> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mago.studio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

# Model Catalog

Mago integrates two families of video models plus image and upscale models. This section is the **single source of truth** for what each model does and how to configure it — the [user guide](/guide/overview) links here rather than duplicating specs.

## The two families

The most important distinction in all of Mago:

|                      | **Mago models**                       | **Closed-source models**             |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Prompt style         | **Descriptive** (describe the result) | **Instruction** (tell it what to do) |
| Frame correspondence | Frame-perfect: N in = N out           | Approximate, may drift               |
| Settings exposure    | High (more control, steeper curve)    | Low (easier to start)                |
| Cost per render      | Generally lower                       | Generally higher                     |
| Relaxed mode         | ✅ Available                           | ❌ Always consume credits             |
| Best fit             | Long-form, precision, production      | Quick shots, prototypes              |

See the [Prompting guide](/guide/prompting-guide) for why prompt style matters so much.

## Catalog

| Page                                                             | Models                                                                          |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Mago video models](/models/mago-video-models)                   | Mago Transform · Mago Style Transfer · Mago Character · Mago Inpaint            |
| [Closed-source video models](/models/closed-source-video-models) | Kling 01 / 03 Pro · Kling 2.6 / 3.0 Motion Control · Seedance 2.0 · Happy Horse |
| [Image models](/models/image-models)                             | GPT Image 2 · Nano Banana Pro · Nano Banana 2 · legacy models                   |
| [Upscale models](/models/upscale-models)                         | Upscaler · Creative Upscaler                                                    |

## Which model should I use?

Quick reference (full version with alternatives in [the settings cheat sheet](/reference/settings-cheat-sheet)):

| Goal                              | Recommended               | Alternative                     |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| Transform an entire scene         | Mago Transform            | Kling 03 Pro, Seedance 2.0      |
| Restyle while preserving lip sync | Mago Style Transfer       | Kling 3.0 Motion Control        |
| Replace a character               | Mago Character            | Kling 3.0 Motion Control        |
| Edit a specific element           | Mago Inpaint              | Happy Horse                     |
| Quick VFX, no precision needs     | Happy Horse, Seedance 2.0 | Kling 03 Pro                    |
| Edit a single image               | GPT Image 2               | Nano Banana 2                   |
| Clean upscale                     | Upscaler                  | Creative Upscaler (low denoise) |
| Restoration upscale with detail   | Creative Upscaler         | —                               |

### Decision tree

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart TD
  Start([What are you changing?]) --> Whole{Whole scene<br/>or one element?}
  Whole -->|One element| Inpaint[Mago Inpaint<br/>+ a mask]
  Whole -->|Whole scene| Perf{Is lip sync /<br/>performance critical?}
  Perf -->|Yes| Style[Mago Style Transfer]
  Perf -->|No| Char{Replacing the<br/>character?}
  Char -->|Yes| CharModel[Mago Character<br/>or Kling Motion Control]
  Char -->|No| Precision{How precise?}
  Precision -->|Frame-perfect, production| Transform[Mago Transform<br/>+ ControlNets]
  Precision -->|Quick, lower precision OK| Closed[Kling 03 Pro /<br/>Seedance / Happy Horse]
```

A fuller decision tree including image and upscale work lives in the [model decision tree reference](/reference/settings-cheat-sheet#model-decision-tree).