Varun Sharma AI Generative Specialist · Brand & Creative · Video
Weekly Status
Issue 02 · Phase 01 · Week 02 of 04
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Mon · May 4 · 2026  ·  Day 4/30
On track · May 4 — May 8  ·  Mgr: Jazmin Infante
Stats live
1:1s
12/ 16 · 1 next
Verticals
2/ 5 · 10% avg
AI tools
5in test
Footage hrs
3reviewed
Phase 01
45% · Day 9/20
Phase 01Foundation · Days 1—20 · Mon–Fri

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Building a clear mental model of the team, verticals, and production muscle. Signal collection — no outputs yet.

Verticals Locking with Scott · 2/5 active · 10% avg
40%
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Residential
0%
02
Commercial
10%
03
Roofing
0%
04
Pest
0%
05
Landscaping
AI Toolkit · in test 5 groups · hover for elo
Video — Generative 04
Kling 3.0Kling 3.0 1080p (Pro)Cinematic motion, strong physics. Leading API-available video model.1,249Elo · #3
Text-to-VideoCreatorKlingAIReleasedFeb 2026API$13.44 / min Seedance 2.0Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720pByteDance Seed's text-to-video — strong style and cinematic look.1,270Elo · #2
Text-to-VideoCreatorByteDance SeedReleasedMar 2026APINo API yet Veo 3Veo 3Google's flagship text-to-video — native audio, prompt fidelity, long shots.Top tierVideo w/ Audio
category leaderCreatorGoogle DeepMindReleased2025APIGemini · Vertex Happy Horse 1.0HappyHorse-1.0New #1 on the Text-to-Video arena — Alibaba-ATH preview model.1,354Elo · #1
Text-to-VideoCreatorAlibaba-ATHReleasedApr 2026APIComing soon
Multimodal Platforms 03
FreepikFreepik AI SuiteMystic image, video, voice, upscaler, Magnific — many models, one workspace.AggregatorMulti-model
orchestrationCreatorFreepikUseImage · Video · VoicePlanSubscription HiggsfieldHiggsfieldCamera-controlled motion, character consistency, viral ad workflows.WorkflowCinematic
ad workflowsCreatorHiggsfieldUseVideo · ImagePlanSubscription ArtlistArtlist AI SuiteStock + generative — music, sound, voice, video, image from one library.AggregatorMulti-model
+ stock libraryCreatorArtlistUseVideo · Audio · ImagePlanSubscription
Image & Style 02
Nano Banana ProNano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)Google's image gen — accurate edits, brand consistency, typography.1,219Elo · #4
Image arenaCreatorGoogleReleasedNov 2025API$134 / 1k imgs GPT Image 2GPT Image 2 (high)New #1 on the Image arena — strong typography, photoreal detail, instructions.1,338Elo · #1
Image arenaCreatorOpenAIReleasedApr 2026API$211 / 1k imgs
Voice & Audio 03
ElevenLabsElevenLabs · Eleven v3Industry-standard voice cloning, emotive TTS, multilingual delivery.1,178Elo · #3
Speech arenaCreatorElevenLabsReleasedFeb 2026API$100 / 1M chars ArtlistArtlist Music & SoundRoyalty-free music + AI voiceover, SFX, mastering — one license.LibraryMusic · SFX
Voice cloningCreatorArtlistUseMusic · SFX · VOPlanSubscription SunoSuno V5.5Leader on the Instrumental arena — full songs from a prompt, with vocals.1,210Elo · #1
Instrumental arenaCreatorSunoReleased2026APISubscription
Offline 01
ComfyUIComfyUINode-based offline workflow runner — local control, custom pipelines.Open sourceLocal · Workflow
orchestrationCreatorComfy OrgUseLocal pipelinesPlanFree / Open
Production Pipeline 1 active · 1 done · 4 pending
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Hero frame
In progress Due Mon 18
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Storyboard
Shipped ↗
03
Video Generation
Pending
04
Upscale
Pending
05
Music
Pending
06
Voice over
Pending
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