Insights · 104 pieces

Production notes from the studio.

Essays, benchmarks and the unvarnished production diary of an AI-first creative studio.

Editorial overhead flat lay of two matte film reels labeled Runway and Sora on a warm off-white Nordic studio surface with burnt orange and deep ink accents.

video model comparisonApr 21, 2026

Runway Gen-4 vs Sora 2: 2026 Cost and Quality Math

AI Vidia ran runway vs sora on 180 ad prompts across 6 DTC brands. See the per-10-second cost math, the quality scorecard, and our allocation split.

10 min read

Editorial flat lay of a brass calculator, stacked receipts, and three small product cards on a warm white Nordic studio surface with burnt orange and deep ink accents.

pricingApr 18, 2026

AI Video Ad Cost in 2026: A CFO Grade Breakdown

The real ai video ad cost math for 2026. Line-item pricing across film, DIY AI and managed retainers, per-asset and per-winning-variant.

9 min read

Editorial overhead flat lay of three matte film canisters labeled Sora, Veo, and Runway on a warm white Nordic studio surface with burnt orange and deep ink accents.

video model comparisonApr 16, 2026

Sora vs Veo 3 vs Runway Gen-4: The 2026 Ad Verdict

AI Vidia ran sora vs veo vs runway across 120 ad prompts and 8 DTC brands. The cost-per-10s math, the licensing fine print, and which model wins where.

11 min read

Three-panel editorial flat lay of AI-generated ad creative samples in Nordic studio light, one photorealistic product frame, one poster with headline copy, one editorial fashion frame

image model comparisonApr 14, 2026

Flux vs Ideogram vs Midjourney: The Ad Creative Verdict

AI Vidia tested flux vs ideogram vs midjourney across 9 DTC brands and 1,296 ad renders. The routing matrix, the cost math, and when each model wins.

10 min read

Side-by-side overhead product photography comparison of two AI-generated hero shots of the same SKU in Nordic studio lighting

image model comparisonApr 11, 2026

Nano Banana vs Midjourney: The Ecommerce Product Shot Verdict

AI Vidia tested Nano Banana against Midjourney v7 across 6 DTC brands and 864 renders. The batch-render evaluation, the cost math, the verdict.

10 min read

Editorial flat lay of three phone frames showing a Reel, a Feed post, and a Stories ad, arranged on a warm white Nordic studio surface with burnt orange and deep ink accents.

channel performanceApr 9, 2026

AI content in Meta ads 2026: formats, disclosure, and the scaling protocol

A 2026 playbook for running ai content in Meta ads: format benchmarks, Meta's AI disclosure rules, and the 6 step AI Vidia scaling protocol.

11 min read

A studio wall covered in a dense grid of roughly one hundred small printed cards in weekly columns, several tinted burnt orange, with a rolling ladder at the side.

frameworkApr 7, 2026

Scale Ad Creative to 100 Variants Per Week: The System

The weekly system AI Vidia uses to scale ad creative from 20 to 100 variants a week across 48 brands. Roles, math, failure modes, a 6 step framework.

12 min read

Grid of AI-generated video thumbnails representing high-volume ad production output

benchmarkMar 12, 2026

How AI Vidia Shipped 1,834 AI Videos in a Year

AI video production at scale: the five station pipeline, monthly volume curve, and review discipline behind 1,834 AI videos shipped for 48 brands in 12 months.

8 min read