HappyHorse
#1 on Artificial Analysis Video Arena

The Open-Source AI Video Generator Ranked #1

HappyHorse 1.0 outperforms Seedance 2.0, Sora 2, and Kling AI on blind human evaluation. Generate cinematic 1080p videos from text — 15B parameters, 8-step denoising, ~38 seconds per clip.

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1,360
Elo Score (T2V)
15B
Parameters
1080p
Max Resolution
~38s
Per Clip (H100)

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What HappyHorse Can Create

Real outputs generated by HappyHorse 1.0 from text prompts — cinematic scenes, sci-fi worlds, food photography, and more.

Food & Product

Roasted Cheese Corn

Photorealistic food photography with steam effects, warm lighting, and extreme detail.

View prompt

Extreme close-up, slow-motion video of freshly grilled street corn on the cob resting on a wooden cutting board. The golden corn is coated in rich reddish spices, sprinkled with crumbly white cheese and fresh chopped green cilantro. Steam gently rises from the hot food. Warm, appetizing lighting, photorealistic food photography.

Cinematic

Sci-Fi Mecha Squad

Character consistency and detail — worn armor, depth of field, cinematic composition.

View prompt

A close-up shot of a squad of red-armored stormtroopers with white markings, standing in formation. The armor shows signs of wear, and the background is blurred.

Creative

Star Wars Sci-Fi Selfie

Creative character posing with humor, complex lighting, and sci-fi environments.

View prompt

A Stormtrooper taking a selfie with a holocom device, striking a funny pose with helmet on, background of an Imperial space station with blue lights and futuristic tech, cinematic style, selfie camera angle with extended arm, humorous tone — in the style of Star Wars.

Cinematic

Epic Ancient Siege

Complex camera tracking, atmospheric fog, dynamic crowd scenes with cinematic scale.

View prompt

Tracking shot following a raven flying through a misty, ancient Chinese-style city street. Red-armored soldiers below, sunbeams breaking through clouds, epic and cinematic lighting.

Sci-Fi

Virtual Game Worlds

Multi-shot storytelling with seamless scene transitions and HUD effects.

View prompt

A continuous cinematic sequence starting with a close-up of a young male pilot in a dark, high-tech sci-fi cockpit putting on a pair of sleek, glowing green futuristic goggles. As he puts them on, a complex, semi-transparent green holographic HUD interface expands around his face. The scene then transitions into a high-speed hyperspace jump through a glowing tunnel of neon blue and green light streaks.

Sci-Fi

Epic Magic Fantasy Battle

Fast-paced action with portal transitions, particle effects, and dynamic camera work.

View prompt

A dynamic and fast-paced tracking shot hurtling through a dark, chaotic futuristic interior with running figures and glowing energy shields, seamlessly flying into a swirling luminous blue portal. Emerging from the portal, the camera enters a hazy, golden-lit alien landscape filled with massive floating rocks and ancient architectural ruins, following a sleek spaceship navigating the debris.

How HappyHorse 1.0 Compares

Elo scores from the Artificial Analysis Video Arena — blind human evaluation, not synthetic benchmarks.

ModelT2V EloI2V EloAudio EloMax ResOpen SourceSpeed
HappyHorse 1.01,3601,4031,2171080p~38s
Seedance 2.01,2731,3551,2201080p~60s
Sora 2~1,250~1,2801080p~120s
Kling AI 3.0~1,230~1,300~1,1801080p~45s
Veo 3.1~1,240~1,290~1,2004K~90s

Data as of April 8, 2026. Elo scores marked with ~ are approximate. Source: artificialanalysis.ai

Built for Speed and Quality

HappyHorse 1.0 is engineered from scratch for production-grade video generation — fast inference, cinematic output, multilingual support.

15B-Parameter Transformer

Single-stream architecture processes text, video, and audio tokens via self-attention only — no cross-attention overhead.

8-Step Denoising

No classifier-free guidance required. Generate a full 1080p clip in ~38 seconds on a single H100 GPU.

Cinematic 1080p Output

High temporal coherence, stable camera movement, and realistic subject motion — ready for production use.

7 Languages Natively

Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Japanese, Korean, German, and French — no translation layer needed.

Fully Open Source

Complete commercial license — model weights, distilled versions, super-resolution modules, and inference code.

MagiCompiler Acceleration

Full-graph operator fusion delivers ~1.2x end-to-end speedup over standard inference pipelines.

Pricing & credits

Pay per generation with credits. Heavier settings use more credits.

HappyHorse 1.0

Default model. Cost scales with duration, resolution, and optional audio.

  • From 80 credits (4s, 720p) up to 240 credits (8s, 1080p)
  • +20 credits when Generate audio is on
  • 4s / 6s / 8s · 720p or 1080p · 16:9 or 9:16

OpenAI Sora 2

Alternative engine with longer clip lengths.

  • 4s → 50 credits · 8s → 100 credits · 12s → 150 credits
  • Portrait or landscape aspect ratio
  • Billed by duration tier only

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about HappyHorse 1.0 and our video generation platform.

What is HappyHorse 1.0?
HappyHorse 1.0 is a 15-billion-parameter open-source AI video generation model. It ranks #1 on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena in both Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video categories, outperforming Seedance 2.0, Sora 2, and Kling AI in blind human evaluations.
How does HappyHorse compare to Seedance 2.0?
In the Video Arena blind evaluation, HappyHorse leads Seedance 2.0 by 60–87 Elo points in Text-to-Video (1,360 vs 1,273) and 37–48 points in Image-to-Video (1,403 vs 1,355). Seedance 2.0 holds a marginal edge in audio-inclusive generation. HappyHorse is also fully open-source, whereas Seedance 2.0 is a closed commercial product.
Is HappyHorse free to use?
Yes. Sign in with Google and receive free credits immediately. Each video generation costs 8 credits. You can use the same account and credits across our entire studio ecosystem.
What resolution and duration are supported?
HappyHorse generates videos at 768p or 1080p resolution. Duration options are 6 seconds (supports both resolutions) and 10 seconds (768p only). All output is MP4 format.
How fast is video generation?
On our infrastructure, most clips generate in under 60 seconds. The model itself requires only 8 denoising steps — no classifier-free guidance needed — achieving approximately 38 seconds per clip on a single NVIDIA H100 GPU.
Who built HappyHorse?
HappyHorse was developed by an independent AI research collective. The team is led by Zhang Di, former Vice President of Kuaishou and technical architect of Kling AI. The model is fully open-source with complete commercial licensing.
What languages does HappyHorse support?
HappyHorse 1.0 natively supports 7 languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, German, and French. No translation layer is needed — prompts in any supported language are processed directly.
Can I use generated videos commercially?
Yes. HappyHorse 1.0 is released under a complete commercial license. Videos generated through our platform can be used for any commercial purpose.

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