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New AI models for video, image, sound and writing, newest first, with a line on what each one does and a link to the maker's own announcement.

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29 Oct
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4 drops
  1. The words Introducing Canva Brush in a grid of design editing icons
    ToolCanva

    Canva Brush

    Canva Research's vision-language model for design edits, from one line of copy to every slide in a deck. Live in Canva AI for Canva Pro subscribers.

    For film: Changes pitch decks and title cards on request, keeping what you didn't ask to change.

    Maker's page ↗
  2. ElevenLabs Creative card reading “Introducing SFX v3” on a soft green and white blur
    AudioElevenLabs

    SFX v3

    New sound effects model in ElevenCreative and ElevenAPI that follows prompts describing several sounds at once.

    For film: One prompt can build a layered scene: crowd, ball, then boos, with fewer artefacts.

    Maker's page ↗
  3. Mistral banner reading “#1 in Sovereign AI.” over orange and red stripes with a small pixel-art cat
    LLMMistral AI

    Mistral Large 4

    Open weights for Mistral's 1-trillion-parameter multimodal model (text and image in, text out), on Hugging Face and the Mistral API.

    Maker's page ↗
  4. An older man in a red vest and headband holding small dumbbells out to the sides, above the words Pika H3 Flex
    VideoPika

    Pika H3 Flex

    Pika's post-trained MiniMax H3 video model with synced stereo audio, up to 12 image, video and audio references, and open weights.

    For film: Five separate audio stems through the API, so dialogue and score mix separately.

    Maker's page ↗

2 drops
  1. A translucent blue crystal floating beside the words Gemini 4 Carbon
    LLMGoogle

    Gemini 4 Carbon

    Google's new frontier Gemini model for coding, cybersecurity and long tasks; access starts with selected cyber defence partners.

    Maker's page ↗
  2. Hugging Face style card on a blue gradient reading sensenova /SenseNova-6.8-Code2Video
    VideoSenseTime

    SenseNova 6.8 Code2Video

    Open 27B model that makes video by writing and fixing the code that draws each frame, aimed at motion graphics and explainers.

    For film: Editable motion graphics and explainer clips as code, not photoreal footage.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. The Liquid logo in black on a white background
    LLMLiquid AI

    LFM3

    Open-weight family of small 2B-class models on one backbone: text, vision, audio, omni and decision models that run on phones and laptops.

    For film: LFM3-Audio-2B transcribes, voices and translates speech in 18 languages on-device.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. OpenAI Developers card on a pink gradient reading “API Docs: GPT-6.1 Terra Model”
    LLMOpenAI

    GPT-6.1 Terra

    Fast, cheaper GPT-6.1 model for visual reasoning, computer use and writing, with a 1.05M-token context; in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API.

    For film: Half the API price of GPT-5.6 Terra; tested on time-coded shot logs and video editing.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. LLMMoonshot AI

    Kimi K3.1 Pro

    First model in the K3.1 series, with a 1M-token context and a faster Highspeed variant; live in Kimi and the Kimi API, full weights promised by 4 Nov.

    For film: Holds very long scripts and documents in one go; Moonshot cites gains in 3D creation.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. A scattered collage of colourful photos and designs floating on a pale background
    ImageCanva

    Canva Craft

    Canva's first in-house image model: plans the layout first, then renders up to 2K across more than 30 aspect ratios. In Canva and the public API.

    For film: Planned layouts with legible text, useful for posters, title cards and pitch-deck stills.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. Hugging Face style card on a blue gradient reading tencent /Hy-Nomas
    VideoCommercial OKTencent

    Hy-Nomas

    Open-weight interactive video world model: steer each new segment with text and camera moves as it generates, 720 x 1280 at 24 fps.

    For film: Change scenes, actions and camera mid-generation; an INT8 setup runs on one RTX 4090.

    Maker's page ↗

3 drops
  1. Hugging Face style card on a blue gradient reading briaai /Fibo-2.0-dev
    ImageNon-commercialBria AI

    Fibo 2.0

    Open-weights image model that generates and edits in one, as Dev plus a 4-step Edit Turbo; non-commercial licence.

