Alibaba's New AI Video-Generation Model Tops Global Ranking After Debut
By Tracy Qu
Alibaba Group's new artificial intelligence video-generation tool has taken the top spot in a global leaderboard that tracks AI models' abilities, a sign of Chinese firms' growing competitiveness in an area of AI used in advertising, content creation and entertainment.
The model, called HappyHorse 1.0, has ranked No. 1 on third-party website Artificial Analysis' text-to-video leaderboard since it was released earlier this month.
But its provenance had been a mystery, and Alibaba didn't reveal itself as the developer until Friday.
HappyHorse "is currently under internal beta test and we are expecting to launch API access for the model in the near future," said a spokesperson at Token Hub, Alibaba's newly created AI-focused unit.
Developers usually use an API key, which works like a password, to access AI models.
Alibaba's move comes after TikTok parent ByteDance released Seedance 2.0, its video-generation model, earlier this year as Chinese internet companies vie to capture early demand in AI video.
The Hangzhou-based company also invested in AI video start-ups, such as ShengShu Technology, the Chinese firm behind popular video-generation model Vidu.
"The recent launch of Happy Horse (text to video) is a success," Jefferies analysts said in a research note this week.
Write to Tracy Qu at tracy.qu@wsj.com
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April 10, 2026 01:52 ET (05:52 GMT)
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