Mochi 1 (Genmo)
Leading#6 in Open sourcemedium confidence
Genmo's Apache-2.0 Mochi 1 (~3.7k GitHub★) — a recognized open text-to-video model, lower adoption than the leaders above.Our read
Why it ranks #6
About 3.7k GitHub stars and an Apache-2.0 release make Mochi a credible open model, but adoption is materially below the five projects ranked above it.Here is the catch
very demanding hardware footprint
slower project momentum than newer rivals
limited editing and conditioning features
Does this well
permissive open-source release
good motion for a first-generation open model
clear research implementation
Pricing
Checked by hand on 2026-07-23. Prices in this category change often — if this looks wrong, it probably is.
Key features
Text-to-video generationOpen model weights and inference codeHigh-fidelity motion modelingDiffusers/community workflow support
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- 3HunyuanVideo (Tencent)Tencent's 13B open video model (~12.4k GitHub★) — a benchmark reference for open-source cinematic text-to-video quality.
- 4CogVideo / CogVideoX (Zhipu)Apache-2.0 CogVideoX (~12.9k GitHub★) — loads natively in HF Diffusers, strong prompt following and smooth frames; a go-to for developers.
- 5LTX-Video (Lightricks)Lightricks' real-time DiT video model (~10.7k GitHub★) — notable for fast, production-capable generation and active releases.
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