/higgsfield-models

name: higgsfield-models
description: >
  Use when the user asks which model to use, wants to compare models,
  or needs guidance on selecting between Kling, Sora 2, Wan, Seedance,
  Veo 3, Minimax Hailuo, Soul, Nano Banana, or other Higgsfield engines.
user-invocable: true
metadata:
  references:
    - MODELS-DEEP-REFERENCE.md
  tags: [higgsfield, models, Kling, Sora, Wan, Seedance, Veo, Soul, NanoBanana]
  version: 3.2.0
  updated: 2026-07-05
  parent: higgsfield

Higgsfield Model Selection Guide

Choosing the right model is the single biggest factor in output quality after the prompt. This file handles most selection questions. For deep per-model documentation (prompting specifics, parameters, edge cases, API details) → read `MODELS-DEEP-REFERENCE.md`.

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Quick Decision Flowchart

Fast lookup — for detailed comparisons see the full tables below.

| Need | Recommended Model | Tier | |------|-------------------|------| | Top-tier cinematic video + audio | Kling 3.0 | Premium | | Epic scale / spectacle | Sora 2 | Premium | | Nature / landscapes + ref images | Veo 3.1 | Premium | | Artistic / stylized video | Wan 2.6 | Mid | | Fast video iteration | Seedance 2.0 Pro | Mid | | VFX / fluid motion | Minimax Hailuo 2.3 | Mid | | Budget-friendly video | Kling 2.5 Turbo / Higgsfield DoP Lite | Free–Low | | Fashion / aesthetic images | Soul 2.0 | Free | | Photorealistic sharp images | Nano Banana Pro | Low | | AI actor generation | Soul Cast | Low | | Native 4K images | Kling Image 3.0 | Mid | | Photo style transformation | Photodump (29 presets) | Low |

**Pricing tiers:** Free (Soul 2.0, DoP Lite) · Low (0.1–2 credits) · Mid (2–10 credits) · Premium (10+ credits). See the Credit Cost Reference below for exact per-model costs.

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Video Models — Comparison

| Model | Realism | Character | Motion | Style | Duration | Audio | Best for | |-------|---------|-----------|--------|-------|----------|-------|----------| | Kling 3.0 | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 3–15s | ✅ | Cinematic, long, audio, multi-shot | | Kling 3.0 Omni | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 3–15s | ✅ | Video clone, storyboard control | | Kling 3.0 Omni Edit | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | — | ★★★★☆ | 3–10s | ✅ | Edit footage at 3.0 quality | | Kling O1 Video (legacy) | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5–10s | ❌ | Multi-ref (7), start/end frame | | Kling O1 Video Edit (legacy) | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | — | ★★★★★ | 3–10s | ❌ | Relight, restyle, swap, remove | | Kling 3.0 Motion Control | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 3–30s | Optional | Motion transfer from reference video | | Kling 2.6 (legacy) | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5/10s | ✅ | Character drama, realism; native audio via `sound` toggle (default on) | | Kling 2.5 Turbo | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 5–10s | ❌ | Fast Kling iteration | | Sora 2 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | — | ❌ | Epic scale, physics, action | | Wan 2.7 | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 2–15s | ✅ | 60fps, T2V/I2V/R2V/edit, first+last frame | | Wan 2.6 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | 5/10/15s | ❌ | Artistic, stylized, improved physics | | Wan 2.5 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | 5–10s | ✅ | Native audio, artistic, fantasy | | Seedance 2.0 | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 4–15s | ✅ | 12-asset multimodal, complex motion | | Seedance 1.5 Pro | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4/8/12s | ✅ | Best lip-sync, multilingual audio | | Seedance Pro | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 10s | ❌ | Fast iteration, no audio needed | | Veo 3.1 | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4/6/8s | ✅ | Ref images, first/last frame, 4K | | Veo 3.1 Lite | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 4/6/8s | ✅ | Budget 3.1 quality, 1080p, I2V, volume | | Veo 3 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4–8s | ✅ | Nature, environment, stable model | | Gemini Omni Flash | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 4–10s | ✅ | Reference-driven video (image + video refs), native audio, 720p | | Grok Imagine Video | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 1–15s | ✅ | Video editing, animate images | | Minimax Hailuo 2.3 | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 6–10s | ❌ | VFX, fluid motion, anime, physics | | Minimax Hailuo 02 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | 6–10s | ❌ | Dance, sports, fluid motion | | Higgsfield DoP (Lite/Standard/Turbo) | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 3–5s | ❌ | I2V specialist, 50+ presets, optical physics |

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Decision Flowchart

Is this image or video?
├── IMAGE
│   ├── Person / portrait? → Soul 2.0
│   ├── Cinematic keyframe for I2V pipeline? → Soul Cinema Preview
│   ├── Native 4K / image series / storyboarding? → Kling Image 3.0
│   ├── Maximum sharpness / 4K? → Nano Banana Pro
│   ├── Fast pro-quality / text rendering? → Nano Banana 2
│   ├── Reference consistency or dense text? → Seedream 4.5
│   ├── Complex layout / multi-panel? → Seedream 5.0 Lite
│   ├── Text/logo in image? → GPT Image 1.5
│   └── Edit an existing image? → Flux Kontext
│
└── VIDEO
    ├── EDIT existing footage?
    │   ├── Relight, restyle, swap, remove → Kling O1 Video Edit
    │   └── Higher quality 3.0 edit → Kling 3.0 Omni Edit
    │
    ├── Is a human character the focus?
    │   ├── Need audio, long clip (15s), multi-shot → Kling 3.0
    │   ├── Need to clone from reference video → Kling 3.0 Omni
    │   ├── Best lip-sync + multilingual → Seedance 1.5 Pro
    │   ├── Legacy-tier great character (audio togglable via `sound`) → Kling 2.6
    │   └── Fast iteration → Kling 2.5 Turbo
    │
    ├── Need motion transfer from reference video?
    │   └── → Kling 3.0 Motion Control
    │
    ├── Animate a still image with cinematic camera?
    │   └── → Higgsfield DoP (Lite/Standard/Turbo)
    │
    ├── Is the environment/phenomenon the hero?
    │   ├── Nature, documentary, stable → Veo 3
    │   ├── Need ref image consistency → Veo 3.1
    │   ├── Budget Veo 3.1 quality / volume → Veo 3.1 Lite
    │   ├── 60fps, first+last frame, ref images → Wan 2.7
    │   └── Artistic, painterly, fantasy → Wan 2.5/2.6
    │
    ├── Is it action/spectacle?
    │   ├── Epic scale, crowds, phys