Claymation wave
The prompt “A claymation-style figure waving, with visible fingerprints and tool marks in the clay”
Requires understanding a physical medium, including its imperfections. Models usually render smooth CGI instead.
- Models tested
- 16
- Top score
- 5.00 10 models tied
- Average
- 4.90
- Lowest
- 4.60 PixVerse v5.5
Every model, same prompt
The clips on screen play together from the first frame, muted. Open one for sound, controls and our notes.
Vivix W1
VivixReads as real clay stop-motion, with tool marks and grooves on the palm and face while the figure waves.
FLUX 3
Black Forest LabsReads as real stop-motion clay with visible fingerprints and tool marks while the figure waves.
Runway Gen-4.5
Runway
MiniMax H3
MiniMaxVisible fingerprints and tool marks, avoids smooth CGI.
MiniMax Hailuo 02
MiniMaxGenuine hand-molded clay texture with tool marks and stop-motion feel, not smooth CGI.
Google Veo 3.1
GoogleVisible fingerprint ridges and tool marks, does not default to smooth CGI.
Seedance 2.5
ByteDanceVisible clay texture and tool marks, not smooth CGI.
Seedance 2.0
ByteDanceVisible clay texture and tool marks, not smooth CGI.
Kling 3.0
KuaishouConvincing clay texture with visible stamped fingerprints.
OpenAI Sora 2
OpenAIVisible tool marks and clay imperfections held throughout.
Google Gemini Omni
Google
Grok Video
xAIConvincing clay texture and tool marks.
Kling 3.0 Turbo
KuaishouKling 4.0
KuaishouThe figure waves and the palm carries a large fingerprint, but the clip cuts to a close-up of the hand and back. Checked frame by frame.
Wan 3.0
AlibabaReads as clay stop-motion, with fingerprints and tool marks on the figure as it raises a hand and waves.
PixVerse v5.5
PixVerseArm motion during the wave reads as rubbery/digitally smoothed rather than true frame-by-frame stop-motion, otherwise strong claymation texture.
Ranked by our blind vision-model judge; models with the same score share a position. Read how we test.