HappyHorse-1.0
Alibaba revealed HappyHorse-1.0, a joint audio-video model that had topped the Artificial Analysis video arena under an anonymous name.
Built by Alibaba's AI Innovation division in the new Alibaba Token Hub (ATH) group, separate from the Wan team. Led silent video and tied Seedance 2.0 with audio (about 15B parameters per a fal summary); API access reached developers 2026-04-27 via fal.
- Date
- Friday, 10 April 2026
- Lab
- Alibaba
- Kind
- model
- Access
- closed API
Figures
| Measure | Value | Measured by |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Elo (text-to-video, no audio) | 1,333 image-to-video 1,392; text-to-video with audio 1,205; per a fal-hosted summary | third-party |
Caixin confirms the 2026-04-10 reveal, the ATH unit and the arena ranking; Elo values and the 15B-parameter figure come from search-result snippets of fal and datanorth, not opened.
Sources
- www.caixinglobal.com/2026-04-10/alibaba-unveils-happyhorse-after-ai-model-tops-video-ranki
- fal.ai/happyhorse
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