Guide for AI video generation APIs
Claude doesn’t “draw” videos, but it’s becoming one of the best models at “writing” them. Over the past few months, overseas developer communities have produced a growing number of examples: give Claude Code a single prompt, and ten minutes later, you have an MP4 with animation, voice-over, and subtitles. Since the release of Claude Opus…
On April 3, 2026, Alibaba Tongyi Lab officially released Wan2.7. This generation of models brings a series of major upgrades, including Thinking Mode, 15-second long clips, start/end frame control, and 5-reference-image multi-character driving. It became the hottest topic in the AI video space almost immediately upon release. However, hype aside, developers who actually want to…
Google provided an answer in the official Gemini FAQ that made many developers nervous: "Gemini Omni is our latest video editing and generation model that will replace Veo in the Gemini app." This statement sparked a wave of discussion in the English-speaking community—is Veo being phased out? Can we still use Veo 3.1 on Vertex…
In May, ByteDance teased the release of Seedance 2.1 through international media outlets like Pandaily. It’s expected to deliver a 20% overall quality improvement over version 2.0, marking the most significant update to this product line since the official launch of Seedance 2.0 in February 2026. Meanwhile, the 2.0 series has already branched into "Standard"…
On May 11, 2026, several Reddit users spotted a model card labeled "Omni" within the Gemini app interface. The description read: "Create with Gemini Omni: meet our new video model, remix your videos, edit directly in chat, try templates, and more." While Google hasn't made an official announcement yet, this leak has thrust Gemini Omni…
The mystery surrounding HappyHorse pricing has finally been solved. Following the launch of the HappyHorse API enterprise beta on Alibaba Cloud Bailian on April 27, 2026, the official pricing page is now live. HappyHorse-1.0-T2V is billed by the second, with 720P priced at ¥0.9/second and 1080P at ¥1.6/second, using a straightforward "Quantity × Seconds ×…
On April 27, 2026, Alibaba officially confirmed that the HappyHorse API has entered enterprise-level testing on the Alibaba Cloud Bailian platform. This video generation model, which consistently holds the #1 spot on both the text-to-video and image-to-video leaderboards of the Artificial Analysis Video Arena, has finally transitioned from anonymous testing to commercial availability. With its…
title: "Sora-2 API Sunset: Migration Guide and Best Alternatives for 2026" description: "OpenAI has officially announced the sunset of the Sora-2 API. Learn about the timeline, impact, and how to migrate to top-tier alternatives like SeeDance 2.0 and Wan 2.7." tags: [AI, Sora, API, Video Generation, Migration] On March 24, 2026, OpenAI officially announced via…
On April 14, 2026, ByteDance officially opened public testing for its video generation model, SeeDance 2.0, on the BytePlus ModelArk platform. Developers can now finally access this industry-leading video generation capability through standard APIs. Compared to its initial debut on April 9, which was limited to the experience center, this public release supports multimodal interfaces…
On April 7, 2026, a mysterious video model called Happy Horse 1.0 dropped into the Artificial Analysis Video Arena, instantly dethroning the previous champion, Seedance 2.0. One is an anonymous, "generation-gap" dark horse with almost no public information; the other is a "director-level" tool-oriented model officially released by ByteDance in March. So, which one is…
