The AI models behind EpicVids

The current #1 AI video model on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena.

• Held the largest lead in the leaderboard's history when it landed in April 2026
• Beat Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, and Veo 3.1 in blind side-by-side tests
• Native audio with lip sync in seven languages, English included
• Multi-reference subject consistency, powerful and non-restrictive
• Offered at the cheapest price on the market

Happy Horse showed up on the public leaderboards out of nowhere, climbed to #1 in blind tests, and then Alibaba's ATH research unit confirmed they built it. Reach for it when you want the highest quality possible, dialogue that actually lip syncs, and characters that stay on-model across every scene. EpicVids offers it at the cheapest price on the market, so you do not have to trade quality for cost. If you have not tried it yet, this is the one to start with.

ByteDance's flagship video model, tuned for shorter wait times.

• One of the top-ranked models on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena
• Up to 15-second scenes generated in a single pass
• First-frame control plus reference images for tight consistency
• Strong at cinematic camera moves and natural body motion

Seedance 2.0 was the model holding the top of the public arena before Happy Horse arrived, and it still produces some of the most polished cinematic footage on the market. The Fast variant on EpicVids keeps the same backbone but ships your render quicker, which is what you want when you are still iterating on a scene.

Quick, reliable, and easy on your wallet. The default for a reason.

• Generates in well under a minute, so you can keep iterating
• First and last frame control for clean scene-to-scene transitions
• Available in 720p and 1080p, both 16:9 and 9:16
• Optional fixed-camera mode for static shots and product video

If Seedance 2.0 is the cinema camera, Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast is the smartphone you actually take everywhere. It is fast enough to keep momentum, sharp enough to look professional, and it is the default video model on EpicVids because it gets out of your way more than any other option.

Photorealistic images, generated in a blink.

• Skin, lighting, and texture that look like an actual photograph
• Best-in-class instruction following, prompts behave the way you wrote them
• Sharp 1K and 2K presets out of the box
• The default image model on EpicVids

Grok Imagine is what we reach for when realism matters and we want it now. It is also the master image generator that locks in the look of your video, so every scene downstream stays visually consistent with the photograph in your head.

ByteDance's heavyweight image model with serious character memory.

• Native 4K, up to 4096 by 4096 pixels
• Up to 14 reference images so characters and outfits stay locked
• Text inside images that actually reads, no garbled letters
• Cinematic lighting with volumetric fog and proper shadows

Seedream 4.5 is the model to use when you need the same character to appear in five different scenes wearing five different outfits, or when your image needs working text on a poster, label, or sign. It tends to think more like a designer than a sketch tool.

Alibaba's lean, accurate image model. Currently #1 on AI Arena.

• Native 2K resolution with microscopic detail in skin and fabric
• Top-ranked text rendering, scoring above FLUX and Midjourney
• Unified generation and editing in a single model
• Efficient 7B parameter architecture, fast and crisp

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the image model to call when Seedream and Grok give you something close but not quite right. Its typography and editing strengths are especially useful for posters, infographics, and any image where the words are part of the story.

Studio-grade music from a sentence, with sections you can rewrite.

• 44.1 kHz studio-quality output
• Section-level control, regenerate just the chorus or just the verse
• Commercial use is cleared via partnerships with Merlin and Kobalt
• Multilingual lyrics for global content

Eleven Music v1 turns a one-line idea into a track you would actually use. Drop it under a video as the soundtrack, or generate a quick stinger for the title card, and ship it without worrying about who owns the rights to the music.