Skip to content

Catalogvideo

Hunyuan Video

situationalBlueshift — gaining momentum

Open-weights text/image-to-video generation model from Tencent.

Visit github.com →Add to kitOpen in Noemium

ledger entry · observed by @whysanesanders

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.

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.

Known 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.

Use it when

  • Local video generation when you control the hardware and data.
  • Experiments where open weights matter more than polish.

Skip it 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.

Buy-check

  • ·Price — paid, 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 as of 2026-08-24. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
  • ·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
  • ·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
  • ·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
  • ·Who skips it — Also skipped when: You need native audio in the generated video.; You lack the GPU infrastructure for local inference..

Price trail — 1 revisionchangelog →

  • 2026-W34Open weights, self-host infrastructure cost only; Hun…Open weights, self-host infrastructure cost only; Hun…

Facts

pricing
paid1
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
yes — paid to keep using
open source
yes
api
yes
self-host
yes
category
video
evidence
source-verified

Data: trains on inputs unknown · local processing yes

Sources

  1. 1github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo[snapshot]
  2. 2vuela.ai/models/hunyuan-video/review[snapshot]
  3. 3atlascloud.ai/providers/tencent[snapshot]
  4. 4fal.ai/models/fal-ai/hunyuan-video-v1.5/text-to-video[snapshot]

No source, no number.

Edit this page on GitHub

Similar joball alternatives →

toolverdictpriceossself-host
Hunyuan Videosituationalpaidyesyes
Runwayshipfreemiumnono
Synthesiashippaidnono
Veo 3.1shipfreemiumnono

Facts from the catalog files — not scores you can buy. Quality and speed stay in the briefing, not in a fake 1–5 grid.

Runway
videoship

Runwayanchor

The incumbent AI video suite — Gen-4.5 generation plus a full editing toolchain.

APIFREE TIER

freemiumfree tier (125 one-off credits); Standard $12/mo, Pro $28/mo (yearly)

Steady momentum
Synthesia
videoship

Synthesia

AI avatar video platform for corporate training and marketing.

APIFREE TIER

paidfree allowance — paid to keep usingfrom $29/mo (Starter)

Steady momentum
Veo 3.1
videoship

Veo 3.1anchor

Google's video model with native audio generation — the current quality leader.

APIFREE TIER

freemiumfree daily credits in Flow; Google AI Pro $19.99/mo (1000 Flow credits/mo); Ultra 5x $99.99/mo (10k Flow credits/mo) / 20x $199.99/mo (25k Flow credits/mo)

Blueshift — gaining momentum