Veo 3.1 Fast vs Happy Horse 1.1
These two never price the same render: Veo 3.1 Fast sells clips of 4s, 6s and 8s and Happy Horse 1.1 sells 5s, 10s and 15s, so there is no like-for-like row to put them on and any straight price comparison would be comparing different products. They do both price 720p and 1080p, though, and a second of 720p is a second of 720p whichever model made it, so the comparison that does hold is credits per second at the same resolution: 720p is 30 credits a second on Veo 3.1 Fast against 28 on Happy Horse 1.1; 1080p is 30 credits a second on Veo 3.1 Fast against 36 on Happy Horse 1.1. Which one is the better rate depends on the resolution you deliver in: Veo 3.1 Fast at 1080p, Happy Horse 1.1 at 720p. Those are each model's best rate at that resolution, taken from the tables below. In practice, take Veo 3.1 Fast if you want the higher resolution without paying more for it, and Happy Horse 1.1 if you need one continuous clip longer than 8 seconds.
We run Veo 3.1 Fast (Google) and Happy Horse 1.1 (Alibaba) ourselves, on our own provider accounts, inside the same studio and off the same credit balance. Everything below is read out of the catalogue that prices your renders, so the numbers are the ones your account is actually charged. What you will not find here is a quality verdict: we hold no benchmark that would make one honest, so every claim on this page is a capability or a price you can check.
Veo 3.1 Fast vs Happy Horse 1.1: the specs
Every cell below is read from the catalogue that our generator and our billing run on, so it is what you get and what you are charged, not what a vendor page advertises. Two rows are worth reading carefully: where the render runsis the platform we actually dispatch to, which is not always the one a model’s Replicate name implies, and how the length is set separates the models you give a duration to from the ones whose clip runs as long as the speech does.
| Spec | Veo 3.1 Fast | Happy Horse 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Alibaba | |
| Catalogue label | Veo 3.1 Fast | Happy Horse 1.1 |
| Where the render runs | Replicate | Replicate |
| Provider model | google/veo-3.1-fast | alibaba/happyhorse-1.1 |
| Max duration, one render | 8s | 15s |
| How the length is set | You pick it, per render | You pick it, per render |
| Priced clip lengths | 4s, 6s and 8s | 5s, 10s and 15s |
| Priced resolutions | 720p and 1080p | 720p and 1080p |
| Audio | Generated with the picture, same pass | Generated with the picture, same pass |
| Reference image required | Yes | Yes |
| Reference images per render | 1 | 9 |
| Cheapest render | 120 credits (4s at 720p) | 140 credits (5s at 720p) |
| Best rate per second | 30 credits/sec (4s at 720p) | 28 credits/sec (5s at 720p) |
| Credit range | 120 to 245 | 140 to 550 |
| On the free 3-day trial | On the free trial | On the free trial |
| Announced end date | None announced | None announced |
Cost: compared per second, not per render
Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 do not sell a single clip length and resolution in common. Veo 3.1 Fast is priced at 4s, 6s and 8s, Happy Horse 1.1 at 5s, 10s and 15s. Putting a 4s render next to a 5s one and calling the gap a price difference would be comparing two different products.
What they do have in common is resolution. Both price 720p and 1080p, and a second of 720p is a second of 720pwhichever model made it. So the honest unit here is credits per second at the same resolution, taken from each model’s best tier at that resolution.
| Resolution | Veo 3.1 Fast | Happy Horse 1.1 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 720p | 30 credits/sec best on 4s at 720p, 120 credits | 28 credits/sec best on 5s at 720p, 140 credits | 2 credits a second cheaper on Happy Horse 1.1 |
| 1080p | 30 credits/sec best on 4s at 1080p, 120 credits | 36 credits/sec best on 5s at 1080p, 180 credits | 6 credits a second cheaper on Veo 3.1 Fast |
Multiply a row by the length you actually need and you have the comparison this page cannot make for you. At those rates ten seconds of 720p works out at roughly 300 credits of Veo 3.1 Fast against 280 of Happy Horse 1.1, before you round up to the lengths each one actually sells (4s, 6s and 8s; 5s, 10s and 15s).
