 seconds |
| Undated tier row | Wan | Wan 3.0 | SceneMixer's tier list carries Wan 3.0 at 480p, its default, and at 720p and 1080p, each up to 30 seconds a clip |
| Undated tier row | Wan | Wan 3.0 | Wan 3.0 is one of SceneMixer's two video paths, with its 720p tier marked recommended |
Inclusion rule. All entries tagged with this kind of change, including platform arrivals and undated rows. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.