AIOAI task ranking · 2026-08-21
Best Asian AI Image Models in 2026
This list brings together dedicated image generators and broader multimodal model families from Asia. Dedicated creative tools may rank differently from general assistants.
Ranked for image generation
Image scores consider creative focus, visual workflow breadth, accessibility and how clearly the product supports image-related tasks in its official materials.
01Kling AI
A visual generation platform focused on cinematic image-to-video and text-to-video work.
02Vidu
A first-party video model and creation platform for text-to-video, image-to-video and reference-driven character consistency.
ERNIE
Baidu's multimodal foundation-model family for text, reasoning, vision, audio and enterprise applications.
04Hunyuan
Tencent's model family for text, code, images, video and enterprise applications.
05Qwen
A broad model family for reasoning, coding, multimodal work and multilingual tasks.
06Doubao
A consumer-friendly assistant with text, image and voice experiences.
07PixVerse
A first-party visual generation platform for text-to-video, image-to-video, effects and creator-oriented video workflows.
Wan
Alibaba's video-generation model family with hosted creation tools, APIs and openly released model weights.
09Step
A multimodal model family covering reasoning, coding, image, video and speech generation.
10Hailuo AI
An accessible AI video generator for short clips, characters and visual concepts.
11GLM
A multilingual model family spanning chat, reasoning, coding and visual understanding.
12ILMU
A Malaysian multimodal model family built around local languages, cultural knowledge and regional deployment.