Product photo to spin
The prompt “Animate this product photograph into a slow 180-degree rotation, revealing the sides consistently”
Requires inventing unseen geometry from a single view. High commercial value, high failure rate.
- Models tested
- 16
- Top score
- 5.00 12 models tied
- Average
- 4.90
- Lowest
- 4.20 Runway Gen-4.5
Source image
Every model below was given this exact same image, so the comparison is fair.
Every model, same prompt
The clips on screen play together from the first frame, muted. Open one for sound, controls and our notes.
Kling 4.0
KuaishouTurns about 180 degrees, handle from the right round the back to the left, with rigid geometry. Output keeps the square format of the reference. Verified frame by frame.
Wan 3.0
AlibabaTurns about 180 degrees, handle from the right through the front to the left, with rigid geometry. Output keeps the square format of the reference image. Verified frame by frame.
FLUX 3
Black Forest LabsAbout 180 degrees of rotation, the handle moving from right to left, with plausible, rigid geometry for the unseen side. Compared with the reference image.
Kling 3.0 Turbo
Kuaishou
MiniMax H3
MiniMaxInvented geometry stays plausible and consistent through the full rotation.
MiniMax Hailuo 02
MiniMaxInvented back geometry of the mug stays plausible and proportion-consistent through the rotation.
Google Veo 3.1
GoogleInvented back/side geometry of the mug stays plausible and proportion-consistent through the full rotation.
Seedance 2.5
ByteDancePlausible, consistent geometry invented for the unseen sides of the mug.
Seedance 2.0
ByteDancePlausible, consistent geometry invented for the unseen sides of the mug.
Grok Video
xAIFull 180 degrees, consistent product identity, correct 16:9 (no aspect-ratio drift here).
Kling 3.0
KuaishouFull 180 degrees, consistent product identity. NOTE: output rendered at 1440x1440, inheriting the source image aspect ratio instead of the requested 16:9, see model notes.
OpenAI Sora 2
OpenAIMug geometry and material held through a full 180°+ rotation.
Google Gemini Omni
Google
PixVerse v5.5
PixVerseCoherent rigid-body rotation with consistent lighting; note the output rendered as 1:1 square rather than the requested 16:9, aspect ratio appears to follow the source keyframe image rather than the requested setting -- not a quality defect, noted for completeness.
Vivix W1
VivixRotates about 90 to 120 degrees, until the handle disappears behind the cup, short of the 180 asked for. The geometry stays rigid. Verified frame by frame.
Runway Gen-4.5
RunwayRim/handle geometry warps slightly during rotation, most visible as the handle passes behind the mug.
Ranked by our blind vision-model judge; models with the same score share a position. Read how we test.