Every tier each one sells
Veo 3.1 Fast
| Render | Credits | Per sec |
|---|---|---|
| 4s at 720p | 120 | 30 |
| 4s at 1080p | 120 | 30 |
| 6s at 720p | 180 | 30 |
| 6s at 1080p | 180 | 30 |
| 8s at 720p | 245 | 30.6 |
| 8s at 1080p | 245 | 30.6 |
Happy Horse 1.1
| Render | Credits | Per sec |
|---|---|---|
| 5s at 720p | 140 | 28 |
| 5s at 1080p | 180 | 36 |
| 10s at 720p | 280 | 28 |
| 10s at 1080p | 370 | 37 |
| 15s at 720p | 420 | 28 |
| 15s at 1080p | 550 | 36.7 |
Credit costs, not dollars: what a credit costs you depends on the plan, and all three plans are listed on the pricing page.
Which one to pick
Each line below traces back to a single difference in the tables above. Where a model has no measurable advantage, that is what it says.
Pick Veo 3.1 Fast if
- You want the higher resolution without paying more for itVeo 3.1 Fast charges the same credits for 720p and 1080p at any given length. Happy Horse 1.1 charges more for its higher tiers.
- You want the cheapest possible render to test an idea onVeo 3.1 Fast starts at 120 credits (4s at 720p). The cheapest thing Happy Horse 1.1 sells is 140 credits.
- You deliver at 1080p and are buying seconds rather than a clip lengthAt 1080p Veo 3.1 Fast works out at 30 credits a second against 36 for Happy Horse 1.1. At 720p it goes the other way.
Pick Happy Horse 1.1 if
- You need one continuous clip longer than 8 secondsHappy Horse 1.1 runs to 15s in a single call. Veo 3.1 Fast caps at 8s, so anything longer has to be cut together from more than one render.
- One shot has to combine several things you already have, a product, a face, a backgroundHappy Horse 1.1 carries up to 9 reference images into a single render. Veo 3.1 Fast carries one, so the rest has to come from the prompt.
- You deliver at 720p and are buying seconds rather than a clip lengthAt 720p Happy Horse 1.1 works out at 28 credits a second against 30 for Veo 3.1 Fast. At 1080p it goes the other way.
What they have in common
A comparison that manufactures a difference is worse than no comparison, so here is where Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 genuinely match.
- Both need a reference image. Neither will render from a prompt on its own, and the input carries one image on Veo 3.1 Fast and up to 9 images on Happy Horse 1.1.
- Both come back with their own audio, so neither needs a separate voice pass in the chain.
- Both price 720p and 1080p.
- Neither has an announced end date.
- Both are dispatched to Replicate from our own account, Veo 3.1 Fast as google/veo-3.1-fast and Happy Horse 1.1 as alibaba/happyhorse-1.1.
- Both spend from that one balance on every plan, so moving a campaign from Veo 3.1 Fast (from 120 credits a render) to Happy Horse 1.1 (from 140) costs you nothing but the credit difference.
Want the longer read rather than the numbers? Happy Horse 1.1 vs Veo 3.1: The Eight Second Line covers the same matchup as an article.
One credit balance, every model
Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1both spend from the same balance, so a plan is not a commitment to one of them. Here is what each plan’s credits buy on the two models on this page, measured in seconds of finished video.
| Plan | Credits a month | Veo 3.1 Fast | Happy Horse 1.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter $49 a month, or $34 billed annually | 5,000 | 163 to 166 seconds | 135 to 178 seconds |
| Growth $99 a month, or $69 billed annually | 12,000 | 392 to 400 seconds | 324 to 428 seconds |
| Agency $199 a month, or $139 billed annually | 25,000 | 816 to 833 seconds | 675 to 892 seconds |
The low end of each range is the model’s dearest priced tier and the high end its cheapest, both from the tables above, so a month spent entirely at 1080p sits at the bottom and a month of 720p drafts near the top. Mixing models moves it in between. On a paid plan, credits are the only limit: no cap on how many renders you make and no per-model licence. Annual billing is 30% off (Starter saves $180 a year, Agency $720). Both run during the free 3-day trial, so you can compare them before any of this applies.
