As a new wave of competition surges in the global AI video generation field, Chinese tech company MiniMax's "Heluo AI" has made a strong entrance with its remarkable performance. Data shows that this AI product, launched in April of this year, achieved an astonishing 867.41% increase in visits by September, topping the global AI product visit growth rankings.
The core competitive edge of this product stems from its underlying technological support. MiniMax has built Heluo AI on a trillion-parameter MoE model, abab-6.5, equipping it with capabilities on par with GPT-4, Claude3Opus, and Gemini1.5Pro. In practical applications, Heluo AI not only supports basic functions such as voice calls, text interaction, and image recognition but is also notable for its video generation capabilities.
The turning point that truly brought Heluo AI to the forefront in the global market was on August 31st. On that day, MiniMax released the first AI high-definition video generation model, "abab-video-1." This English-supported model can generate high-definition videos at a resolution of 1280*720 and 25 frames per second, although currently limited to a duration of 6 seconds, it has already demonstrated technical prowess comparable to top international products like OpenAI's Sora and Runway. In authoritative VBench video generation model evaluations, Heluo AI ranked first for its excellent picture quality, coherence, and smoothness.
The response to Heluo AI in the overseas market has been overwhelming. A Star Wars-themed video created by filmmaker Dave Clark surpassed 5 million views within 48 hours, drawing widespread attention. Notably, during the National Day holiday, the image-to-video feature further positioned Heluo AI as a formidable competitor to American companies like Runway and Luma AI.
This phenomenon is not isolated. In the AI video generation field, Chinese tech companies including Zhipu, ByteDance, and Kuaishou have all launched unique video models capable of generating high-quality video content over 5 seconds long. Overseas media widely believe that Chinese enterprises will play an increasingly important role in the future development of AI video technology.
