Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video vs Seedance 2.0 Mini
Seedance 2.0 Mini leads on human preference — 1343 vs 1312 Elo (#1 of 79 in the Image-to-Video Arena). The right pick still depends on style, speed and licensing — details below.
Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Videoalibaba/happy-horse/v1.1/image-to-videovs
Seedance 2.0 Mini✓bytedance/seedance-2.0/mini/reference-to-video| Human-preference Elo | 1312 | 1343 |
| Arena rank | #5 of 79 | #1 of 79 |
| Category | image-to-video | image-to-video |
| License | commercial | commercial |
Frequently asked
Is Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video better than Seedance 2.0 Mini?
By human preference, Seedance 2.0 Mini currently rates higher (1343 vs 1312 Elo). Preference votes measure typical output quality; test both on your own prompts for style fit.
What kind of models are Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video and Seedance 2.0 Mini?
Both are image to video models available as hosted API endpoints — Happy Horse 1.1 Image to Video (alibaba/happy-horse/v1.1/image-to-video) and Seedance 2.0 Mini (bytedance/seedance-2.0/mini/reference-to-video).
See the full best image-to-video models ranking.