Week of April 13, 2026 · Release 47

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Bioluminescent Spire — a city wakes underwater

by Maren Holt · 1m 04s · submitted Apr 12

Photorealism · Camera Movement · World-Building

Why this took #1

Climbed from #04 over two weeks to take the top spot Tuesday morning. Curators flagged the bioluminescent light study and the camera's slow ascent through the kelp as the deciding factors — won 73% of head-to-head matchups against the previous #1. Notable as only the second Kling 3.0 video to reach the top since the model launched in February.

Curator brief · 571 votes received · See the matchup history

Veo 3.1@jonas-reiter

Brutalist Cathedrals (loop)

Jonas Reiter

Brutalist Cathedrals (loop)

by Jonas Reiter · Veo 3.1

Elo 1,852▲ +29

Runway Gen-4.5@tomas-vidal

Lullaby for an Empty Stadium

Tomás Vidal

Lullaby for an Empty Stadium

by Tomás Vidal · Runway Gen-4.5

Elo 1,846▲ +36

Ranks 04–10

Mirror Choreography No. 5

by Mei Lin Park · Pika 2.5 · Character · Stylization

1,802

▲ +83

Perihelion

by Lena Brandt · Luma Ray 3 · Photorealism · Camera

1,744

▼ -35

Ascent (a tracking shot)

