Hailuo AI vs InVideo AI vs Kling AI vs LTX Studio
A side-by-side look at Hailuo AI, InVideo AI, Kling AI and LTX Studio for filmmakers: what each one can do, what it costs, and where they actually differ.
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MiniMax video generator: 2K native-audio clips, camera commands, multi-reference input
- Price
- Free tier (limited credits, watermarked); paid plans: see the vendor's pricing page
- Learning
- Moderate
- Best for
- Previs and animatics that need native sound in the first pass
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AI assistant editor on a real multitrack timeline, with a free manual editor
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans per seat from €20/mo (€10/mo billed annually)
- Learning
- Moderate
- Best for
- Short social, ad and explainer videos built from generated clips, stock and talking-head footage
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Text, image and video-reference AI video with native audio, lip-sync and shot storyboarding
- Price
- See the vendor's pricing page
- Learning
- Moderate
- Best for
- Character-driven short films that need the same actor across many shots
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Script-to-video AI filmmaking workspace: storyboards, keyframes, character continuity
- Price
- See the vendor's pricing page
- Learning
- Steep
- Best for
- Agencies boarding a spot from a script before a shoot
The short version
Where they differ
- InVideo AI is the only one without public API.
All 4 offer: text to video, image to video, free tier.
Feature by feature
Hailuo AI vs InVideo AI vs Kling AI vs LTX Studio: capabilities
| Hailuo AI | InVideo AI | Kling AI | LTX Studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier (limited credits, watermarked); paid plans: see the vendor's pricing page | Free plan; paid plans per seat from €20/mo (€10/mo billed annually) | See the vendor's pricing page | See the vendor's pricing page |
| Infinite canvas | Not confirmed | No | Partial | Not confirmed |
| AI agent | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Chat assistant | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Team collaboration | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Text to image | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Image editing | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Text to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video to video | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Native audio in video | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Lip-sync | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Voice / TTS | Not confirmed | Yes | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Music & SFX | Partial | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Upscaling | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Partial |
| Character consistency | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Camera control | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Third-party models | Not confirmed | Yes | No | Partial |
| Public API | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Desktop / local | No | No | No | Partial |
| Open source | Partial | No | No | Partial |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page. "Not confirmed" means the vendor doesn't say.
Plans
Pricing compared
Hailuo AI
| Free | $0monthly |
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InVideo AI
| Free | €0weekly quota |
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| Starter | €20monthly (€10/mo billed annually) |
| Plus | €60monthly (€30/mo billed annually) |
| Max | €150monthly (€75/mo billed annually) |
Kling AI
| Free | $0monthly |
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LTX Studio
| Enterprise | Customannual |
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The verdict
Which one should you pick?
Hailuo AI
Pick it for
- Previs and animatics that need native sound in the first pass
- Stylised anime and illustration shots for music videos and short films
- Character shots driven by a reference image plus a motion or voice reference
Stands out
- Native stereo audio (dialogue, SFX, music) in the same pass as the picture, which removes a separate sound step for short clips
- Up to 12 mixed image, video and audio references in one generation, more reference types than most single-prompt video tools
Watch out
- Free tier is watermarked and small
- Clips top out at 15 seconds per generation
InVideo AI
Pick it for
- Short social, ad and explainer videos built from generated clips, stock and talking-head footage
- Cutting talking-head, podcast and multicam recordings: silences, filler, angle switching and chapters
- Editors who want an AI first pass and then finish in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve
Stands out
- The AI works on a real multitrack timeline, and every edit it makes can be adjusted by hand afterwards.
- Exports an editable project to Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve with cuts and layers intact, so the AI cut can move into a finishing workflow.
Watch out
- Credits are per seat and do not roll over to the next month
- Seedance 2.0 at 4K and Seedance 2.5 are only on Plus and Max; Starter gets Seedance 2.0 Fast and Mini
Kling AI
Pick it for
- Character-driven short films that need the same actor across many shots
- Previs and storyboard visualisation from shot-by-shot prompts
- Multi-language talking-head and dubbed social content
Stands out
- Video 3.0 Omni reference system: carries a character's look, expressions and voice traits from reference clips into new shots
- Storyboarding sets duration, shot size, perspective and camera movement per shot, which few generators expose this directly
Watch out
- Free output is watermarked and not for commercial use
- Lip-sync and voice are less of a focus than dedicated voice tools (ElevenLabs, HeyGen)
LTX Studio
Pick it for
- Agencies boarding a spot from a script before a shoot
- Directors pitching a TV or film pilot with previs footage
- Studios keeping character looks consistent across a multi-episode series
Stands out
- Script-to-storyboard is the core flow: a screenplay becomes scene breaks and frames before any shot is rendered, which most other generators do not center on.
- Dual-keyframe direction (start and end frame) gives more shot control than a single-image image-to-video pass, useful when a camera position has to match a boarded frame.
Watch out
- Credit allowances go quickly at render-heavy 4K work
- Steep learning curve for people who do not already think in shot lists and keyframes
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page, checked against vendor pricing and changelog pages (oldest check: ). Sources are listed on each tool's page.
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