
Wan 2.7 review: Alibaba's video model for readable labels and real-looking products
A hands-on Wan 2.7 review: readable labels, distinct faces, product physics, 15-second clips with sound, Alibaba's API prices and the open-weights catch.

A hands-on Wan 2.7 review: readable labels, distinct faces, product physics, 15-second clips with sound, Alibaba's API prices and the open-weights catch.

Runway Aleph review from a motion designer: background swaps, object removal, relighting, new angles, what changed in Aleph 2.0, API prices and limits.

My Kling 3.0 review after two weeks of tests: multi-shot scenes, native audio in five languages, 4K, where it beats Veo 3.1 and where it doesn't.

GPT Image 2 on the Artificial Analysis and arena.ai leaderboards: how big its lead was, where it ranks in September 2026, and what the Elo gaps mean.

A hands-on Veo 3.1 review: native sound, Extend for longer clips, one character across scenes, weak spots, Google's API prices and when it's worth it.

I tested Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0 and Runway on the same product videos. Where each one wins on realism, motion, sound and editing, and when to combine them.

The LMArena text-to-image leaderboard as of September 2026: GPT Image 2.5 on top, where open-weight models land, and what Elo can't tell you.