Decision and verification worksheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed October 24, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/ai-video-model-selection-scorecard

AN AI VIDEO MODEL SELECTION SCORECARD FOR CREATOR PROJECTS
Original Creator Lane decision worksheet | 2026-10-24

TASK
Audience / project:
Required outcome:
Current workflow and its specific limitation:
Options actually available without a new purchase:
Source material and permission:

DECISION QUESTIONS
What belongs in the must-have column?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What belongs in the preference column?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How should revision cost be recorded?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How do you compare unavailable models?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What should the final recommendation say?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:


PRACTICE BRIEF
Build a scorecard for a vertical product clip with three gates: correct product details, usable portrait framing and an editable audio workflow. Compare only candidates that pass. Record style preferences separately and retain the option to film the shot if no generation route meets the gates.

ACCEPTANCE CHECKS
[ ] Separate gates from preferences
Evidence:
[ ] Record revision effort
Evidence:
[ ] Label untested candidates
Evidence:

RESULT LOG
Option / exact version / account or interface:
Date / source URLs checked:
Input / settings / output version:
What was actually tested (leave blank if not tested):
Accepted results / failures / correction time:
Actual charges, if any (do not estimate as measured):
Privacy / permissions / delivery checks:
Decision and main limitation:
Next action / owner:
Recheck trigger:

REFERENCES
Kling 4 on fal: https://fal.ai/kling-4
Creating with Runway Gen-4.5: https://help.runwayml.com/hc/en-us/articles/46974685288467-Creating-with-Gen-4-5
Google DeepMind Veo: https://deepmind.google/models/veo/

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