Veo 3.1 Fast vs Happy Horse 1.1: frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Veo 3.1 Fast or Happy Horse 1.1?
These two never price the same render: Veo 3.1 Fast sells clips of 4s, 6s and 8s and Happy Horse 1.1 sells 5s, 10s and 15s, so there is no like-for-like row to put them on and any straight price comparison would be comparing different products. They do both price 720p and 1080p, though, and a second of 720p is a second of 720p whichever model made it, so the comparison that does hold is credits per second at the same resolution: 720p is 30 credits a second on Veo 3.1 Fast against 28 on Happy Horse 1.1; 1080p is 30 credits a second on Veo 3.1 Fast against 36 on Happy Horse 1.1. Which one is the better rate depends on the resolution you deliver in: Veo 3.1 Fast at 1080p, Happy Horse 1.1 at 720p. Those are each model's best rate at that resolution, taken from the tables below.
Can Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 render the same clip?
Not at the same length. Veo 3.1 Fast sells 4s, 6s and 8s and Happy Horse 1.1 sells 5s, 10s and 15s, and there is no length both price, so a Veo 3.1 Fast render and a Happy Horse 1.1 render are never the same product. What they do share is resolution: both price 720p and 1080p. Per second of finished video that works out at 30 against 28 credits at 720p and 30 against 36 credits at 1080p. Multiply by the length you actually need and you have the real comparison.
How long can a single Veo 3.1 Fast or Happy Horse 1.1 clip be?
Veo 3.1 Fast caps at 8s and prices 4s, 6s and 8s. Happy Horse 1.1 caps at 15s and prices 5s, 10s and 15s. Both are per-render limits, so a longer ad is several renders cut together rather than one long generation.
What resolutions do Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 render at?
Veo 3.1 Fast is priced at 720p and 1080p, all at the same credit cost for a given length. Happy Horse 1.1 is priced at 720p and 1080p. Those are the tiers you can actually buy, not the tiers the vendors advertise.
How many reference images can Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 take?
Happy Horse 1.1 carries up to 9 reference images into one render and Veo 3.1 Fast carries one. That matters when a shot has to combine things you already have, a product, a hand, a background, in the same frame: with one image the rest has to be described in the prompt and re-rolled until it lands. The counts are read from the request each model is actually sent, not from a vendor spec sheet.
Do Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 need a reference image?
Both do. Neither Veo 3.1 Fast nor Happy Horse 1.1 will render from a text prompt alone, so you need a product shot or an avatar frame first.
How do Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 handle audio?
The same way. Veo 3.1 Fast generates its audio in the same pass as the picture, so there is no separate voice step to run or pay for, and Happy Horse 1.1 works identically. Neither one needs a voice model bolted on afterwards.
Do I need a separate plan for each model?
No. Every plan is one credit balance that spends on any model we run, so the same subscription renders a Veo 3.1 Fast test at 120 credits and a Happy Horse 1.1 test at 140 and you compare them on your own footage. There is no per-model licence, and on a paid plan credits are the only thing that runs out rather than a render count.
Can I try Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 on the free trial?
Yes, both. Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 each run during the free 3-day trial, which caps a single trial render at 250 credits. Veo 3.1 Fast fits that from 120 credits and Happy Horse 1.1 from 140, so you can put the same script through both before you pay anything.
Where do these Veo 3.1 Fast and Happy Horse 1.1 numbers come from?
From the accounts the renders actually run on. Veo 3.1 Fast is dispatched to Replicate as google/veo-3.1-fast and Happy Horse 1.1 to Replicate as alibaba/happyhorse-1.1, both ours. The 6 priced tiers listed for Veo 3.1 Fast and the 6 priced tiers for Happy Horse 1.1 are read at build time from the same price table that debits your balance when a render finishes, and the capabilities come from the record the generator reads to build each request, so a reprice or a new tier rewrites this page instead of leaving a stale number on it. What you will not find is a quality or realism score for either one: we hold no benchmark that would make one honest.
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