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AI model rankingsVideoMAGI-2 Preview

MAGI-2 Preview

Sand.ai Released September 2026

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#18 of 36 for video generation 5,958 votes Updated Oct 31, 2026, 07:41 AM UTC

At a glance

How MAGI-2 Preview compares with the other 35 video generation models.

  • Middle of the pack. Ranked #18 of 36, 138 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 51% of models.

  • Close race with 8 models. Its score range overlaps with Grok Imagine Video 1.5, HappyHorse-1.1, HappyHorse-1.0 and 5 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 51% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Sand.ai
Category
Video
Released
September 2026 · 2 months ago
Best Sand.ai model
This one
Win rate vs all
51%
Companies ranked
21

Rank

#18

of 36 models

Elo rating

1,005

138 behind #1

typical 1,003

± range

±16

how certain the score is

Votes

5,958

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs HeyGen Video 1 · #1 overall31%
  • vs Wan2.7-260612 · The model just above (#17)48%
  • vs Kling 3.0 1080p · The model just below (#19)51%
  • vs Kling 3.0 1080p · A typical model (the median)51%

Nearby in the ranking

  • HappyHorse-1.0

    Alibaba-ATH

    1,032

    Elo

    #16

    rank

  • Wan2.7-260612

    Alibaba

    1,022

    Elo

    #17

    rank

  • MAGI-2 Preview

    Sand.ai

    1,005

    Elo

    #18

    rank

  • Kling 3.0 1080p

    KlingAIPro

    1,000

    Elo

    #19

    rank

  • PixVerse V6

    PixVerse

    990

    Elo

    #20

    rank

Questions people ask

Is MAGI-2 Preview the best video generation model?
Not quite: it's #18 of 36. The leader is HeyGen Video 1 by HeyGen, 138 Elo points ahead. People would still pick MAGI-2 Preview over it in about 31% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. MAGI-2 Preview has been in 5,958 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes MAGI-2 Preview?
Sand.ai (sand.ai). This is their only model in this ranking.
What are alternatives to MAGI-2 Preview?
HappyHorse-1.0 (Alibaba-ATH), Wan2.7-260612 (Alibaba), Kling 3.0 1080p (KlingAI), PixVerse V6 (PixVerse) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is HeyGen Video 1 by HeyGen.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.