Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, and Seedance 2.0 — compare prompt styles, strengths, and use cases to pick the right model for your project.
| Dimension | Seedance 2.0 | Kling 3.0 | Sora 2 | Veo 3.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | ByteDance | Kuaishou | OpenAI | Google DeepMind |
| Max Duration | 15s (3-segment splice) | 15s (up to 2 min with smart shots) | 25s (Pro) | 60s (chained to 148s) |
| Prompt Style | 9-element engineering instruction | 3-tier (basic / advanced / img2vid) | Shot List or parameterized | 8-element + storyboard |
| Audio | Requires separate processing | Native + character-directed voices | Native audio-visual + dialogue | Native + multi-person + precise SFX |
| Chinese Language | Good | Industry best | Average | Average |
| Image-to-Video | Supported | Best (Motion Brush) | Supported | Supported |
| Physics & Realism | Good | Excellent (liquids, cloth, crowds) | Excellent (cinematic realism) | Good |
| Multi-Character | 2–3 max, drift risk | Supported with directed voices | 2–3 max | Best (multi-person dialogue) |
| Best For | Film-grade narrative ads | Chinese drama + character dialogue | High-art cinematic pieces | Multi-dialogue + music-ready output |
A woman in a red dress dancing on a rooftop at golden hour — here is how each model's prompt style differs:
A young woman in a flowing red silk dress dances barefoot on a rooftop at golden hour. Slow 360-degree orbit shot, low angle. Warm tungsten bounce light from city lights below. Hair and dress catch wind motion. Photorealistic, cinematic quality, 35mm film grain. 4K, stable picture, maintaining face and clothing consistency.
Scene: A brick tenement rooftop at golden hour, fairy bulbs strung overhead. Characters: A young woman in flowing red silk dress, barefoot, curls catching sunlight. Action: She spins; the dress flares; she pauses, smiling, looks toward the city. Camera: Slow dolly-in then 270-degree orbit, low angle. Audio & Style: Soft accordion music + distant city hum. 1970s vintage romantic drama.
Style: 1970s romantic drama, 35mm film with warm halation and gate weave. Inside: rooftop stage at golden hour, fairy bulbs hum overhead. Cinematography: Medium-wide, slow dolly-in then 270° orbit, 40mm spherical lens, shallow focus. Actions: She spins, dress flares catching sunlight. She pauses, smiling, glances at the city. Sheets drift across frame. Background Sound: Wind, fabric flutter, distant traffic, faint accordion.
A young woman in a flowing red silk dress dances barefoot on a brick rooftop at golden hour. Slow circular dolly shot, low angle, 40mm cinematic feel. Warm side-lighting from sunset and fairy bulbs above. She spins, the dress flares, then she pauses and smiles at the city skyline. Dialogue: she whispers "The city always listens." Audio: Soft accordion music, distant car horns, fabric flutter in the wind, her gentle breathing.
Lock stable character features (clothing, hair) at the top. Never rely on pronouns for identity.
Use "rockets," "slams," "spins," "dips" — not "moves" or "goes." Specific verbs improve motion quality across all models.
Write "neon sign," "candlelight," "fluorescent tubes" — not "dramatic lighting." Real light sources produce real shadows.
End every action with a settling state ("then settles back") to prevent infinite motion loops.
Write audio cues whenever your model supports them. Kling, Veo, and Sora all handle native audio direction.
Use specific film references, eras, and stock types instead of "cinematic." A visual anchor locks the entire look pipeline.