“HappyHorse AI is an independent AI research collective focused on open and accessible multimodal power generation technologies.”
Open source AI sensation HappyHorse-1.0 soars to the top
In the Text-to-Video (no audio) category, HappyHorse-1.0 achieved between 1333 and 1357 Elo points, beating the previously dominant ByteDance Seedance 2.0 by nearly 60 points. It also set an all-time record in the Image-to-Video category with 1391-1406 Elo, securing second place for tracks with demanding audio.
HappyHorse-1.0 is fully open source with a full commercial license and features an integrated 15 billion parameter single-stream Transformer architecture that natively generates synchronized audio and video in one pass.
The main features are:
- 8-step denoising inference (no CFG required)
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Native lip sync across 7 languages (Chinese, Cantonese, English, Japanese, Korean, German, French)
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Achieve 1080p cinematic output in just 38 seconds with a single H100 GPU
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Complete model weights, extracted version, super-resolution module, and inference code are now available on GitHub
The model was developed by an independent team that previously operated under the Alibaba umbrella.
“HappyHorse-1.0 proves that true innovation in AI video no longer requires closed source walls,” the development team said. “By focusing on real user preferences rather than benchmark hype, we’ve built a new standard for accessible, high-performance video generation.”
The complete model is now publicly available.
Try it now:
HappyHorse-1.0 FAQ
Q: Who developed HappyHorse-1.0? A: HappyHorse-1.0 was developed by a former Alibaba independent AI research team.
Q: Is HappyHorse-1.0 open source and commercially available? A: Yes. HappyHorse-1.0 is completely open source with a full commercial license. All model weights, extracted models, super-resolution modules, and inference code are publicly available on GitHub.
Q: How do I download and run HappyHorse-1.0 locally? A: Visit HappyHorse-1.0 AI Video Generator, download the complete model package from the official GitHub repository, and run it with one-click installation. Supports local deployment on a single NVIDIA H100 GPU.
Q: How does HappyHorse-1.0 compare to Seedance 2.0? A: In blind user testing
Q: Does HappyHorse-1.0 support Chinese language and lip sync? A: Yes. Native support for Mandarin, Cantonese, and 6 other languages with industry-leading lip sync and extremely low word error rates.
Q: What hardware do I need to run HappyHorse-1.0?
About HappyHorse AI
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