{"id":801093,"date":"2026-04-08T20:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=801093"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:40:03","slug":"happyhorse10-crowned-1-opensource-ai-video-generator-tops-artificial-analysis-global-leaderboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/happyhorse10-crowned-1-opensource-ai-video-generator-tops-artificial-analysis-global-leaderboard_801093.html","title":{"rendered":"HappyHorse-1.0 Crowned #1 Open-Source AI Video Generator, Tops Artificial Analysis Global Leaderboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right; width:250px; padding:8px 10px 10px 10px;\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/04\/1775651488.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"HappyHorse-1.0 Crowned #1 Open-Source AI Video Generator, Tops Artificial Analysis Global Leaderboard\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/04\/1775651488.jpg\" alt=\"HappyHorse-1.0 Crowned #1 Open-Source AI Video Generator, Tops Artificial Analysis Global Leaderboard\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" style=\"padding:0px 0px 10px 10px; border:0 solid !important;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"quotes\">\n<div>HappyHorse AI is an independent AI research collective focused on open and accessible multimodal generation technologies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic; padding:8px 0px;\">Open-source AI sensation HappyHorse-1.0 has surged to the top of Artificial Analysis Video Arena, outperforming closed-source leaders including ByteDance Seedance 2.0 in blind user preference tests. Developed by the independent team formerly from Alibaba\u2019s Taotian Future Life Lab and led by ex-Kuaishou VP Zhang Di, the 15-billion-parameter model delivers native audio-video synchronization, 1080p cinematic quality, and blazing-fast inference.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>April 8, 2026 &#8211;<\/strong> The global AI video generation industry was shaken today as open-source model <strong>HappyHorse-1.0<\/strong> rocketed to the very top of Artificial Analysis Video Arena, the world&rsquo;s most authoritative blind-test leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Text-to-Video (no audio) category, HappyHorse-1.0 achieved 1333&ndash;1357 Elo points, surpassing the previously dominant ByteDance Seedance 2.0 by nearly 60 points. It also set a new all-time record in the Image-to-Video category with 1391&ndash;1406 Elo and secured second place in the demanding audio-inclusive track.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Completely open-source with full commercial licensing, HappyHorse-1.0 features a 15-billion-parameter unified single-stream Transformer architecture that natively generates synchronized audio and video in one pass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Key capabilities include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>8-step denoising inference (no CFG required)<\/li>\n<li>Native lip-sync across 7 languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Japanese, Korean, German, French)<\/li>\n<li>1080p cinematic output in just 38 seconds on a single H100 GPU<\/li>\n<li>Full model weights, distilled versions, super-resolution module, and inference code released on GitHub<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The model was developed by the independent team formerly operating under Alibaba&rsquo;s Taotian Group Future Life Laboratory (ATH-AI Innovation Division), led by Zhang Di &mdash; former Vice President of Kuaishou and technical architect of Kling AI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;HappyHorse-1.0 proves that true innovation in AI video no longer requires closed-source walls,&rdquo; said the development team. &ldquo;By focusing on real user preference rather than benchmark hype, we have built the new standard for accessible, high-performance video generation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The complete model is now publicly available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Try it now: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Happy Horse 1.0 | #1 Open Source AI Video Generator\" href=\"https:\/\/happy-horse.art\" target=\"_blank\">Happy Horse 1.0 | #1 Open Source AI Video Generator<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions about HappyHorse-1.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Q: Who developed HappyHorse-1.0?<\/strong> A: HappyHorse-1.0 was developed by an independent AI research team formerly from Alibaba&rsquo;s Taotian Group Future Life Laboratory (ATH-AI Innovation Division) and is led by Zhang Di, former Vice President of Kuaishou and technical lead of Kling AI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Q: Is HappyHorse-1.0 open source and commercially usable?<\/strong> A: Yes. HappyHorse-1.0 is fully open source with complete commercial licensing. All model weights, distilled models, super-resolution modules, and inference code are publicly available on GitHub.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Q: How to download and run HappyHorse-1.0 locally?<\/strong> A: Visit\uff1a<a rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"HappyHorse-1.0 AI Video Generator\" href=\"https:\/\/happy-horse.art\/generator\" target=\"_blank\">HappyHorse-1.0 AI Video Generator<\/a>, download the full model package from the official GitHub repository, and run it with one-click installation. It supports local deployment on a single NVIDIA H100 GPU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Q: How does HappyHorse-1.0 compare to Seedance 2.0?<\/strong> A: In blind user tests on Artificial Analysis, HappyHorse-1.0 outperforms Seedance 2.0 by nearly 60 Elo points in the text-to-video category and sets a new record in image-to-video, while offering full open-source access.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Q: Does HappyHorse-1.0 support Chinese and lip-sync?<\/strong> A: Yes. It natively supports Mandarin, Cantonese, and six other languages with industry-leading lip synchronization and extremely low word error rate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Q: What hardware is required to run HappyHorse-1.0?<\/strong> A: A single NVIDIA H100 GPU is recommended for optimal performance. Community versions for consumer-grade GPUs are already under active development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About HappyHorse AI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HappyHorse AI is an independent AI research collective focused on open and accessible multimodal generation technologies.<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/happy-horse.art_178494.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Happy Horse AI Platform<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Calvin Claire<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=happyhorse10-crowned-1-opensource-ai-video-generator-tops-artificial-analysis-global-leaderboard\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 3575915498<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>2656 Oak Ridge St  <br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Albany<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> Alabama<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/happy-horse.art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/happy-horse.art\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=happyhorse10-crowned-1-opensource-ai-video-generator-tops-artificial-analysis-global-leaderboard\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HappyHorse AI is an independent AI research collective focused on open and accessible multimodal generation technologies. 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