{"date":"2026-09-18","source":"https://viralance.com/research/ai-video-model-benchmark-2026#september-pilot","method":{"question":"Repeated delivery of three original text-to-video prompts at entry-level settings; not a model comparison.","order":["bottle-1","cube-1","coast-1","bottle-2","cube-2","coast-2"],"randomized":false,"seedFixed":false,"submissionCap":6,"creditCap":18,"customerMediaUsed":false,"providerInvoiceCostUsd":null,"actualPurchasedPackUsdPerCredit":null,"review":"Single AI-assisted review of sampled frames, not a blind or full temporal-quality assessment.","fileAcceptance":"MP4; 720x1280; duration 4s +/-0.2s; no audio stream.","timing":"Observed completion includes network and polling delay.","requests":"Exact client requests retained per run. Endpoint from production job. Provider model revision is not exposed."},"scenes":[{"id":"bottle","title":"A fictional product label","prompt":"A single amber glass bottle with a simple white label reading ALTO stands on a warm white studio pedestal. Slow camera push toward the bottle, gentle light moving across the label. Preserve its rigid shape and exact lettering. Minimal product commercial, no people, no additional text."},{"id":"cube","title":"A rigid object in motion","prompt":"A single rigid red cube rests on a matte blue studio platform with a matching seamless background. The camera makes a slow precise quarter orbit. Keep all six faces straight and the cube shape unchanged. Crisp editorial lighting, no people, no text."},{"id":"coast","title":"A coastal scene","prompt":"A quiet rocky coastline at sunrise, gentle waves washing around one foreground rock. Slow steady camera push toward the ocean, natural golden light, clear horizon, no people, no text."}],"runs":[{"id":"bottle-1","scene":"bottle","attempt":1,"request":{"model":"veo3.1-lite","mode":"text-to-video","duration":4,"resolution":"720p","aspectRatio":"9:16","generateAudio":false,"prompt":"A single amber glass bottle with a simple white label reading ALTO stands on a warm white studio pedestal. Slow camera push toward the bottle, gentle light moving across the label. Preserve its rigid shape and exact lettering. 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Slow steady camera push toward the ocean, natural golden light, clear horizon, no people, no text."},"status":"completed","submittedAt":"2026-09-18T11:07:59.732Z","observedAt":"2026-09-18T11:09:34.559Z","endpoint":"fal-ai/veo3.1/lite","creditsDebited":3,"creditsRefunded":0,"netCredits":3,"width":720,"height":1280,"seconds":4,"audioTrack":false,"deliveryPass":true,"sha256":"0bfce791b74305e58337aa82b16bd7ca4910f10ccb3fe78319638ad7693a65a6","video":"/research/2026-09-18-delivery-pilot/coast-1.mp4","poster":"/research/2026-09-18-delivery-pilot/coast-1.jpg","visualNote":"The sampled frames retain the foreground rock and horizon while the water changes."},{"id":"bottle-2","scene":"bottle","attempt":2,"request":{"model":"veo3.1-lite","mode":"text-to-video","duration":4,"resolution":"720p","aspectRatio":"9:16","generateAudio":false,"prompt":"A single amber glass bottle with a simple white label reading ALTO stands on a warm white studio pedestal. Slow camera push toward the bottle, gentle light moving across the label. Preserve its rigid shape and exact lettering. Minimal product commercial, no people, no additional text."},"status":"completed","submittedAt":"2026-09-18T11:09:37.416Z","observedAt":"2026-09-18T11:10:56.365Z","endpoint":"fal-ai/veo3.1/lite","creditsDebited":3,"creditsRefunded":0,"netCredits":3,"width":720,"height":1280,"seconds":4,"audioTrack":false,"deliveryPass":true,"sha256":"dae286a92bf3d68110be3dab1ee700d62879b34deae118f7d480b8f2fb60c241","video":"/research/2026-09-18-delivery-pilot/bottle-2.mp4","poster":"/research/2026-09-18-delivery-pilot/bottle-2.jpg","visualNote":"ALTO is readable in sampled frames. Bottle, cap and label proportions differ from the first attempt."},{"id":"cube-2","scene":"cube","attempt":2,"request":{"model":"veo3.1-lite","mode":"text-to-video","duration":4,"resolution":"720p","aspectRatio":"9:16","generateAudio":false,"prompt":"A single rigid red cube rests on a matte blue studio platform with a matching seamless background. The camera makes a slow precise quarter orbit. Keep all six faces straight and the cube shape unchanged. 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Slow steady camera push toward the ocean, natural golden light, clear horizon, no people, no text."},"status":"completed","submittedAt":"2026-09-18T11:12:37.043Z","observedAt":"2026-09-18T11:14:10.784Z","endpoint":"fal-ai/veo3.1/lite","creditsDebited":3,"creditsRefunded":0,"netCredits":3,"width":720,"height":1280,"seconds":4,"audioTrack":false,"deliveryPass":true,"sha256":"25b31a56d24a5ae68f5b1976cda1bf0c68ee2472f27286ca4393e2cb51dcfe79","video":"/research/2026-09-18-delivery-pilot/coast-2.mp4","poster":"/research/2026-09-18-delivery-pilot/coast-2.jpg","visualNote":"The sampled frames retain the rock and horizon; composition and wave patterns differ from the first attempt."}]}