CogVideoX
Zhipu AI class A live
Open-weights text/image-to-video model from Zhipu AI; 2b is Apache-2.0, 5b uses custom licence; also hosted via the Qingying/z.ai API.
Layer 1 — factual axes
| API & price | cloud + self-host · hosted $0.2/video (z.ai) | official | source ↗ 2026-07-04 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max output | 10s · 1360×768 (16fps, CogVideoX1.5-5B) | official | source ↗ 2026-07-04 |
| Native audio | no (open weights video-only) | official | source ↗ 2026-07-04 |
| Weights | split — 2b: Apache-2.0; 5b: custom CogVideoX License | official | source ↗ 2026-07-04 |
| Free tier | open self-host + free Qingying web tier | official | source ↗ 2026-07-04 |
Layer 2 — output quality
80.3 / 100
Open-weights text/image-to-video model from Zhipu AI; 2b is Apache-2.0, 5b uses custom licence; also hosted via the Qingying/z.ai API.