Updated September 2026

Best Midjourney (Video) alternatives (2026)

The closest Midjourney (Video) alternatives are Runway, Google Veo (via Flow), Kling AI, based on overlapping categories and platforms. Midjourney (Video) is best for extending existing Midjourney images into short animated clips and starts at $10/mo (Basic).

Runway
Free · $12+
AI video · Video editing
Video and image generation platform built by Runway AI, offering its own Gen-4/Gen-4.5 models alongside third-party models like Kling and Veo.
Google Veo (via Flow)
$19.99
AI video · Video editing
Google's Veo video generation models accessible through the Flow creative studio and the Gemini app, bundled with Google AI subscriptions.
Kling AI
Free · $6.99+
AI video
Chinese AI video generator developed by Kuaishou, offering text-to-video and image-to-video generation up to 1080p.
Pika
Free
AI video
AI video generator known for stylized effects like Pikaffects, Pikadditions, and Pikaswaps for social-style clips.
Luma Dream Machine
Free · $9.99+
AI video
Luma AI's Dream Machine platform generates video from text and images using the Ray series of models.
Hailuo AI (MiniMax)
Free
AI video
MiniMax's consumer video generation app offering the Hailuo/MiniMax video models including the newer H3 model.
Higgsfield
Free · $19+
AI video
AI creative platform aggregating multiple third-party video/image models (Kling, Veo, Seedance) under one credit system with cinematic camera controls.
Vidu
Free
AI video
AI video generator by Shengshu Technology offering text-to-video, image-to-video, and multi-reference video generation.
Adobe Firefly (Video)
Free · $9.99+
AI video · Video editing
Adobe's generative AI video generator inside Firefly, combining Adobe's own model with partner models like Veo, Kling, and Runway.
Seedance (Dreamina)
Free · $11+
AI video
ByteDance's Seedance video model, accessed through the Dreamina creative app, supporting multimodal 4K video generation.