{"name":"Hunyuan Video","tagline":"Open-weights text/image-to-video generation model from Tencent.","url":"https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo","category":"video","pricing":"paid","price_note":"Open weights, self-host infrastructure cost only; HunyuanVideo-1.5 hosted API ~$0.075/sec (480p) via fal.ai; Hunyuan 3D Rapid ~$0.02/image via Atlas Cloud","free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"api":true,"self_host":true,"verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"A surprise open-weights release that can run locally and competes with closed video models. The self-hosting cost is real, and the first-party hosted API price was not confirmed at scan time.","limitations":["No native audio; visual-only output.","Self-hosting still requires serious GPU infrastructure.","First-party hosted API is not advertised by Tencent; available through third-party aggregators.","Limited consumer app and support outside China."],"strengths":["Open-weights text/image-to-video model from Tencent.","Can run locally and competes with closed video models.","Available through third-party hosted APIs when self-hosting is too expensive."],"use_for":["Local video generation when you control the hardware and data.","Experiments where open weights matter more than polish."],"skip_when":["You need native audio in the generated video.","You lack the GPU infrastructure for local inference.","You want first-party support and documentation outside China."],"receipts":["https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo","https://vuela.ai/models/hunyuan-video/review","https://www.atlascloud.ai/providers/tencent","https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/hunyuan-video-v1.5/text-to-video"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"data_sensitivity":{"trains_on_inputs":"unknown","local_processing":true},"last_verified":"2026-08-24","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"hunyuan-video","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/hunyuan-video/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}