Model · Video

CogVideoX

A downloadable video model from the Z.ai (Zhipu) CogVideoX team that makes 5-10 second clips from a description or a photo. Smaller versions run on a home graphics card. Business use needs a free registration and has a usage cap.

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At a glance

Open or closed
Downloadable, with conditions
You can download and run it, but the licence limits use
Downloadable under the CogVideoX Licence, which restricts commercial use.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence
CogVideoX License (Community licence with conditions (e.g. revenue cap))
The 2B model may be under Apache 2.0; not checked this run.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Can I sell what I make?
Yes, with conditions
  • Only below a revenue limit
  • You must credit the maker
Must register for a free basic commercial licence; free up to 1 million visits a month to your service (a usage cap, mapped to revenue_cap); keep licence text with copies. No military/illegal use.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Cost
Free option: Free to download and run yourself
Plans below.
How you use it
On your own computer, Through another service
Low figures need CPU offload and VAE tiling, which slow generation 3-4x. I2V sizes not listed separately.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Skill needed
Technical
Our judgement: Python/Diffusers setup.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Made by
Z.ai (Zhipu AI) CogVideoX Model Team
HF org is Z.ai; links also name THUDM and ZhipuAI. Licence is governed by PRC law, but no address is stated, so no country set.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Status
Available
Weights still published; no deprecation notice seen.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

What you can make with it

text to videoimage to video

Text-to-video: 2B, 5B, 1.5-5B; image-to-video: 5B-I2V, 1.5-5B-I2V.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Rights and safety

Limits
max video seconds: 10; note: 1.5 models: 5 or 10 s at 16 fps, up to 1360x768. 2B: 6 s at 8 fps, 720x480.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Related

Where you can run it

Hugging Face

Other options for “A video, from a description”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Premiere, Akool, Animoto, Arcads, Canva AI (Magic Studio), CapCut, Civitai, ComfyUI, Creatify, DeeVid AI, DomoAI, Dreamina, Dzine, fal, Filmora, FlexClip, Fliki, Fotor, Genmo, getimg.ai, Google Flow, Hailuo AI

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.