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Alibaba APIs for Wan 2.6 & HappyHorse 1.0

Create cinematic, audio-enabled video workflows with the Alibaba models currently available through LinkModel.

Provider overview

About Alibaba video models

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio provides the Wan and HappyHorse video model families. Wan 2.6 supports text-to-video and image-to-video workflows with multi-shot narrative and synchronized audio capabilities. HappyHorse 1.0 supports text-led and image-led video generation with natural motion and audio output. LinkModel only presents models that appear in its live catalog.

Explore Alibaba video generation APIs

Choose Wan 2.6 for cinematic multi-shot storytelling and synchronized audio, or HappyHorse 1.0 for natural text- and image-led motion. This catalog only shows Alibaba models currently available through LinkModel.

2 models listed

Alibaba Wan and HappyHorse video APIs

Compare live Alibaba models for text-to-video, image-to-video, natural motion, multi-shot storytelling, synchronized audio, resolution, and duration.

Wan2.6
AlibabaText-to-Video

Alibaba's multimodal video generation model series supporting role-play (reference-to-video), multi-shot narrative, audio-visual sync, and up to 15-second output, enabling creators to star in AI videos with their own appearance and voice.

HappyHorse1.0
AlibabaText-to-Video

Alibaba ATH Innovation Unit's 15B video model — the first with native joint audio-video generation including dialogue, ambient sound, and lip-sync — #1 on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena, built for short-form, ads, and dialogue-driven video.

Compare Alibaba video models and API pricing

Start with Wan 2.6 for cinematic multi-shot video and synchronized audio, or HappyHorse 1.0 for natural motion from text or a source image. Recommendations only appear when the matching model is live in LinkModel's catalog.

Alibaba Wan and HappyHorse video APIs

Model

Wan 2.6

Cinematic multi-shot video with synchronized audio

Best for

Alibaba's Wan 2.6 video family supports cinematic multi-shot narratives, text-to-video, image-to-video, and synchronized audio workflows.

Key capabilities

Multi-shot narrative · synchronized audio · text or image input · up to 1080P

Official source ↗
Model

HappyHorse 1.0

Natural motion for text- and image-led video

Best for

Alibaba's HappyHorse 1.0 family focuses on fluid, natural motion and detailed video generation from text or a first-frame image.

Key capabilities

Natural motion · text-to-video · image-to-video · audio output

Official source ↗

What can you build with Alibaba APIs on LinkModel?

Use the live Wan and HappyHorse families for narrative video, product motion, campaign assets, and automated visual production from one account.

Narrative and campaign video

Use Wan 2.6 for multi-shot advertising, branded storytelling, music-driven scenes, and other sequences that benefit from coordinated visuals and audio.

Product and character motion

Animate a product, character, or key visual from text or a source image with the live Alibaba model that fits the desired movement and production cost.

Automated creative production

Generate and compare campaign variations while managing model access, task status, and usage from one API workflow.

Why run Alibaba models through LinkModel?

Access supported Alibaba video models alongside other providers while keeping credentials, task tracking, usage, and billing in one workflow.

One key across live Alibaba video models

Use one LinkModel API key for the supported Wan and HappyHorse models enabled in the live catalog.

Alibaba alongside other video providers

Compare or combine Alibaba models with other video families without maintaining another provider account and billing workflow.

Centralized tasks, usage, and billing

Track asynchronous generation tasks and pay-as-you-go charges from one LinkModel account while selecting the right model for each shot.

Integrate Alibaba video APIs

Use one LinkModel credential to select a live Alibaba model, submit an asynchronous generation task, and monitor it from the same account.

  1. Authenticate with one API key

    Create a LinkModel API key and use it to authenticate requests for the Alibaba models enabled for your account.

  2. Choose a live video model

    Select Wan 2.6, HappyHorse 1.0, or another listed model and open its page to confirm the current identifier, inputs, output options, and pricing.

  3. Submit and track the task

    Send the prompt and optional source image, then poll the asynchronous task until the generated video is ready.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Sources and editorial information

Editorial review

Model capabilities and selection guidance are reviewed against the official Alibaba sources listed here.

Editorial content reviewed: September 1, 2026

Alibaba and its model names belong to their respective owners. LinkModel is an independent API aggregation platform and does not imply a formal relationship.