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Happy Horse AI 1.1

Happy Horse 1.1 animates still images with synchronized lip-sync across seven languages. Bring the clips into full VideoGen video workflows.

Happy Horse 1.1Generate

By Alibaba · Released June 2026 · Native audio with lip-sync across seven languages

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Example outputs from Happy Horse 1.1

Real prompts, real outputs, generated with Happy Horse 1.1 in VideoGen.

A cheerful weather anchor in front of an animated storm map gestures at the radar and says 'Grab your umbrellas, this front moves in fast tonight', precise lip-sync, crisp studio broadcast audio

“A cheerful weather anchor in front of an animated storm map gestures at the radar and says 'Grab your umbrellas, this front moves in fast tonight', precise lip-sync, crisp studio broadcast audio”

Generated with Happy Horse 1.1 in VideoGen

Vertical video of a food vlogger at a bustling Bangkok night market biting into skewered chicken, eyes widening as she says 'Okay, this is the best five dollars I have ever spent', sizzling grills and crowd chatter behind her

“Vertical video of a food vlogger at a bustling Bangkok night market biting into skewered chicken, eyes widening as she says 'Okay, this is the best five dollars I have ever spent', sizzling grills and crowd chatter behind her”

Generated with Happy Horse 1.1 in VideoGen

A museum guide leans toward the camera in a dim gallery beside an old oil painting and whispers 'They say the artist hid his own face in the crowd, look closely', hushed reverent room tone, perfect lip-sync

“A museum guide leans toward the camera in a dim gallery beside an old oil painting and whispers 'They say the artist hid his own face in the crowd, look closely', hushed reverent room tone, perfect lip-sync”

Generated with Happy Horse 1.1 in VideoGen

How VideoGen integrates Happy Horse 1.1

Model specifications for Happy Horse 1.1
SpecificationDetails
Max duration15 seconds
Max resolution1080p
Native audioYes, with lip-sync in 7 languages
Input typesText, image, or up to 9 reference images
Aspect ratios9 options, from 16:9 to 21:9
Elo Benchmark1,148 (Text to Video Arena (with audio))

Quality tiers in VideoGen

Low

The fastest and most affordable tier, built for drafts and quick iteration.

Standard

The balanced default: good quality video clips at an everyday cost.

High

Premium quality video clips for the content you publish.

Max

MAX always integrates the state of the art. Happy Horse 1.1 is part of that set.

Every quality tier routes each request to the best model based on our internal evals, compliance requirements, and your intent. Requests stay fully compliant at every tier: sensitive data is never routed to models hosted by foreign adversaries such as China.

How to use Happy Horse 1.1 in VideoGen

1

Create a free account

Sign up for VideoGen to open the AI playground and editor.

2

Open a workflow

Start the storyboard to video or prompt to video workflow, or use the AI video tool inside any project.

3

Pick a quality tier or type a prompt

Choose the tier that fits your needs and describe what you want to create.

4

Generate and build your video

VideoGen builds the finished video with visuals, narration, and captions, ready to export.

Happy Horse 1.1 API

Developers can generate video clips through the VideoGen API with the same quality tier routing as the app, so requests reach models like Happy Horse 1.1 without managing provider keys.

curl -X POST "https://api.videogen.io/v1/tools/generate-video-clip" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIDEOGEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "A drone shot over a coastal town at sunrise", "durationSeconds": 8}'

Learn more about the VideoGen API Read the API docs

See AI in action: From concept to creation

Animate stills into 1080p video

Turn a still image into 1080p video with synchronized native audio and multilingual lip-sync.

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Ary Aranguiz
Ary Aranguiz
Learning Manager, Google

“VideoGen solves the biggest pain points of video production—complexity, cost, and time. In just a few clicks, anyone can create professional, copyright-free videos.”

Garry Tan
Garry Tan
CEO of Y Combinator

“VideoGen is the most underrated tool for content creators who want to put out the highest quality content in the shortest amount of time.”

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Andrew Yu
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