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CogVideoX (Zhipu)

Open text-to-video and image-to-video models (2B under Apache-2.0, 5B under CogVideoX license)

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What CogVideoX (Zhipu) does

  • Open text-to-video and image-to-video models (2B under Apache-2.0, 5B under CogVideoX license)
  • CogKit toolkit for fine-tuning CogVideoX and CogView4
  • Free Hugging Face and ModelScope Space demos

CogVideoX (Zhipu) — straight answers

What is CogVideoX (Zhipu)?

CogVideoX (Zhipu) is listed under AI Video Generation, in the Content & Media Generation category on Flocci AI Tools. Open text-to-video and image-to-video models (2B under Apache-2.0, 5B under CogVideoX license). It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

Is CogVideoX (Zhipu) free?

CogVideoX (Zhipu) is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

Can I use CogVideoX (Zhipu) in a browser, or is there an app?

CogVideoX (Zhipu) needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on self-hosting.

What can CogVideoX (Zhipu) do?

CogVideoX (Zhipu) does 3 things the catalog singles out: Open text-to-video and image-to-video models (2b under apache-2.0, 5b under cogvideox license); cogkit toolkit for fine-tuning cogvideox and cogview4; free hugging face and modelscope space demos.

What is the best free alternative to CogVideoX (Zhipu)?

Genmo (Mochi 1) is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same AI Video Generation sub-category and is free. MAGI-1 (Sand AI), Meta Vibes and HunyuanVideo (Tencent) also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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