Happy Horse
Alibaba (Taotian Future Life Lab)
Happy Horse is a video generation model line from Alibaba (Taotian Future Life Lab). The latest release is Happy Horse 1.1 (23 Jun 2026). This page tracks all 2 Happy Horse releases since 9 Apr 2026, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one.
Happy Horse 1.1released
Sharper motion, stronger character and scene consistency, higher overall visual quality; optional first-frame guidance; clips up to 15s at 1080p
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Max duration
- 15s
Unveiled 2026-06-23.
Happy Horse 1.0released
Debut model from Alibaba's Taotian Future Life Lab. Held #1 Elo on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena at launch. Reference-driven control for dialogue scenes, music videos and ad work
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Audio
- joint video + audio in one pass; native lip-sync in 7 languages
- Resolution
- 1080p
Revealed 2026-04-09 (Bloomberg, 2026-04-14: 'gives China the video-creation crown'); third-party API launch on fal 2026-04-26. Built by Taotian Group's Future Life Lab, not Tongyi Lab - a separate Alibaba video line from Wan. No official announcement page located.
FAQ
- When was Happy Horse 1.1 released?
- Happy Horse 1.1 was released on 23 Jun 2026.
- Is Happy Horse open source?
- No. Happy Horse 1.1 is closed: the weights are not released and it is available through an API or app only.
- Can Happy Horse be used commercially?
- Yes. Commercial use of Happy Horse 1.1 is allowed under the Proprietary licence.
- Where can I use Happy Horse?
- Happy Horse 1.1 is available via Official API and Consumer app.
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