Mochi 1

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Open-source AI video generation model by Genmo with state-of-the-art motion quality and temporal consistency - self-hostable with Apache 2.0 license.

Mochi 1 is an open-source video generation model released by Genmo in October 2024 under the Apache 2.0 license, making it freely usable for commercial and research purposes. The model emphasizes high motion quality and temporal consistency - common failure points in earlier video generation models - producing smooth, physically plausible movement in generated clips. Mochi 1 can be accessed through the hosted web app at mochi.video with a free tier, or downloaded and self-hosted using consumer-grade GPUs. The model weights are available on Hugging Face. Genmo positioned Mochi 1 as a research foundation model for the community to fine-tune and build upon, alongside their commercial cloud offering. Generated clips run up to 5 seconds in length.

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Freemium

Free plan available

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www.genmo.ai

Freemium

Pricing Model

Video & Audio

Key Features

Text-to-video generation with high temporal consistency and physically plausible motion
Open-source model weights under Apache 2.0 - free for commercial use and fine-tuning
Self-hostable on consumer GPUs using the Hugging Face model checkpoint
Web app at mochi.video for no-code video generation with a free credits tier
API access for developers integrating video generation into creative applications
Up to 5-second video clips with smooth camera motion and subject animation

Use Cases

AI researchers benchmarking and fine-tuning open video generation models on proprietary datasets
Developers integrating text-to-video capabilities into creative apps without per-call API licensing
Content creators generating short animated clips from text descriptions for social media
Studios using Apache 2.0 licensing to build commercial video AI products on the Mochi foundation

Pros

Apache 2.0 license allows commercial use and fine-tuning - no usage restrictions or royalties
Motion quality and temporal consistency outperform models like Stable Video Diffusion at launch
Self-hosting option eliminates per-generation costs at scale on owned GPU infrastructure

Cons

Limited to 5-second clips - substantially shorter than commercial models like Kling AI or Runway
Output resolution of 480p trails the 720p-1080p quality of Kling AI and Luma Dream Machine
Self-hosting requires a capable GPU - minimum 24GB VRAM for acceptable generation speed