Is VideoGen Model 1 state of the art?Pending benchmarks.Announced Oct 20, 2026; no independent results yet.
VideoGen's video model that turns a brief, with optional reference images, into a finished multi-shot video with audio, up to ten minutes long (lab statement). Early access by application; no open weights or public API stated.
The details so far
- Lab
- VideoGen
- Announced
- Oct 20, 2026
- API
- Waitlist
- Open weights
- Unknown
- Lab
- VideoGen
- Input
- Text prompt, with optional images
- Length
- Up to 10 minutes (lab statement)
- Access
- Early access by application; limited private-partner rollout from Oct 20, 2026
- Weights
- Not stated
Tags marked unsure are not stated on the lab's own pages.
What would let us call it
Verdicts use only independent boards we already track. Two consecutive snapshots are required before any crown.
- Publicly announced with a source
- Usable by the public (API or weights)
- Listed on an independent board we track
- Enough results for a rank in a category
- Holds across two snapshots (crowns only)
What the lab claims
Self-reported. Shown for context; not used in any verdict.
Lab claim: up to 10 minutes of consistent video, with look, sound and story holding together.
Lab claim: over 50% cheaper than comparable models; the lab says this is based on internal validation, with final pricing and independent benchmarks underway.
Sources
LABVideoGen announcement on Xx.com/VideoGenApp/status/2112581158173024636 · Oct 20, 2026LABVideoGen Model 1 pagevideogen.io/model-1 · Oct 20, 2026Tracking ends Jan 18, 2027 unless the API or weights become available.