Artificial intelligence is moving forward very quickly as most of its AI peers can generate images, use them as chatbots, and do full, deep research. However, many of AI peers are now able to generate videos directly through AI or via external sister software.
There are so many different options for AI video generation, so I decided to put the most popular options in my test by providing the same prompts for them all and looking at which videos are best. This included testing of SORA, which enhanced Microsoft Copilot's video generation and was created by ChatGpt owner Openai. I also tried out Grok and Google Gemini.
When it comes to prompts, there's no doubt that they provide the exact same prompt for all artificial intelligence software. I asked them to have humans in the video to see how realistic the video looked. I wanted a foreground and background so that the video could have some field.
I ask the subject of the video to wave and see how well an artificial intelligence video generator can create hands and fingers. AI can face what is called hallucinations where the video ends in additional subjects.
Here is the exact prompt I provided to my fellow AI:
Make a video of a man using a laptop. He is in an office environment and there is someone behind him. He then looked up at the camera and shook it with a smile in his face. I feel nervous at first, but smiling on the camera makes me feel a little more relaxed.
The results of the above prompts are as follows, in order of performance:
3. Sora (ChatGpt and Microsoft Copilot)
Sora is Openai's video generation tool. ChatGpt cannot generate the video itself, but is transferred to Sora to get the job done. Microsoft Copilot allows you to generate videos within the interface, but this also comes with SORA. To use SORA, if you use it directly on the platform, on the platform, you will also need a premium subscription, and in both cases it will rebate $19.99 per month.
I generated this video straight in Sora and was very disappointed with the results. This video is of amazing quality, with the subject being focused and the background being out of focus, but it's clear what's still going on.
However, although the setting and atmosphere are correct, the subject doesn't actually do what I requested. On top of this, the subject doesn't seem to actually look at his laptop screen at the start of the video, but it's past that.
Despite how high quality this video is, given that the prompts are not followed, it is difficult to award the crown here.
2. Groke
Before reviewing Grok videos, it's worth noting that Grok is the only AI video generation tool you can use for free. You need an account to generate videos, but it does not need to be a paid subscription.
This video tracks the prompts very well, as the background and atmosphere are clearly in an office environment. Subjects look to the camera and waves, and have the right amount of fingers, but they can see the glitch very easily. One thing to note is that it is very clear that the video is AI generated thanks to the strange smoothing filters placed on top of the video.
This video wasn't the best I've generated, but it was the only video I could generate for free. Plus, it was better than Sora, which is still one of the options, as it was the only thing I could create for free and actually followed the prompts.
1. VEO3 (Google Gemini)
To generate videos with Google Gemini, you need to access VEO 3. You will need to pay to use VEO 3 with a free month trial, but you will set a customer at $19.99. Once you become a payment subscriber, you can ask Gemini to generate a video.
The video generated by VEO 3 was very clearly above here. This video was of very high quality, the background was out of focus and the subject was clearly on the frame and focus. The atmosphere and setting were spotted based on prompts that seemed very nervous and concentrated when he used his laptop, but when he looked at the camera he looked smiling and happy.
When he waves on the camera, his hands and fingers look very realistic, with no glitches or hallucinations. This clip can be straightened out from a marketing video or clip from a TV ad, thanks to how realistic it was and how well it reached the prompts and direction.
The VEO 3 requires you to film the crown here, and it's absolutely fine. However, Grok still makes great videos, it was completely free and a great option for anyone who doesn't want to pay for AI tools.
