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Genmo

Open-source text-to-video generation, with a free hosted playground.

Category
Video
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Open core
Hosting
Hybrid
Platforms
WebAPI
Models
Self-contained (on-device)
Verified
Jun 15, 2026

AI video startup behind Mochi 1, an open-source text-to-video model built on an Asymmetric Diffusion Transformer (AsymmDiT) architecture. The weights and code are on GitHub and Hugging Face for local or self-hosted use, while genmo.ai hosts a free playground to generate clips from prompts in the browser.

Capabilities 1

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Text-to-video (primary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Downloadable open weights
  • Free hosted playground to try it
  • Self-hostable for full control
  • Strong motion fidelity for an open model
  • Local runs need heavy GPU memory
  • Short clip lengths versus closed rivals
  • No native audio generation

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