whatmodel.sh · find the best video models you can run

Best image-to-video models to run locally

A leaderboard of the best image-to-video models you can run on your own computer. MiniMax H3 is #1 right now, followed by Cosmos3-Super and Cosmos3-Nano. Models are ranked on human votes and tests that turn an image into a video. Each model shows the download that fits and the command to run it.

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task[all tasks][text to video][image to video][video editing]

Scores use reviewed image to video evaluations only. Compare scores within this task. Models without task measurements are excluded.

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curl -G whatmodel.sh/video -d max=0 --data-urlencode "mac=$(sysctl -n hw.memsize machdep.cpu.brand_string)"Mac

curl -G whatmodel.sh/video -d max=0 --data-urlencode "ram=$(awk '/MemT/{print $2}' /proc/meminfo)" --data-urlencode "nv=$(nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.total --format=csv,noheader 2>/dev/null)"Linux

curl.exe -G whatmodel.sh/video -d max=0 --data-urlencode "ram=$((gcim Win32_ComputerSystem).TotalPhysicalMemory)" --data-urlencode "nv=$(nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.total --format=csv,noheader 2>$null)"Windows

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Run curl "whatmodel.sh/video?max=0"to get this list in your terminal (add &format=json for agents).

ram[8][16][24][32][48][64][96][128][192][256]GB
gpu[apple silicon][graphics card][none]
price[local][$0.02][$0.05][$0.1][$0.25][any]max per sec

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Score vs memory to run

#modeltask score↓where↓speed↓RAM↓get itsources
#modeltask score↓where↓speed↓RAM↓get itsources
2MiniMax H3 MiniMax80±2local~40GBhow to run › Rapidata/world-model-physics published dataset-card rankingsLMArena leaderboard datasetVGI-Bench: Probing Visual Intelligence in Video Generation ModelsRapidata/camera-movement published dataset-card rankings
30Cosmos3-Super NVIDIA53±7*†local~160GBhow to run › Cosmos 3: Omnimodal World Models for Physical AI (arXiv:2606.02800v4)
31Cosmos3-Nano NVIDIA51±6*local~42GBhow to run › Cosmos 3: Omnimodal World Models for Physical AI (arXiv:2606.02800v4)Physics-IQ Verified
37Wan 2.2 I2V A14B Alibaba48±2local~31GBhow to run › WorldReasonBench: Human-Aligned Stress Testing of Video Generators as Future World-State Predictors (arXiv v1)PAI-Bench: A Comprehensive Benchmark For Physical AI (arXiv:2512.01989v1)CRONOS: Benchmarking Counterfactual Physical Consistency in Video Models (arXiv:2605.23699v1), Table 1Cosmos 3: Omnimodal World Models for Physical AI (arXiv:2606.02800v4)VGI-Bench: Probing Visual Intelligence in Video Generation ModelsPhysics-IQ Verified
47HunyuanVideo 1.5 (I2V) Tencent44±3local~66GBhow to run › WorldReasonBench: Human-Aligned Stress Testing of Video Generators as Future World-State Predictors (arXiv v1)Cosmos 3: Omnimodal World Models for Physical AI (arXiv:2606.02800v4)VGI-Bench: Probing Visual Intelligence in Video Generation ModelsWhat-If World: A Causal Benchmark for General World Models in Embodied Scenarios (arXiv:2605.27589v1), Table 2Physics-IQ Verified
49LongCat-Video Meituan43±3*local~100GBhow to run › WorldReasonBench: Human-Aligned Stress Testing of Video Generators as Future World-State Predictors (arXiv v1)
57HunyuanVideo 1.5 Tencent40±4*local~20GBhow to run › LMArena leaderboard dataset
58Wan 2.2 TI2V 5B Alibaba40±4local~6.5GBhow to run › Cosmos 3: Omnimodal World Models for Physical AI (arXiv:2606.02800v4)Target-Bench: Can Video World Models Achieve Mapless Path Planning with Semantic Targets?PAI-Bench: A Comprehensive Benchmark For Physical AI (arXiv:2512.01989v1)What-If World: A Causal Benchmark for General World Models in Embodied Scenarios (arXiv:2605.27589v1), Table 2
62HunyuanVideo-I2V Tencent38±3local~57GBhow to run › PAI-Bench: A Comprehensive Benchmark For Physical AI (arXiv:2512.01989v1)SkyReels-V2: Infinite-length Film Generative Model
64Wan 2.2 A14B Alibaba37±4*local~31GBhow to run › LMArena leaderboard dataset
66LTX-2 Lightricks36±4*local~120GBhow to run › LMArena leaderboard dataset
71LTX-2.3 Lightricks23±3*local~34GBhow to run › WorldReasonBench: Human-Aligned Stress Testing of Video Generators as Future World-State Predictors (arXiv v1)

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* new or thinly tested: ranked on too few benchmark results · † only the maker’s own numbers so far · ~RAM is estimated; full context may need more memory