A stick of incense burning in a dark room, its smoke rising in a straight laminar column that breaks into visible turbulence about halfway up and scatters. One shaft of hard side light picks out the smoke, everything else stays black. Locked-off close shot.

Fire, Smoke & Fluid · default settings, one run, 5 s, 720p, 16:9 · Updated September 20, 2026

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Wan 3.0 Prime
FastH3 V2
4.6videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.5
  • Camera & framing5.0
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  • Realism & physics4.5
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The smoke clearly transitions from a laminar column into turbulent curls.

Seedance 2.5
4.4videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing5.0
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
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A convincing laminar-to-turbulent smoke progression in a clean locked-off dark composition.

Seedance 2.0
4.1videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.0
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing5.0
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics3.5
  • Text rendering—
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Clean black-frame studio composition, though turbulence starts lower than requested.

Seedance 2.0 Fast
3.9videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.0
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing5.0
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
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The sharply lit plume follows the setup, but the rigid bright column looks synthetic.

Kling 3.0 Turbo
4.2videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
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Strong laminar-to-turbulent smoke study, but plume changes are slightly abrupt.

Veo 3.1
4.4videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing5.0
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

A strong, stable smoke study with a clear laminar-to-turbulent transition.

Veo 3.1 Fast
2.5videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence2.5
  • Motion & consistency2.0
  • Camera & framing2.5
  • Quality & detail3.0
  • Look & lighting3.0
  • Realism & physics2.0
  • Text rendering—
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Smoke breaks into detached blobs and the stick drifts between frames.

Happy Horse 1.1
4.3videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.5
  • Text rendering—
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Clear laminar-to-turbulent smoke transition in a striking locked composition.

MiniMax H3
4.2videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.0
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.5
  • Text rendering—
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Convincing smoke structure and motion, though the illuminated background is not fully black.

Gemini Omni Flash
3.7videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing4.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics3.5
  • Text rendering—
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The smoke progression works, but the broad soft light and stylized curls miss the brief.

Wan 2.7
3.4videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.0
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing3.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting3.5
  • Realism & physics3.5
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Convincing turbulence, but the initial plume bends sideways instead of rising straight.

Grok Imagine Video
3.4videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.0
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing4.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
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A strong smoke study, but it lacks a clear halfway transition and hard light shaft.

P-Video 2
4.1videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.0
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Natural rising-to-turbulent smoke and stable framing, with slightly dense stylized wisps.

Runway Gen-4.5
4.2videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

A clear laminar-to-turbulent progression with excellent lighting, slightly theatrical in the smoke forms.

Hailuo 2.3
3.4videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.0
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing4.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

The light beam is clear, but duplicate incense and inconsistent smoke reduce adherence.

Kling 2.6
4.3videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.5
  • Text rendering—
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Strong controlled lower stream gives way to convincing luminous turbulence.

FLUX 3
3.9videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
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Smoke motion is believable, but the initial laminar column and hard beam are soft.

PixVerse V5
3.7videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

The hard light and locked framing work well, but smoke continuity and flame realism are weak.

Seedance 1.5 Pro
3.6videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

The static smoky tableau is attractive, but the broad plume breaks too suddenly and unnaturally.

FastH3
3.8videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics3.5
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Stable, attractive close-up, but smoke is turbulent too early and the beam is not hard.

Cosmos 3 Super
3.5videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing4.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting3.5
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
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Turbulence appears, but the geometric light strip and smoke jumps reduce realism.

Lance
4.2videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.0
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Convincing side-lit smoke motion, though the laminar column is short and top-cropped.

Wan T2V
2.2videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence1.5
  • Motion & consistency2.5
  • Camera & framing2.5
  • Quality & detail2.5
  • Look & lighting2.0
  • Realism & physics2.5
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Wind-blown diagonal smoke and bright particle noise miss the required black-room plume.

HunyuanVideo 1.5
3.7videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail3.5
  • Look & lighting3.5
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

The smoke evolves well, but the visible textured backdrop weakens the black-room brief.

Happy Horse 1.0
4.3videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.5
  • Text rendering—
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It cleanly shows the requested plume destabilising and dispersing.

Helios 14B
4.3videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.5
  • Text rendering—
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Detailed smoke physics and a stable close shot closely match the requested sequence.

Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast
3.8videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics3.5
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

The plume evolves well, but the light haze prevents the intended black isolation.

Wan 2.6
3.4videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency2.5
  • Camera & framing4.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics2.5
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

The smoke is cinematic, but visible set lighting and jumpy luminous plumes undercut realism.

Kling 3.0 Omni
4.3videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

A clear light shaft and readable laminar-to-scattered smoke progression sell the prompt.

P-Video
3.7videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency3.5
  • Camera & framing4.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Cinematic turbulence is clear, but the sustained flame makes it read less like incense.

Kling 2.5 Turbo
4.2videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
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The coherent lower plume and expansive turbulent upper smoke are clearly visible.

Seedance 1.0 Pro
3.3videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.0
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing3.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Turbulent smoke looks striking, but the laminar column and locked framing are inconsistent.

PixVerse V4.5
4.3videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.5
  • Motion & consistency4.0
  • Camera & framing4.5
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics3.5
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Very strong prompt match and clean framing, though the persistent flame is less authentic for incense.

PixVerse V4
3.3videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence3.5
  • Motion & consistency2.5
  • Camera & framing3.0
  • Quality & detail4.5
  • Look & lighting4.5
  • Realism & physics2.5
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

Attractive side-lit smoke, but abrupt plume changes and flame behavior break continuity.

Hailuo 02
3.8videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence4.0
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing5.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics3.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

It best matches the composition, though the turbulence remains too mild and slightly artificial.

Hailuo 01 Director
3.2videomodels.ai score
  • Prompt adherence2.0
  • Motion & consistency3.0
  • Camera & framing4.0
  • Quality & detail4.0
  • Look & lighting4.0
  • Realism & physics4.0
  • Text rendering—
  • Audio—

The smoke is convincing, but it blows sideways instead of making the required laminar vertical rise.