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

Best video editing models for a 16GB Mac

A leaderboard of the best video editing models for a Mac with 16GB of memory. Models are ranked on human votes comparing their video edits. Models that run on it show the download that fits and the command to run it.

9 models · scores combine 1 benchmarks · updated how it works · find a leaderboard · benchmark your machine
task[all tasks][text to video][image to video][video editing]

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

Models for 16GB RAM · Apple Silicon → ~11GB fast · reset
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chip[M1][M1 Pro][M2][M2 Pro][M3][M4][M5][M6 (16GB)]

Detect your exact chip or graphics card:

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

$ terminal

detecting your OS…

Run curl "whatmodel.sh/video?ram=16&gpu=apple"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][$0.05][$0.1][$0.25][any]max per sec

detecting your OS…

Score vs API price

#modeltask score↓where↓speed↓RAM↓get itsources
#modeltask score↓where↓speed↓RAM↓get itsources
1Wan 3.0 Alibaba68±9*api $0.10/secwww.alibabacloud.com ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset
2Dreamina Seedance 2.5 ByteDance67±9*api $0.30/secdocs.dev.runwayml.com ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset
3MiniMax H3 MiniMax64±9*api $0.13/sec~52GBfal.ai ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset
4Gemini Omni Flash Google59±9*api $0.10/secai.google.dev ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset
5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 ByteDance Seed59±9*api $0.30/secfal.ai ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset
6HappyHorse 1.0 Alibaba-ATH49±9*api $0.14/secreplicate.com ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset
7Grok Imagine Video xAI40±9*api $0.050/secdocs.x.ai ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset
8Kling O3 Pro Kuaishou (Kling AI)39±9*api $0.11/secfal.ai ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset
9Kling O1 Pro Kuaishou (Kling AI)29±9*api $0.11/secreplicate.com ↗LMArena leaderboard dataset

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10 of 10 catalogue models listed here · sources and licences

* 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