by Maren Holt · Veo 3.1 · Camera

1,736

▼ -7

Sneakerhead Origin Myth

by Rafi Okafor · Pika 2.5 · Narrative · Stylization

1,730

▲ +56

Mariana, in three acts

by Maren Holt · Kling 3.0 · Narrative · Photorealism

1,728

▲ +27

The Hallway Remembers Everything

by Owen Sato · Kling 3.0 · Camera · Narrative

1,720

▼ -32

Watching the Sun Set on Saturn

by Lena Brandt · Luma Ray 3 · Photorealism · Camera

1,703

▼ -48

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Ranks 11–81

Rank	Title	Creator	Model	Elo	Trend
11	Extra Time (rain delay)	Tomás Vidal	Runway Gen-4.5	1,689	▲ +24
12	Plattenbau Sonata	Jonas Reiter	Veo 3.1	1,682	▲ +25
13	Voicemail from 1996	Elliot Crane	Kling 3.0	1,670	▲ +81
14	Gas Station Nocturne	Luca Ferrante	Runway Gen-4.5	1,665	— 0
15	A Bridge in Sea Fog	Maren Holt	Kling 3.0	1,655	▲ +15
16	The Quiet Train to Hokkaido	Nils Aberg	Seedance	1,639	▲ +51
17	Slow Cinema, Fast Model	Thabo Muller	Hailuo 02	1,632	▲ +23
18	The Last Ultra	Tomás Vidal	Kling 3.0	1,624	▼ -45
19	Court Vision (Mixtape 001)	Rafi Okafor	Pika 2.5	1,620	▼ -34
20	Vespers at the Grain Silo	Thabo Muller	Hailuo 02	1,615	▲ +51
21	The Reunion (unsent)	Elliot Crane	Kling 3.0	1,607	▲ +62
22	My Father, Re-Animated (Pt. II)	Elliot Crane	Kling 3.0	1,605	▼ -1
23	Doorways (an infinite dolly)	Owen Sato	Runway Gen-4.5	1,597	▲ +35
24	Wet Concrete (after Tarkovsky)	Maren Holt	Runway Gen-4.5	1,586	▲ +11
25	My Mother's Kitchen, Rebuilt	Elliot Crane	Hedra Aurora	1,586	▼ -44
26	Bodega Olympus	Rafi Okafor	Pika 2.5	1,584	▲ +13
27	Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn	Owen Sato	Kling 3.0	1,577	▲ +12
28	The Cat Who Owned the ApartmentNew	Mei Lin Park	Pika 2.5	1,574	▼ -50
29	Polaroids of a House That Moved	Elliot Crane	Runway Gen-4.5	1,564	▲ +87
30	Motel Pool, October	Luca Ferrante	Runway Gen-4.5	1,560	▲ +73
31	Untitled (after Edward Hopper)	Luca Ferrante	Runway Gen-4.5	1,551	▼ -60
32	Karoo Elegy	Thabo Muller	Runway Gen-4.5	1,548	▲ +11
33	Static Bloom (90s skate edit)	Nils Aberg	Seedance	1,539	▼ -39
34	The Elevator Loops Forever	Mei Lin Park	Runway Gen-4.5	1,538	▼ -36
35	The Long Night of Europa	Lena Brandt	Luma Ray 3	1,536	▼ -37
36	Kiruna, Relocated	Nils Aberg	Kling 3.0	1,535	▲ +50
37	Night Ferry to Åbo	Nils Aberg	Seedance	1,515	▼ -14
38	Signal Box (loop II)	Jonas Reiter	Hailuo 02	1,502	▲ +1
39	The Ferryman's Hours	Thabo Muller	Hailuo 02	1,501	▼ -23
40	Diver, Returning	Maren Holt	Kling 3.0	1,500	▲ +1
41	Cathedral of Kelp	Maren Holt	Luma Ray 3	1,499	▼ -13
42	Weather Systems for Concrete	Jonas Reiter	Veo 3.1	1,492	▼ -48
43	Dance Like the Render Is Watching	Mei Lin Park	Hedra Aurora	1,489	▲ +48
44	Subway Portal Study	Mei Lin Park	Pika 2.5	1,488	▼ -12
45	Floodlights Over Vallecas	Tomás Vidal	Veo 3.1	1,477	▲ +26
46	The Archivist's Dream	Jonas Reiter	Runway Gen-4.5	1,474	▲ +23
47	Sleeper Car Cartography	Nils Aberg	Seedance	1,472	▲ +59
48	Circadian Rush	Owen Sato	Veo 3.1	1,465	▼ -1
49	Kessler Garden	Lena Brandt	Kling 3.0	1,462	▲ +35
50	Static Tide	Maren Holt	Runway Gen-4.5	1,458	▲ +23
51	Laces Loose, Gods Asleep	Rafi Okafor	Runway Gen-4.5	1,452	▼ -25
52	Groundskeeper's Winter	Tomás Vidal	Runway Gen-4.5	1,451	▼ -59
53	Interstate Hymnal	Luca Ferrante	Runway Gen-4.5	1,444	▼ -49
54	Half-Price Fireworks	Luca Ferrante	Pika 2.5	1,436	▼ -84
55	Peñalara by Cable Car	Tomás Vidal	Kling 3.0	1,425	▼ -36
56	Fika at the End of the Line	Nils Aberg	Seedance	1,423	▲ +48
57	The Long Goodbye Zoom	Owen Sato	Runway Gen-4.5	1,415	▲ +32
58	Sunday Static	Elliot Crane	Kling 3.0	1,408	▲ +20
59	Fifth Avenue, Folded	Owen Sato	Kling 3.0	1,400	▲ +60
60	Hands, Multiplied	Mei Lin Park	Runway Gen-4.5	1,396	▼ -3
61	Gravity Assist	Lena Brandt	Veo 3.1	1,389	▼ -60
62	Psalm for a Dry River	Thabo Muller	Hailuo 02	1,378	▲ +24
63	Fernsehturm, Inverted	Jonas Reiter	Veo 3.1	1,377	▼ -47
64	Salt Pan Procession	Thabo Muller	Runway Gen-4.5	1,362	▲ +11
65	Long Pan, Slow Bloom	Maren Holt	Veo 3.1	1,353	▼ -50
66	Golden Hour Glitch	Mei Lin Park	Pika 2.5	1,344	▲ +25
67	Grief, in Four Rooms	Elliot Crane	Hedra Aurora	1,342	▼ -14
68	Corridor Grammar	Jonas Reiter	Hailuo 02	1,336	▼ -10
69	Terminator Line	Lena Brandt	Luma Ray 3	1,333	▼ -82
70	The 7 Train Heist	Rafi Okafor	Pika 2.5	1,325	▼ -3
71	Chalk Dust Communion	Rafi Okafor	Runway Gen-4.5	1,315	▼ -15
72	Chrysler Kaleidoscope	Owen Sato	Veo 3.1	1,286	▼ -7
73	What the Camcorder Kept	Elliot Crane	Runway Gen-4.5	1,284	▼ -7
74	Vacancy (neon study)	Luca Ferrante	Pika 2.5	1,284	▼ -20
75	Quiet Reef (loop)	Maren Holt	Luma Ray 3	1,280	▲ +61
76	She Who Knew the Lighthouse	Maren Holt	Kling 3.0	1,253	▼ -51
77	A Locker Room, Emptied	Tomás Vidal	Runway Gen-4.5	1,227	▲ +4
78	Midsommar Static	Nils Aberg	Kling 3.0	1,208	▼ -1
79	Origami of the Deep	Maren Holt	Runway Gen-4.5	1,182	▼ -50
80	Doppler Lullaby	Lena Brandt	Veo 3.1	1,157	▼ -69
81	One Take, Forty Selves	Mei Lin Park	Hedra Aurora	1,132	▼ -41

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