CogVideoX
Open-weight text-to-video and image-to-video models (CogVideoX-2B, 5B and 1.5) that run on desktop GPUs; CogVideoX1.5 makes 10-second clips at 1360x768.
Visit CogVideoXFree (open source) · Free plan · checked Oct 26, 2026
CogVideoX at a glance
| Type | Open-source model |
|---|---|
| Developer | Zhipu AI / Tsinghua (THUDM) |
| Starts at | Free (open source) |
| Billing | Open source (free) |
| Free plan | Free plan: Open weights; CogVideoX-2B under Apache-2.0, larger models under the model licence. |
| Watermark | Not stated |
| Max resolution | 1360x768 |
| Max length | 10-second clips |
| Commercial use | Not stated. CogVideoX-2B: Apache 2.0. Other weights: separate MODEL_LICENSE. |
| API | Not stated |
What CogVideoX says it can do
- Text to video:
We have open-sourced the first model of the CogVideoX series video generation models, CogVideoX-2B
source - Image to video:
CogVideoX1.5-5B-I2V supports video generation at any resolution.
source - Open weights:
2024/8/27: We have open-sourced a larger model in the CogVideoX series, CogVideoX-5B.
source
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Where CogVideoX ranks
Positions in our lists, from public data only (same grey chip for every position).
- #2 in open-source AI video generators · ranked by public data
- #13 in free image-to-video AI generators · ranked by public data
- #19 in free text-to-video AI generators · ranked by public data
- #22 in image-to-video AI generators · ranked by public data
- #29 in text-to-video AI generators · ranked by public data
- #33 in free AI video generators · ranked by public data
Sources
Checked Oct 26, 2026 on CogVideoX's own site. Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Spotted an error? Send a correction.