#1 of 13 in Video Generation
AI avatar videos for marketing and sales. Competes with Synthesia.
HeyGen: 71.9K/30d downloads.
Category
13 company pages · updated May 14, 2026
Video Generation: 377.8K/30d downloads and 1 public importing repos across 13 company pages.
Overview
Video Generation currently shows package usage at 377.8K/30d and public code usage at 1.
Trend charts start at April 21, 2026 when historical category data is available.
Trends
Historical Hacker News discussion recorded for this category over time.
HN Mentions declined from 158 to 90 (-43.0%) over the last 30 days.
Source: Algolia HN Search API | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2026 | 158 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 73 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 86 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 90 |
Cumulative disclosed funding raised by companies in this category over time.
Total Funding grew from $480M to $1.1B (+137.1%) over the last 30 days.
Source: Public records | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
| Date | funding |
|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2026 | $480M |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $1.1B |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $1.1B |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $1.1B |
Company pages
Company pages with current public data in this category. The full table shows each metric.
#1 of 13 in Video Generation
AI avatar videos for marketing and sales. Competes with Synthesia.
HeyGen: 71.9K/30d downloads.
#2 of 13 in Video Generation
Video understanding AI platform for search, analysis, and generation from video content.
Twelve Labs: 218.8K/30d downloads.
#3 of 13 in Video Generation
AI video generation and 3D capture. Dream Machine creates videos from text.
Luma AI: 53.6K/30d downloads; 1 importing repositories.
D-ID: 25.1K/30d downloads.
#5 of 13 in Video Generation
AI video generation platform. Creates videos from text and images.
Kling AI: 8.6K/30d downloads.
Colossyan: $27M disclosed funding.
Genmo: $28M disclosed funding.
Haiper: $14M disclosed funding.
Hedra: $10M disclosed funding.
InVideo: $53M disclosed funding.
Category data
Default sort shows category position inside Video Generation. The availability row shows how many company pages currently have each metric; dashes mean no public data is shown for that company metric.
Metric availability
Company pages with data shown
| HeyGen AI avatar videos for marketing and sales. Competes with Synthesia. | #1 | 40 | 71.9K | - | - | $9M |
| Twelve Labs Video understanding AI platform for search, analysis, and generation from video content. | #2 | 37 | 218.8K | - | - | - |
| Luma AI AI video generation and 3D capture. Dream Machine creates videos from text. | #3 | 30 | 53.6K | 1 | - | $63M |
| D-ID AI-generated talking photos and videos. Makes static images speak. | #4 | 26 | 25.1K | - | - | $43M |
| Kling AI AI video generation platform. Creates videos from text and images. | #5 | 25 | 8.6K | - | - | - |
| Colossyan AI video platform focused on workplace learning and L&D content. | - | - | - | - | - | $27M |
| Genmo AI video and 3D generation platform using diffusion models | - | - | - | - | - | $28M |
| Haiper AI video generation platform from text and image prompts | - | - | - | - | - | $14M |
| Hedra AI character video generation from audio and image inputs | - | - | - | - | - | $10M |
| InVideo Online video creation platform with templates and AI assistance. | - | - | - | - | - | $53M |
| Pictory Turns blog posts and scripts into videos using AI. | - | - | - | - | - | $2M |
| Pika AI video generation tool. Creates short videos from text prompts. | - | - | - | - | - | $80M |
| Synthesia Enterprise AI video with digital avatars. Used for training and marketing videos. | - | - | - | - | 1 | $55K |
Rows link to company pages. Methodology explains downloads, public code usage, hiring, and funding.
Questions
Current company pages in Video Generation include HeyGen (#1 of 13 in Video Generation), Twelve Labs (#2 of 13 in Video Generation), and Luma AI (#3 of 13 in Video Generation). Company pages include downloads, code usage, hiring, and funding data.
Across 13 company pages, current public data shows 377.8K package downloads per month, 37 known dependents, 1 public importing repos, and 1 recent hiring mentions. Data availability varies by company, so detail pages show what is present for each one.
Video Generation AI companies disclose $328M in combined funding across 11 companies with known rounds.
The current data includes 71 Hacker News mentions across 5 companies in Video Generation. Discussion is context, not the lead metric.
Notable data points: Twelve Labs shows the most downloads, Luma AI shows the most code usage, and Synthesia shows the most hiring visibility. The full table shows whether the category is concentrated or broad.
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