Which should you pick?
Hailuo 02 is the cheaper job: 32-768 credits against 34-216 credits for Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video. Those are the credits one complete generation costs, not a headline rate, so they are directly comparable even though the two models bill differently.
At their most expensive settings the gap widens: Hailuo 02 tops out at 768 credits a job versus 216, driven by clip length.
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video supports more aspect ratios (9: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9, 9:21, 5:4, 4:5), giving it more format flexibility.
What a job costs
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video
34-216 credits
It bills per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution, and the price moves with output resolution.
- SD/HD12 credits
- 4K15 credits
Hailuo 02
32-768 credits
It bills per second of output, and the price moves with clip length.
- Price7 credits
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video | Hailuo 02 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | Hailuo |
| Cost per job | 34-216 credits | 32-768 credits |
| Billing | per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution | per second of output |
| Max resolution | 1080p | 1080p |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9, 9:21, 5:4, 4:5 | — |
| Durations | 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s | — |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | 720p, 1080p | — |
| Requires starting image | No | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | — | — |
| Leaderboard | #10 in text to video | Unranked |
| Released | Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 18, 2025 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video
native audio, multilingual lipsync, high quality, 1080p
Only Hailuo 02
creative, artistic, unique
Both list: text to video, text to video.
Leaderboard positions
Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so a position is only comparable between two models within the same row.
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video
- Text to video#10
Hailuo 02
Not on a Versely leaderboard yet.
Full Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video spec sheet →
Happy Horse 1.1 is Alibaba's video model that generates 1080p video with synchronized native audio and multilingual lip-sync from a text prompt alone (3–15s)
Full Hailuo 02 spec sheet →
MiniMax's Hailuo 02 video generator — expressive, physical motion and strong prompt-to-action fidelity. Turns a plain-language action description into convincingly dynamic footage.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video or Hailuo 02?+
Hailuo 02 is cheaper per job: 32-768 credits against 34-216 credits for Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video.
What can Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video do that Hailuo 02 can't, or vice versa?+
Only Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video lists native audio, multilingual lipsync, high quality, 1080p. Only Hailuo 02 lists creative, artistic, unique. Both list text to video, text to video.
How do Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video and Hailuo 02 bill?+
Happy Horse 1.1 Text to Video bills per second, at a rate that changes with output resolution, and its price moves with output resolution. Hailuo 02 bills per second of output, and its price moves with clip length. Both are charged in Versely credits.
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