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HappyHorse 1.1 — Alibaba's Top-Ranked AI Video Generator with Audio
HappyHorse 1.1 is Alibaba's upgraded video model, released in June 2026 for professional content. It debuted at #2 on both Artificial Analysis Text to Video and Image to Video leaderboards. Describe a shot below to try it.
- Alibaba's HappyHorse 1.1
- #2 on Artificial Analysis T2V and I2V
- Audio generated with every clip
- 720p and 1080p
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Why HappyHorse 1.1 Is a Great AI Video Generator
HappyHorse 1.1 targets professional content: consistent characters, controllable shots and efficient generation. It is a strong all-rounder when you want leaderboard-level quality at 1080p.
Leaderboard quality
At launch it ranked #2 in Artificial Analysis Text to Video and Image to Video, behind only Seedance 2.0.
Consistent characters
Faces and outfits stay stable through the clip, which reviewers called out.
Sound included
Every clip comes with generated audio.
Built for production
Alibaba designed 1.1 for creative quality, controllability and efficiency.
What HappyHorse 1.1 can do
Text to video
Write a scene and get a 16:9 clip with motion and sound.
Image to video
Start from your image; the clip follows its framing.
Commercial look
Clean lighting and stable subjects suit ads and brand films.
5–10-second clips
Pick a length from 5 to 10 seconds, with sound generated in the same pass.
720p and 1080p output
Choose 720p and 1080p, in 16:9 format.
Reference inputs
Besides a text prompt you can add a first frame.
Use cases
Starting points you can copy into the generator above.
| Use case | Good for | Example prompt |
|---|---|---|
| Brand films | Polished shots for campaigns. | A runner laces up shoes on a wet city street at dawn, camera pushes in, footsteps and distant traffic |
| Character scenes | The same character across shots. | A young chef plates a dish in a busy kitchen, steam rising, she smiles at the camera, kitchen clatter |
| Animated key art | Turn a poster image into motion. | The hero in the image draws a glowing sword, sparks drift upward, low rumble of thunder |
| Travel clips | Scenic establishing shots. | Drone shot gliding over terraced rice fields at sunrise, mist in the valleys, soft wind |
HappyHorse 1.1 in 3 steps
- 1
Describe the shot or add a frame
Write what happens, how the camera moves and how it should sound. Add a start image or references to lock the look.
- 2
Pick length, resolution and ratio
Set duration, resolution and aspect ratio. The credit cost is shown before you submit.
- 3
Generate and keep your results
Videos appear in the generator and are saved to My works. Anything that fails is refunded automatically.
X Posts About HappyHorse 1.1 — Alibaba's Top-Ranked AI Video Generator with Audio
- Alibaba Group@AlibabaGroup
Alibaba unveils HappyHorse 1.1🎥—an upgraded video generation model designed to boost creative quality, controllability, and efficiency for pro content creators. Now with improved instruction following for better user input understanding! Read more: https://t.co/sHoqKnb00l… https://t.co/QX6euqqqJO
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🚀 Introducing HappyHorse 1.1 — now officially live on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio! All HappyHorse 1.1 capabilities are available via API, providing enterprise customers and developers with a complete integration solution. This release delivers production-ready video synthesis… pic.twitter.com/bS7BeYgpiJ
View on X - Artificial Analysis@ArtificialAnlys
Alibaba's HappyHorse 1.1 lands at #2 on the Artificial Analysis Text to Video and Image to Video leaderboards, behind only ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0! HappyHorse 1.1 is the latest version of Alibaba's video generation model, a refinement of 1.0 on the same unified transformer… pic.twitter.com/tLbRdm7Q0q
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動画生成AIモデル 「#HappyHorse 1.1 🐴✨」本日リリース！🎉 https://t.co/9RiecDateA
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Frequently asked questions
A video generation model from Alibaba, released in June 2026 and available on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. It supports text-to-video and image-to-video with sound.
Artificial Analysis placed HappyHorse 1.1 at #2 on both its Text to Video and Image to Video leaderboards at launch.
From 132 to 338 credits per video, depending on duration, resolution. The exact cost is shown before you submit, and failed generations are refunded automatically.
720p and 1080p; aspect ratio 16:9. Clips run 5–10 seconds.
No. HappyHorse 1.1 is developed by Alibaba; Nano Banana is an independent service that runs it through a model provider.
Ready to Ride with HappyHorse 1.1?
Alibaba’s HappyHorse turns a prompt or one image into a 1080p clip with sound.
- Clips up to 10s
- Native audio
- Failed outputs refunded