Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video
alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/image-to-videoHappy 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
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Playground
PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum
Examples
Select an example to load its inputs and result into the playground.
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.
- #5Vimoo 1.01348±14
- #6PixVerse V61339±10
- #7Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p1339±9
- #8Grok Imagine Video 1.51331±11
- #9grok-imagine-video1328±9
- #10HappyHorse-1.11314±10
- #11Kling 2.5 Turbo 1080p1299±9
- #12HappyHorse-1.01294±9
- #13Vidu Q3 Pro1290±9
- #14PixVerse V5.61287±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
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Text instruction. |
image | image URL, required | — | First frame. JPEG, PNG, or WebP URL. |
resolution | 480p / 720p / 1080p | 720p | Sets the per-second rate. |
duration | 3–15 | 5 | Output length in seconds. |
seed | integer | random | Fix 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.
| Output | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $2.70 |
Failed runs are not charged.
Prompting
- Describe what moves and how the camera behaves, not what is already visible.
- Draft at 480p, then rerun the chosen take at 1080p.
Limits
- The output follows the input image's aspect ratio.
Also on SandBase
Other Happy Horse endpoints: alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/text-to-video, alibaba/happy-horse/1.1/reference-to-video, alibaba/happy-horse/video-edit (edit an existing clip).
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(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"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Type | Default price | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
Happy Horse 1.1 Image to VideoThis model Alibaba | Video | $0.70 / run | Jun 22, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $1.40 / run | Oct 4, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $2.80 / run | Oct 4, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $1.00 / run | Oct 4, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $2.00 / run | Oct 4, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $0.70 / run | Aug 24, 2026 |
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.
