Gemini Omni Flash leads on human preference — 1375 vs 1244 Elo (#1 of 82 in the Image-to-Video Arena). The right pick still depends on style, speed and licensing — details below.
MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast [Pro] (Image to Video)fal-ai/minimax/hailuo-2.3-fast/pro/image-to-videovs
Gemini Omni Flash✓google/gemini-omni-flash/reference-to-video| Human-preference Elo | 1244 | 1375 |
| Arena rank | #37 of 82 | #1 of 82 |
| Category | image-to-video | image-to-video |
| License | commercial | commercial |
By human preference, Gemini Omni Flash currently rates higher (1375 vs 1244 Elo). Preference votes measure typical output quality; test both on your own prompts for style fit.
Both are image to video models available as hosted API endpoints — MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast [Pro] (Image to Video) (fal-ai/minimax/hailuo-2.3-fast/pro/image-to-video) and Gemini Omni Flash (google/gemini-omni-flash/reference-to-video).
See the full best image-to-video models ranking.