OpenAI's Sora just landed in the EU and UK
OpenAI just launched its AI video generation tool Sora in the EU and the UK. The rollout officially brings the popular video model to users and creators across both markets.
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Friday, February 28
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Thursday, February 27
Ideogram's new 2a model cuts image generation costs in half
Ideogram just rolled out Ideogram 2a, its fastest and most cost-effective image model yet, generating photorealistic graphics and typography in seconds. The update cuts pricing by 50% compared to version 2.0 across both the web app and API. Ideogram also introduced public inspiration feeds that let anyone browse top community prompts without logging in.
Pika drops v2.2 with 1080p and Pikaframes
Pika just launched Pika 2.2, bringing 10-second video generation and crisp 1080p resolution to its platform. The update introduces Pikaframes, giving users control over key frame transitions anywhere between 1 and 10 seconds for more complex visual storytelling.
Mystic launches Structure Reference tool for precise image control
Mystic just introduced its new Structure Reference tool, giving creators precise control over structural integrity during image generation. It lets users preserve composition across drastically different styles—from cartoons to photorealism—aimed at film, 3D, and architectural concept workflows.
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Wednesday, February 26
Wonder Dynamics can now track actors even when hidden
Wonder Dynamics just rolled out Motion Prediction, a new AI model designed to solve occlusion issues in markerless motion capture. It accurately predicts character poses even when actors are hidden behind objects or framed out, reducing manual cleanup for animators.
Alibaba open-sources Wan2.1 AI video model that rivals Sora
Alibaba's Tongyi Lab just released Wan2.1, an open-source video generation suite that beats top models like Sora on key benchmarks while running 2.5x faster. It supports bilingual text rendering and video-to-audio, and includes a lightweight 1.3B model that runs locally on an RTX 4090 GPU.
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Monday, February 24
Luma AI adds free audio generation to Dream Machine
Luma AI just rolled out a new Video to Audio feature in Dream Machine, letting you add sound to your generated clips. You can create audio with a single click or steer it with text prompts. It's currently in beta and free for all users.
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Sunday, February 23
Google's Veo 2 video model will cost 50 cents per second
Google just quietly revealed pricing for its Veo 2 video generation model, charging 50 cents per second of generated video—which translates to $30 per minute or $1,800 per hour. Unlike OpenAI bundling Sora into a $200 monthly plan, Google is taking a pure pay-as-you-go approach as high-end video generation models finally test commercial waters.
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Friday, February 21
Google's Veo 2 lands on Freepik with $0.50/second pricing
Freepik just partnered with Google to roll out the Veo 2 video generation model, while Google quietly revealed its pricing at 50 cents per second. That adds up to $30 per minute for clips that can run two minutes or longer. Unlike OpenAI bundling Sora into a $200 monthly plan, Google is betting on pay-as-you-go video production.
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Tuesday, February 18
Pika lands on iOS with official mobile video app
Pika just launched its official app on the iOS App Store, bringing its AI video generation features straight to mobile. Users can now generate clips on their phones and share them directly to social platforms.
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Thursday, February 13
Veo 2 brings standalone AI video clips to YouTube Shorts
YouTube just upgraded its Shorts feature Dream Screen with Google DeepMind's Veo 2 model, allowing creators to generate standalone AI video clips from text prompts rather than just backgrounds. It offers better real-world physics and camera styling alongside SynthID watermarking, rolling out first in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Wednesday, February 12
SD3.5 Large lands on Microsoft Azure AI Foundry
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large, alongside Stable Image Ultra and Core, is now available in the Microsoft Azure AI Foundry model catalog. The model brings both text-to-image and image-to-image capabilities with improved prompt adherence, letting enterprise teams integrate visual generation directly into their existing cloud stacks.
Adobe drops commercial-safe Firefly video model
Adobe just launched its Firefly Video Model in beta, bringing text-to-video, image-to-video, and multilingual audio translation into the Firefly web app. The model delivers 1080p clips with keyframe and camera controls, with Adobe highlighting it was trained strictly on licensed content to guarantee commercial safety.
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Monday, February 10
Luma AI brings image-to-video to Ray 2
Luma AI just rolled out image-to-video generation powered by Ray 2 inside Dream Machine. Users can drop in virtually any still picture—historical paintings, artifacts, personal photos, or internet memes—and animate them into motion. It is available right now.
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Saturday, February 8
Christie’s dedicated AI art auction sparks immediate artist backlash
Christie’s is hosting its first auction dedicated solely to AI-generated art, spotlighting works trained on artists' own inputs and a robot painting live. But the backlash was immediate: an open letter demanding the auction's cancellation collected over 1,800 signatures in less than 24 hours over copyright and uncredited training data.
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Thursday, February 6
Pika's new Pikaswaps tool lets you replace video elements with text and photos
Pika just launched Pikaswaps, a new video editing feature that lets creators swap out specific objects, clothing, and backgrounds inside video clips. Users can brush over a target area and replace it using text prompts or reference images, making complex VFX and green screen composites as easy as prompting.
Pika drops Pikadditions to insert AI objects into any video
Pika just launched Pikadditions, a new video editing feature that lets you insert any AI-generated person or object into existing footage. Whether it is your own recording or a classic clip, the tool blends elements straight in, and new signups get 15 free generations right out of the gate.
Google brings Imagen 3 to the Gemini API
Google just opened up its flagship Imagen 3 image generation model to developers via the Gemini API. Priced at $0.03 per image, it delivers high-fidelity visuals across styles while embedding SynthID watermarks. Paid API users get access first, with a free-tier rollout coming soon.
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Wednesday, January 22
Spline drops Spell to turn single images into interactive 3D worlds
Spline just introduced Spell, a new diffusion-based AI model capable of generating full 3D environments from a single image in minutes. Outputs can be exported as Gaussian splats, meshes, or video while maintaining realistic multi-view physics and reflections without awkward morphing.
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Friday, January 17
Runway launches Frames to bring cinematic image generation to creators
Runway just launched Frames, its new text-to-image generator engineered for high-fidelity, cinematic visuals. Available to Unlimited and Enterprise subscribers, it packs 19 preset styles and lets users seamlessly turn generated stills into video using tools like Gen-3 Alpha Turbo with a single click. Runway is gunning straight for Midjourney's crown.
