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Made with Happy Horse 1.1 · Dialogue with lip-sync

Happy Horse 1.1 is Alibaba’s flagship video model — a long-running #1 on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena — generating 3 to 15 second clips at 1080p with native audio and multilingual lip-sync.

Original results

Happy Horse 1.1 examples made in Made

These examples use media produced for Made. Prompts are included when the production record allows them.

Dialogue with lip-sync

“A street food chef looks up at the camera mid-service and says “best noodles in the city, trust me” with a grin, woks flaming behind, handheld framing.”

Image-to-video

“Animate the scene: steam rises, the chef tosses the wok once, ambient market sound builds, the camera holds steady.”

Creative scene

“Horses gallop through shallow water at sunrise, spray catching the light in slow motion, hooves drumming, a low tracking shot alongside.”

Night market chef still used as a Happy Horse 1.1 start frame

Start-frame control

“Use this image as the opening composition.”

Horses in shallow water at sunrise, a Happy Horse 1.1 scene brief

Scene brief

“Set the scene as a still before describing its motion and sound.”

Rain-streaked train window at dusk, a composition brief for Happy Horse 1.1

Composition brief

“Plan the shot as a still, then hand the motion to the model.”

Where Happy Horse 1.1 fits best

Best uses

  • Talking subjects with multilingual lip-sync
  • High-fidelity 1080p masters without an upscale pass
  • Nine aspect ratios from 21:9 down to 9:21
  • Benchmark-grade realism for hero shots

Limits to know

  • Made starts at the cheaper 720p tier; 1080p costs more per second.
  • Clips top out at 15 seconds; longer continuous takes need Seedance 2.5 or WAN 3.0.

Specifications in Made

These are the controls exposed by Made, which may be narrower than a provider’s full API.

Aspect ratios
16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9, 9:21, 5:4, 4:5
Resolution
720p (default in Made), 1080p
Duration
3–15 seconds
Output formats
MP4 with audio
Reference images
1
Processing
Scales with duration; progress appears in the generation view.

How to use Happy Horse 1.1 in Made

  1. 1

    Write the scene and dialogue

    Describe the subject, motion, and camera; put spoken lines in quotes for lip-synced delivery.

  2. 2

    Add a start image if needed

    Upload a still to animate at 1080p while keeping its composition.

  3. 3

    Choose format and length

    Pick one of nine aspect ratios and a duration between 3 and 15 seconds.

  4. 4

    Review and refine

    Check lip-sync, audio, and motion continuity, then refine one instruction at a time.

Questions, answered

Happy Horse 1.1 FAQ

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It is Alibaba’s flagship video model, which took the #1 Elo spot on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena in 2026, generating 1080p clips with native audio and multilingual lip-sync.