    For film: Instruction edits keep identity, layout and lighting; trained only on licensed data.

    Maker's page ↗
  2. ElevenLabs card for Eleven Realtime showing two grey spheres labelled Mini and Max
    AudioPaid licenceElevenLabs

    Eleven Realtime v1

    New speech-to-speech models for voice agents: v1 Mini for natural chat at low cost, v1 Max for complex tasks.

    For film: Mini is pitched for interactive characters, in 90+ languages with any library voice.

    Maker's page ↗
  3. Blocky blue, black and red pixel squares on a dark background
    AudioMistral AI

    Voxtral 3

    New Voxtral speech family: Voxtral Small Transcribe 3, Voxtral Mini TTS 3 and a real-time voice agent SDK.

    For film: Voices shift emotion and pace with context; Pro Voice adapts from 30 minutes of audio.

    Maker's page ↗

2 drops
  1. A bar chart comparing generation speed, FLUX 3 Max at 12.45 seconds against Seedance 2.5
    Videofal and Black Forest Labs

    FLUX 3 Max

    Video model post-trained by fal Research on FLUX 3, for text and image to video at 720p.

    For film: A 10-second clip in about 12 seconds, so you can try many takes fast.

    Maker's page ↗
  2. LLMMiniMax

    MiniMax M3.1 Flash

    New Flash language model for agents and coding; MiniMax says nearly three times faster online and 70% cheaper to use.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. Hugging Face style card on a blue gradient reading deepseek-ai /DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
    LLMCommercial OKDeepSeek

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

    V4.1 Flash updated to version 1017, now behind the deepseek-flash API name, with weights on Hugging Face.

    Maker's page ↗

6 drops
  1. Dark green trees behind the words FLUX 3 Image Klein and the Black Forest Labs logo
    ImageCommercial with limitsBlack Forest Labs

    FLUX 3 Image Klein

    5.6B open-weights image model for text-to-image, editing and multi-reference with up to 10 images, native 4K.

    For film: Runs locally on consumer GPUs, and bounding boxes place elements where you ask.

    Maker's page ↗
  2. VideoByteDance (BytePlus)

    OmniHuman 2.0

    Audio-driven avatar video from one image plus speech, music or dialogue, now on the BytePlus API.

    For film: Lip movement and expression follow the audio, for talking and singing characters.

    Maker's page ↗
  3. A blurred green and blue figure in motion behind the text “Introducing Instant Soundtracks”
    AudioPaid licenceElevenLabs

    Instant Soundtracks

    Upload a video and get an original score plus sound effects placed on the timeline, in ElevenCreative and the API.

    For film: Effects come as separate layers you can retime; the score can follow existing audio.

    Maker's page ↗
  4. A young man in a green tracksuit leaning on a golf bag on a grassy course
    ImageKrea

    Krea 3

    Krea's new image editing model: most edits under 8 seconds at native 2K, up to 6 reference images per edit.

    For film: Keeps the same character across poses, locations and light for a consistent set.

    Maker's page ↗
  5. KlingAI card reading “Meet Kling 4.0. You call the shots.” on a dark blue background with light streaks
    VideoKuaishou

    Kling 4.0

    Open to everyone in the Kling app since 15 Oct: 3 to 30 second clips at 720p and 1080p, and Omni Reference with up to 15 references and 10 keyframes. 4K is listed but Kling's own 4.0 guide still marks it coming soon, and so is 10-bit HDR. Kling made the 4.0 API fully available on 28 Oct, at 720p and 1080p.

    For film: Long single takes with keyframe control, now in the app and on the API.

    Maker's page ↗
  6. Fine blue wave lines on a pale background beside the title Muse Spark Open Weights

    Muse Spark Open

    Open-weight multimodal model, 816B total and 42B active, 1M-token context, built for coding and agentic work.

