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AI Video Still Breaks Hands: What Actually Fixes It

Why hands are still the hardest thing in AI video, the six fixes that measurably reduce the failures, and the four shots you should not attempt at all.

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Negative Prompts for AI Video: What Actually Works

Most AI video models don't even have a negative prompt field. Here's which ones do, the five terms worth using, and why a 40-term list is worse than none.

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Runway Alternatives in 2026: What I Actually Switched To

I moved most of my work off Runway last year. Here's what I switched to, what each tool costs, and the cases where Runway is still the right answer.

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Sora Alternatives Free: What You Actually Get Without Paying

Sora is retired. Here is what the free tiers of Wan, Hailuo, Kling, Pixverse and Luma really give you — resolution caps, watermarks, licences and the workflow that stretches them furthest.

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Veo 3 Alternatives: What I Actually Use When Veo Is Overkill

Veo 3.1 is the best all-round model and the most expensive way to find out your hook doesn't land. Kling, Seedance, Runway and Wan compared on what each is genuinely better at.

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Best Sora Alternatives in 2026: What I Actually Switched To

Sora's app is gone and the API shuts off on 24 September 2026. I moved a daily production pipeline off it and onto four other models. Here is what each one is genuinely good at, what it costs per clip, and where I landed.

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Open Source AI Video Generator: What Actually Runs on Your Own GPU

Open weights mean no per-clip billing and no content filter. They also mean your GPU is the bottleneck. Here is what actually runs at home in 2026, what it costs in hardware, and when I still pay for an API instead.

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Unlimited AI Video Generator: What "Unlimited" Really Means (2026)

Everyone wants an unlimited AI video generator — but truly unlimited free generation barely exists, and where it does, there's a catch. Here are the three real routes to generating without hitting credit walls, and how to pick the one that fits how you work.

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