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Kavel guides, prompts, and video tutorials
Kavel guides that turn a rough idea into a video you are proud to post: prompt patterns, image-to-video setup, model comparisons, credit-saving workflows. Pick one for your next video.
LTX Studio Alternative: What Each Tier Locks (2026)
LTX Studio gates models by tier: Free and Lite run LTX only under a personal licence, Seedance and Kling cost $336/yr, Veo 3.1 $1,200. What that means for you.
Nano Banana Alternatives 2026: 16 Models, Priced
The cheapest Nano Banana alternative renders a 1K image for half a cent; Pro charges 27x that. Sixteen models priced, plus the two things none of them do.
Sora Alternatives 2026: The API Shuts Down Sept 24
The Sora API is discontinued on 24 September 2026. We priced every replacement per 5-second clip and called each model id — most cost less than Sora did.
Seedance 2.5 vs Veo 3.1: One Take or Four Cuts
Veo 3.1 stops at 8 seconds; Seedance 2.5 runs 30 in one generation. What that continuity costs in credits, and which of the two your deliverable really needs.
MiniMax H3 vs Veo 3.1: What a Clip Actually Costs
MiniMax H3 bills per second at a fixed 2K; Veo 3.1 Lite bills per clip. See what each costs at 5, 8 and 10 seconds, and which one your shot actually needs.
Kling 3.0 vs Veo 3.1: What Sound Actually Costs
Kling 3.0 prices audio separately and it roughly doubles the rate; Veo 3.1 Lite includes it in a flat per-clip price. Full credit costs for both, side by side.
Nano Banana 2 vs GPT Image 2: Which to Use When
GPT Image 2 costs half as much at every size, but Nano Banana 2 takes 14 reference photos in one run. The credit costs, and the job each one is built for.
LTX 2.5 vs MiniMax H3: Specs, Real Costs, Hardware
LTX-2.5 ships open weights but wants 32GB+ VRAM; MiniMax H3 runs 2K clips at $0.105/sec with nothing to install. Official specs, costs and limits compared.
How to Use Grok Bot: Access, Price and Setup (2026)
Grok Bot is xAI's new AI teammate, launched Aug 11 2026. Here's who can access it, which plans it needs, what it costs, and the five steps to your first Bot.
SeedRealtime: What It Does — and Why You Can't Use It Yet
ByteDance's audio-visual full-duplex model, released 5 August 2026. What it actually does, the one number they published, the app it already ships inside — and why there is still no API, no weights, and no way to run it yourself.
Nano Banana 2 vs Pro: Same Prompt, Both Outputs
Nano Banana 2 vs Pro, tested on one identical prompt with both images shown. Real per-image costs, the 14-vs-8 reference image limit, and which one your project actually needs.
How to Use Hailuo 3.0 (H3): What Is Actually Out Right Now
Hailuo 3.0 is teased, not released. Confirmed H3 specs, the squatter sites to avoid, and what to use while MiniMax keeps it early-access.
Grok Imagine Alternatives 2026: Do the Division First
Grok Imagine's free tier ended 19 March 2026. At $0.060 an image, a $10/month plan needs 167 images to break even — here is what the alternatives actually cost.
Chinese AI Video Generators Free: Kling, Hailuo, Seedance, Wan
The Chinese AI video generators winning the benchmarks, and the free ways to use them without a +86 phone number — access lanes compared.
How Long Can a TikTok Video Be? (And Why Every Guide Says Something Different)
TikTok's in-app limit is 10 minutes and uploads can run longer — but there is no single official number. What is verifiable, what varies by account, and how to check your own limit.
Kavel Blog FAQ
Sharper prompts, stronger references and video drafts you are proud to share.
Start with the guide that matches your current problem: writing prompts, planning references, product clips, campaign concepts, motion control, or credit planning.
They help you plan the prompt, references, and output before you generate.
Use an example as a starting structure. Replace the subject, use case, audience, and visual references so the prompt gives you your own result.
Guides help you decide the goal, inputs, aspect ratio, camera direction, and quality level before you spend credits.
No. The guides are written around creation jobs like product clips, video references, concept previews, image references, and motion transfer.
Look for prompt patterns that define the hook, product moment, audience, platform format, and motion style. Then generate a few draft directions.
Focus on subject clarity, product shape, lighting, camera movement, and the page or campaign where the clip will run.
They help you write clearer prompts and choose the right settings before you generate, so you stop burning credits on blind retries.
Yes. They give you the prompt structures that work on Kavel's current models, focusing on references, model choice and credit use.
Use the closest guide, then adapt its structure, subject, references and platform details to your own project.