    Maker's page ↗

3 drops
  1. A man in a black cap and T-shirt standing in a white room behind the text “The World’s #1 Voice Model”
    AudioPaid licenceHeyGen

    HeyGen Voice

    Voice cloning that turns a recording, a script and a target image into speech shaped for the scene on screen.

    For film: Delivery and room acoustics match the shot, from studio to street to a moving car.

    Maker's page ↗
  2. Small video thumbnails with sound labels such as Bicycle and Speech arranged around the title SFX 2.0
    AudioPaid licenceMirelo

    Mirelo SFX 2.0

    Video-to-sound model that replaces a clip's audio with synced effects, foley and ambience while keeping dialogue.

    For film: Keeps dialogue while adding sound; Studio and API take clips up to 10 minutes.

    Maker's page ↗
  3. The words Grok Voice 3.0 in white on a dark purple and pink gradient
    AudioxAI

    Grok Voice 3.0

    xAI's new speech-to-speech model, live in the API at the same price as Grok Voice 2.0.

    For film: Replies in under a second and handles pauses, turn-taking and interruptions naturally.

    Maker's page ↗

2 drops
  1. Four people sitting together at a kitchen table behind the large title Drama 3
    AudioCommercial with limitsFish Audio

    Drama 3

    Fish Audio's most emotive text-to-speech model, live on fish.audio, the Fish Audio app and the API.

    For film: Follows direction: a whisper stays a whisper and a laugh lands where you put it.

    Maker's page ↗
  2. A glowing glass number 4 on a blue background
    LLMGoogle

    Gemini 4 Argon

    Google's frontier model now generally available in the Gemini API, AI Studio and the Gemini app for Pro and Ultra.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. VideoAlibaba

    Wan 3.0 Prime

    Faster Wan 3.0 video model in Model Studio: text, image, video and audio in; 480P to 1080P, up to 30 seconds.

    For film: Text-to-video, first-last frame and reference video in one model, generated faster.

    Maker's page ↗

2 drops
  1. The words Claude Haiku 5.5 on a cream background between yellow, red and blue paper shapes
    LLMAnthropic

    Claude Haiku 5.5

    Anthropic's fastest small model yet, around 75% cheaper to run than Haiku 4.5 on average.

    Maker's page ↗
  2. Close-up of a tiger’s face and eye
    VideoShengshu

    Vidu Q4 Preview

    Preview of the next Vidu model: image and reference-to-video with native audio, 3 to 16 second clips, 2K/4K out.

    For film: Up to 15 image and 3 voice references, with multi-shot camera moves in one take.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. ImageGoogle DeepMind

    Nano Banana 2.1

    An upgrade to the Gemini image line for visual design, mask-based editing and subject consistency, listed for Gemini, AI Studio, the Gemini API and Google Flow.

    For film: Mask edits and steadier subjects for boards and key art beside Flow.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. VideoUtopai Studios

    Utopai X

    Utopai Studios' text to video model with audio, built inside a working film and TV studio, launched with the new PAI production workspace that ties script, references and takes to each shot.

    For film: Takes stay tied to the shot, so you compare versions, not rebuild briefs.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. The words Eleven v4 over blurred green, orange and pink streaks
    AudioElevenLabs

    Eleven v4

    ElevenLabs' new text to speech model, plus a low-latency v4 Turbo, with more emotional range, stronger voice cloning and 90+ languages. Live in ElevenCreative, ElevenAgents and the API.

    For film: More emotional range for temp dialogue and voice-over drafts.

    Maker's page ↗

1 drop
  1. AudioSuno

    Suno v6

    Suno's v6 music models, with v6-wild and v6-mini, adding more control over editing, mashups, sampling and lyric updates, and taking text, audio, image and video inputs.

    For film: Video and image inputs, plus finer edits, for temp score drafts.

    Maker's page ↗

Links only. Each line is confirmed on the maker's own page, blog, changelog, GitHub or Hugging Face org; no aggregators and no rumours.

Licence tags show what the maker's licence or terms said on the day we filed the line. They're not legal advice, so check the linked terms before you use a model for client work. No tag means we couldn't find a clear answer.