Model Guides

AI Model Guides for Video and Image Generation

Explore VioEvo's guides to AI video and image models. Compare their capabilities, practical use cases, and the workflows covered in each guide.

Nano Banana 2.1: Specs, Prompts, API & Pricing

Nano Banana 2.1 specs, prompts, API model ID, pricing, comparisons with Nano Banana 2 and Pro, and a practical image-to-video workflow.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published October 9, 2026

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Nano Banana 2.1Gemini 3.1 Flash ImageAI image promptsimage generation API
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Nano Banana: Google's AI Image Model Family Guide

A practical Nano Banana family guide: compare Nano Banana, Pro, 2, 2.1, and Lite, understand the names, and choose the right image workflow.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published October 7, 2026

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Nano BananaGoogle AIAI image modelsimage generation
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Grok Imagine Image 2.0: Image Generation Guide

A practical guide to Grok Imagine Image 2.0 for text-to-image generation, image editing, prompts, limits, and VioEvo's current contract.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published September 15, 2026
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Read model guide: Grok Imagine Image 2.0: Image Generation Guide

ChatGPT Images 2.5: Editing, Sketch, and API Models

ChatGPT Images 2.5 adds more faithful reference editing, stronger multi-turn consistency, Sketch, Templates, and Flare and Sunburst API models.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published September 9, 2026
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MiniMax H3: 2K Video, Native Audio & Multimodal Input

MiniMax H3 guide: 2K video, native stereo audio, multimodal inputs, first and last frame control, and the VioEvo workflow.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published August 8, 2026

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MiniMaxAI video generationmultimodal video
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Seedance 2.5: 30-Second Video, 50 References & Native 4K

Seedance 2.5 by ByteDance: 30-second single-pass generation, 50 multimodal references, native 4K output, and region-level editing. Released July 31, 2026.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published August 5, 2026
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Happy Horse 1.1: What's New, Specs, and Benchmarks

Happy Horse 1.1 (June 2026): improved motion, temporal consistency, and visual fidelity on the Transfusion architecture. Specs, benchmarks, and upgrade guide.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published July 20, 2026
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Happy Horse: Alibaba AI Video Model Family Guide

Complete guide to Alibaba's Happy Horse AI video model family: Transfusion architecture, joint audio-video generation, and version comparison for 1.0 and 1.1.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published July 20, 2026
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Google Veo 2: 4K AI Video Generation Model Guide

Google Veo 2 specs, pricing history, physics improvements, and why its audio limitation defined what Veo 3 had to solve.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published July 13, 2026
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GPT Image 1 and 1.5: OpenAI's First Autoregressive Models

GPT Image 1 (March 2025) and GPT Image 1.5 (December 2025): specs, API model IDs, capabilities, and migration guide to GPT Image 2.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published July 12, 2026
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ChatGPT Image Generation: Complete Model Family Guide

From DALL-E to ChatGPT Images 2.5: the complete guide to OpenAI's image generation model family, covering architecture, versions, and how to choose.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published July 8, 2026
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Google Veo: AI Video Generation Family Guide

Google DeepMind Veo family from Veo 1 to Veo 3.1: how each version raised the bar, which model to use, and where to access it.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published July 5, 2026
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Read model guide: Google Veo: AI Video Generation Family Guide

Grok Imagine Video 1.5: AI Video Model Guide

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 reached #1 on the I2V Arena in June 2026 (+52 Elo). Covers text-to-video, image-to-video, Video Extend, and migration from 1.0.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published July 3, 2026
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Read model guide: Grok Imagine Video 1.5: AI Video Model Guide

Happy Horse 1.0: Model Specs, Benchmarks, and Release

Deep dive into Happy Horse 1.0: the model that debuted anonymously at #1 on Artificial Analysis in April 2026. Specs, benchmark data, and capabilities.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published June 9, 2026
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Google Veo 3 and Veo 3.1: Native Audio, Tiers & Specs

From Veo 3's native audio breakthrough to Veo 3.1 Lite, Fast, and Quality: specs, pricing, student access, and how to choose.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published June 4, 2026
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Read model guide: Google Veo 3 and Veo 3.1: Native Audio, Tiers & Specs

Seedance 2.0: Multimodal Reference Control & Native Audio

Seedance 2.0 by ByteDance: unified multimodal architecture, 9 reference images, native audio-visual generation, and phoneme-level lip sync across 8 languages.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published June 3, 2026
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Read model guide: Seedance 2.0: Multimodal Reference Control & Native Audio

Grok Imagine 1.0: AI Video Generator Technical Reference

Grok Imagine 1.0 technical reference: specs, grok image to video capabilities, and what changed from preview to GA. See how 1.0 compares to 1.5.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published June 2, 2026
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Read model guide: Grok Imagine 1.0: AI Video Generator Technical Reference

ChatGPT Image 2: Specs, Reasoning Mode, and API Guide

ChatGPT Image 2 (gpt-image-2): full spec breakdown, Reasoning Mode vs Instant mode, API pricing, rate limits, and what changed from GPT Image 1.5.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published May 18, 2026
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Grok Imagine: xAI's AI Image & Video Generator Guide

Complete guide to xAI's Grok Imagine family, including Aurora architecture, the current Image 2.0 endpoint, video versions, and migration context.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published May 18, 2026
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Seedance 1.5 Pro: Native Audio-Visual Generation & Lip Sync

ByteDance's first audio-visual joint generation model with native synchronized audio, phoneme-level lip sync across 8+ languages, and cinematic camera control.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published April 30, 2026
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Read model guide: Seedance 1.5 Pro: Native Audio-Visual Generation & Lip Sync

Seedance 1.0: Motion Stability, 1080p & Multi-Shot Video

The foundational video generation model that established ByteDance's motion stability baseline with native 1080p output and multi-shot generation.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published April 6, 2026
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Read model guide: Seedance 1.0: Motion Stability, 1080p & Multi-Shot Video

Seedance: ByteDance AI Video Generation Family Guide

ByteDance Seedance family guide: 1.0, 1.5 Pro, 2.0, and 2.5. From motion stability to 30-second native 4K generation. Updated August 2026.

By VioEvo Editorial Team•Published March 6, 2026
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