Vidu vs Kling 可灵 vs Hailuo AI 海螺视频 vs Wan 通义万相
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Vidu
Shengshu Technology's AI video generator, built around consistent char...
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Kling 可灵
Kuaishou's AI video generator, with native audio, 4K output and an API
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Hailuo AI 海螺视频
MiniMax's AI video app, now on the H3 model with Veo and Sora access
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Wan 通义万相
Alibaba's video models: open Wan 2.x weights and the closed Wan 3.0
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.4 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 7.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free plan: Q4 at 540p for 4 credits a second, 10 references a month and sign-in bonus credits; no commercial-use licence | Basic plan: monthly free credits claimed on login (amount not published); no commercial use, HD/4K or watermark removal; 1 video per generation | One-time free trial credits for new users, Hailuo models only; paid plans remove watermarks | Free plan with daily check-in credits, 1 video and 1 image job at a time; open Wan 2.1/2.2 weights are free to self-host under Apache 2.0 |
| Paid from | $10/month (Standard, 800 credits) or $99/year | $8.80/month (Standard, billed monthly; first month $6.99) or $79.20/year | Standard $10.50/mo billed monthly (list $14.99) or $8.40/mo billed yearly | Pro $5/mo billed yearly; API from $0.05/sec (wan3.0-video, 480P) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | 100M+ global registered users (60M reported Jan 2026 at CES) | — | — |
| Founded | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Maker | Shengshu Technology (生数科技) | Kuaishou Technology | MiniMax (MiniMax Group Inc., HKEX: 0100) | Alibaba Group (Alibaba Cloud / Tongyi Lab) |
| Verdict | Vidu's strength is consistency: reference-to-video keeps the same character or product recognisable across clips, and Q3 and Q4 add native audio at up to 16 seconds. Entry pricing is low at $10 a month, paid plans includ... |
Kling is one of the strongest commercial AI video generators: Kling 3.0 adds native audio and 4K output, motion control and an API priced per second, and Kuaishou's own results show it earning real money, above RMB 850 m... |
Hailuo has become a capable, good-value AI video app, with MiniMax's new H3 model producing longer, higher-resolution clips with sound and paid plans bundling rival models such as Veo and Sora. Public reviews are dominat... |
Wan remains the most useful open video model family for anyone willing to run it locally, and its Chinese-prompt handling is a genuine strength. The picture has split, though: the best model, Wan 3.0, is available only t... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.