AI Video Generation Workflow Comparison Tool 2026

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const workflowScores = {
marketing: { sora:95, kling:88, runway:82, pika:70, veo:87 },
social: { sora:78, kling:80, runway:85, pika:92, veo:75 },
educational: { sora:85, kling:90, runway:78, pika:80, veo:82 },
entertainment: { sora:92, kling:82, runway:95, pika:65, veo:88 },
personalized: { sora:88, kling:92, runway:70, pika:75, veo:80 },
prototype: { sora:80, kling:75, runway:90, pika:85, veo:78 }
};

const budgetMultipliers = {
free: { sora:0.5, kling:0.7, runway:0.6, pika:1.2, veo:0.5 },
low: { sora:0.9, kling:1.2, runway:1.0, pika:1.1, veo:0.9 },
medium: { sora:1.1, kling:1.0, runway:1.1, pika:0.9, veo:1.0 },
high: { sora:1.3, kling:0.9, runway:1.2, pika:0.6, veo:1.1 }
};

const priorityMultipliers = {
quality: { sora:1.2, kling:1.0, runway:1.1, piko:0.8, veo:1.1 },
speed: { sora:0.9, kling:1.1, runway:0.8, pika:1.3, veo:0.9 },
creative: { sora:0.8, kling:0.9, runway:1.4, pika:1.0, veo:0.8 },
multilingual: { sora:0.7, kling:1.5, runway:0.7, pika:0.8, veo:0.8 },
narrative: { sora:1.3, kling:1.0, runway:0.9, pika:1.1, veo:1.2 }
};

const techFiltering = {
nocode: [‚runway‘,’pika‘,’sora‘],
basic: [’sora‘,’pika‘,’kling‘,’veo‘],
advanced: [’sora‘,’kling‘,’runway‘,’pika‘,’veo‘]
};

const lipsyncBonus = {
yes: { sora:5, kling:15, runway:2, pika:5, veo:5 },
sometimes: { sora:8, kling:10, runway:5, pika:8, veo:8 },
no: { sora:10, kling:10, runway:10, pika:10, veo:10 }
};

const resSupport = {
sora: { ‚720p‘:1, ‚1080p‘:1, ‚4k‘:0.5 },
kling: { ‚720p‘:1, ‚1080p‘:1, ‚4k‘:1 },
runway: { ‚720p‘:1, ‚1080p‘:1, ‚4k‘:0.3 },
pika: { ‚720p‘:1, ‚1080p‘:1, ‚4k‘:0.3 },
veo: { ‚720p‘:1, ‚1080p‘:1, ‚4k‘:0.7 }
};

const platformNames = { sora:’OpenAI Sora‘, kling:’Kling 2.0′, runway:’Runway Gen-3′, pika:’Pika 1.5′, veo:’Google Veo 2′ };
const platformColors = { sora:’score-green‘, kling:’score-blue‘, runway:’score-orange‘, pika:’score-red‘, veo:’score-green‘ };
const workflowTypes = {
marketing: ‚Marketing & Advertising Video‘,
social: ‚Social Media Clips‘,
educational: ‚Training & Educational‘,
entertainment: ‚Entertainment & Film‘,
personalized: ‚Personalized Video at Scale‘,
prototype: ‚Pre-visualization & Prototypes‘
};

function calcScores() {
const ct = document.getElementById(‚contentType‘).value;
const budget = document.getElementById(‚budget‘).value;
const priority = document.getElementById(‚priority‘).value;
const ls = document.getElementById(‚lipsync‘).value;
const tech = document.getElementById(‚technical‘).value;
const res = document.getElementById(‚resolution‘).value;

if (!ct || !budget || !priority || !ls || !tech || !res) return null;

let scores = {};
const base = workflowScores[ct];
const bm = budgetMultipliers[budget];
const pm = priorityMultipliers[priority];
const lb = lipsyncBonus[ls];
const allowed = techFiltering[tech];

for (const p of [’sora‘,’kling‘,’runway‘,’pika‘,’veo‘]) {
if (!allowed.includes(p)) { scores[p] = 0; continue; }
let s = base[p] || 80;
s *= bm[p] || 1;
s *= (pm[p] || 1);
s += lb[p] || 0;
s *= resSupport[p][res] || 1;
scores[p] = Math.min(100, Math.round(s));
}
return scores;
}

function run() {
const scores = calcScores();
const result = document.getElementById(‚result‘);
if (!scores) return;

const sorted = Object.entries(scores).sort((a,b) => b[1]-a[1]);
const winner = sorted[0];
const typeLabel = workflowTypes[document.getElementById(‚contentType‘).value] || ‚Your Use Case‘;

document.getElementById(‚resultTitle‘).textContent = ‚🏆 Best platform for ‚ + typeLabel;

let scoresHtml = ‚

Platform Scores

‚;
for (const [p, s] of sorted) {
if (s === 0) continue;
const color = (p===’sora’||p===’veo‘)?’score-green‘:(p===’kling‘)?’score-blue‘:(p===’runway‘)?’score-orange‘:’score-red‘;
scoresHtml += `

`;
}
document.getElementById(’scores‘).innerHTML = scoresHtml;

const gridHtml = ‚

‚;
document.getElementById(‚comparison‘).innerHTML = gridHtml;

const p = winner[0];
let rec = `${platformNames[p]} is the best fit for your needs. `;
if (p === ’sora‘) rec += ‚Sora excels at enterprise-grade video generation with excellent coherence and a mature API. Best for quality-focused production workflows.‘;
else if (p === ‚kling‘) rec += ‚Kling 2.0 offers 4K output, unmatched lip-sync, and competitive pricing. Ideal for localization and multi-language content.‘;
else if (p === ‚runway‘) rec += ‚Runway Gen-3 provides the most creative control with Motion Brush and Director Mode. Perfect for creative professionals.‘;
else if (p === ‚pika‘) rec += ‚Pika 1.5 is the most accessible with a generous free tier. Great for startups and rapid prototyping.‘;
else if (p === ‚veo‘) rec += ‚Veo 2 leads in physics simulation and long-form narrative. Best for content requiring realistic physical interactions.‘;
document.getElementById(‚recommendationText‘).innerHTML = rec;

result.classList.add(‚active‘);
}

[‚contentType‘,’budget‘,’priority‘,’lipsync‘,’technical‘,’resolution‘].forEach(id => {
document.getElementById(id).addEventListener(‚change‘, run);
});