HappyHorse 1.1 Reference

• 🎬 Reference-to-video model from Alibaba, released June 2026.
• 🆕 Version 1.1 update to the HappyHorse Reference line.
• 👁️ Generates video guided by reference images plus text prompts.
• 🏢 Built by Alibaba, the family behind Qwen and Wan.
• 📅 Launched alongside 1.1 text-to-video and image-to-video siblings.
• 🔧 Reference mode conditions generation on supplied imagery for consistency.
• 📚 Documented through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's video editing API reference.

Alibaba

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HappyHorse 1.1 Reference is the reference-conditioned video generation model in Alibaba's HappyHorse family, released in June 2026. Reference-to-video workflows take one or more reference images alongside a text prompt, letting creators carry a subject, character, or style into newly generated footage — a mode distinct from pure text-to-video or single-image animation. It arrives together with its sibling HappyHorse 1.1 and HappyHorse 1.1 variants, forming a coordinated 1.1 generation.

This release succeeds HappyHorse 1.0 Reference from April 2026, continuing the reference-conditioned line within the broader HappyHorse pipeline. Alibaba Cloud Model Studio documents the family's video editing and reference workflows through its official API reference, which is the authoritative place to confirm supported inputs, modes, and parameters.

Detailed, independently verified specifications for the 1.1 Reference update — parameter count, architecture changes, and benchmark figures specific to this version — were not available in primary sources at the time of writing. Prospective users should confirm capabilities, licensing, and access through Alibaba's official documentation.