Which AI video model makes the best talking head
A person looking at the camera and saying a line is the shot most people actually need. We gave 30 models the same script and kitchen and kept every clip, sound included, so you can hear the delivery as well as see the face. The grid includes the September 18, October 19, October 22 and October 23 additions; each model page dates its own run.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, Voyager
What the side-by-side shows
Seedance 2.0 delivered the most natural performance: a warm face, a real kitchen and the line on the beat. Veo 3.1 Fast and Wan 3.0 are close behind and cost far less. MiniMax H3 handled the line well for $0.30. The full Veo 3.1 invented a selfie framing with an outstretched arm. Sora 2 barely moved. Grok Imagine burned a caption reading the line into the bottom of the frame, unasked. Hailuo 2.3 has no audio at all, so the mouth moves to nothing. Wan 2.7 put a mug in her hand and a coffee machine behind her; Seedance 2.5 framed her wide from across the room. Luma Ray 3.2, added later, has no audio but its silent performance is among the more natural. FLUX 3 Max, added on October 19, gives a close, natural delivery that ends on a smile; we have not scored its audio by ear. LTX 2.5 Pro, added on 22 October, gives the liveliest delivery of that batch, a handheld selfie with the mouth clearly forming words; Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite burned in the same subtitle as 1.5. Kling 4.0, added on 23 October, gives a plain, natural delivery and cuts to a closer shot for the closing smile; we have not scored its audio by ear.
- 1.Seedance 2.0 the most natural face and delivery, lit like footage.
- 2.Veo 3.1 Fast clean lip sync and a smile at the end, for $0.90.
- 3.Wan 3.0 steady, believable and $0.50 a clip.
- 4.MiniMax H3 the line on the beat from the cheapest model with sound.
- 5.LTX 2.5 Pro a handheld selfie with clear mouth movement and a smile at the end.
Every video model on this prompt, 30 clips
One try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched, generated by us. Ranked models come first; the rest follow in family order. Open a model for the rest of its set.
›The prompt every model got
A woman in her 40s with short grey hair stands in a bright kitchen, looks at the camera and says 'Good morning, the coffee is ready', natural window light, handheld feel, she smiles at the end.
A face, lip sync and a spoken line, where the model makes audio.
the most natural face and delivery, lit like footage.
clean lip sync and a smile at the end, for $0.90.
steady, believable and $0.50 a clip.
the line on the beat from the cheapest model with sound.
a handheld selfie with clear mouth movement and a smile at the end.
The other prompts
- Which AI video model holds an art style
- Which AI video model handles a busy scene best
- Which AI video model handles a camera move best
- Which AI video model handles hands and objects best
- Which AI image-to-video model keeps the product intact
- Which AI video model gets physics right
- Which AI video model makes the best product turntable
- Which AI video model can render text on screen
Frequently asked questions
Which AI video generator does lip sync with audio?
Seedance 2.0 and 2.5, Kling 3.0 and 4.0, Veo 3.1 in all three tiers, Sora 2, Grok Imagine Video, Wan 2.7 and 3.0, MiniMax H3 and Gemini Omni Flash all generate speech with the picture. Hailuo 2.3 is silent.
Which one burned subtitles in?
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 added a caption of the spoken line at the bottom of the frame without being asked. If you use Grok for dialogue, check the frame edge.
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