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Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video

alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/image-to-video

Happy Horse 1.1 by Alibaba - animate still images into dynamic videos with AI. Transform photos into cinematic clips with natural motion, camera movement, and optional audio generation.

Base price
$0.70USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
video
Input fields
5
Production route

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Playground

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Input
Optional text prompt guiding the animation. Max 2500 characters.

PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum

URL of the first frame image. Formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, BMP, WEBP. Dimensions must be at least 300px. Aspect ratio must be between 1:2.5 and 2.5:1. Max 20 MB.
Output video resolution tier. Allowed values: 480p, 720p, 1080p.
Output video duration in seconds (3-15). Allowed values: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Random seed for reproducibility (0-2147483647).
OutputExample

Examples

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Model card

Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.70 / run

Context & modalities

Input
Schema-defined
Output
video

Capabilities

Chat
Not supported
Vision
Not supported
Reasoning
Not supported
Structured output
Not supported
Function calling
Not supported
Audio input
Not supported

Access

Provider
Alibaba
Model ID
alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/image-to-video
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

Human preference

Arena

Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.

Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena

Leaderboard
Image to Video
Rank
#10 of 77
Elo
1314 ±10
Gap to #1
−54

Image-to-video arena (silent): people pick the better of two clips animated from the same image, without seeing the model names; audio is not judged.

  1. #5Vimoo 1.0Vimoo1348±14
  2. #6PixVerse V6PixVerseOn SandBase1339±10
  3. #7Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720pByteDance SeedOn SandBase1339±9
  4. #8Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXAIOn SandBase1331±11
  5. #9grok-imagine-videoSpaceXAIOn SandBase1328±9
  6. #10HappyHorse-1.1Alibaba-ATHThis model1314±10
  7. #11Kling 2.5 Turbo 1080pKlingAIOn SandBase1299±9
  8. #12HappyHorse-1.0Alibaba-ATHOn SandBase1294±9
  9. #13Vidu Q3 ProViduOn SandBase1290±9
  10. #14PixVerse V5.6PixVerse1287±10

API README

Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video

Animate a picture with Happy Horse 1.1. image becomes the first frame and the prompt directs the action and camera over 3–15 seconds.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Text instruction.
imageimage URL, required—First frame. JPEG, PNG, or WebP URL.
resolution480p / 720p / 1080p720pSets the per-second rate.
duration3–155Output length in seconds.
seedintegerrandomFix it to compare prompt changes.

Billing

You pay for output seconds: $0.07 at 480p, $0.14 at 720p, and $0.18 at 1080p, Alibaba's list price.

Output480p720p1080p
3s$0.21$0.42$0.54
5s (default)$0.35$0.70$0.90
10s$0.70$1.40$1.80
15s$1.05$2.10$2.70

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Describe what moves and how the camera behaves, not what is already visible.
  • Draft at 480p, then rerun the chosen take at 1080p.

Limits

  • The output follows the input image's aspect ratio.

Also on SandBase

Other Happy Horse endpoints: alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/text-to-video, alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/reference-to-video, alibaba/happy-horse/video-edit (edit an existing clip).

Start building

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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/image-to-video
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/image-to-video",
  "image": "https://help-static-aliyun-doc.aliyuncs.com/file-manage-files/zh-CN/20250925/wpimhv/rap.png",
  "prompt": "Bring the scene in the image to life.",
  "duration": 5,
  "resolution": "720p"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
  status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
  case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
  sleep 2
  result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call Alibaba Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/image-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.

Do I need a separate Alibaba account?

No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to Alibaba Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Alibaba separately.