Roundup · Weekly

AI Video Weekly Roundup — May 4, 2026

Alibaba's HappyHorse-1.0 goes commercial on fal. Pika reintroduces itself as a multi-model agent. The aggregator layer keeps eating distribution.

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Six numbers from the May 4 roundup: HappyHorse-1.0 holds Elo 1,354 at #1 on Artificial Analysis text-to-video, fal launched the API on April 27 with seven lip-sync languages on a 15-billion-parameter model, and Pika Agents now orchestrates six AI video models across more than seventeen platform surfaces from Slack to Figma.

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Six numbers from the April 27 roundup: Sora consumer app shutdown executed April 26, Sora API sunset September 24, 30-plus AI models now in Adobe Firefly's video hub, Boundless agency turnaround of two weeks for Mazda's first AI commercial, two open-source 3D world models from Chinese labs in two weeks, and Kling 3.0 native 4K at 60 frames per second now reaching Firefly users.

Roundup · Weekly

AI Video Weekly Roundup — April 27, 2026

Sora's consumer app shuts down. Adobe Firefly becomes a 30-model AI video hub. Tencent ships HY-World 2.0. Luma Agents deliver Mazda's first AI commercial.

APR 27 · 8 MIN

Six-number post-mortem of Sora's shutdown: $15M per day peak inference cost, $2.1M total app revenue over six months, 1% 30-day retention, 66% download collapse from 3.33M to 1.13M monthly, $1B Disney deal announced but not exchanged, 15-month total lifespan from December 2024 launch to March 24 announcement.

Flagship · Analysis

Sora Is Gone. Here's What the Numbers Actually Mean.

Sora's shutdown wasn't just a product failure — it's a proof of concept for why consumer AI video is structurally broken. The numbers make the case.

APR 20 · 6 MIN

Six numbers from the April 17 roundup: 3 Alibaba video AI products in market (Wan, HappyHorse, Happy Oyster), Wan 2.7 unifying 5 task types in one model, SkyReels V4 at 32 FPS and 1080p with native audio, Grok Imagine Pro confirmed at 1080p, HappyHorse benchmark updated to Elo 1,361, and 70 free monthly credits on the SkyReels V4 platform.

Roundup · Weekly

AI Video Weekly Roundup — April 17, 2026

Alibaba launches Happy Oyster world model for 3D environments. Wan 2.7 brings Thinking Mode to open-source video. SkyReels V4 ships joint audio-video. Grok Imagine Pro teases 1080p.

APR 17 · 7 MIN