Model
CogVideoX
CogVideoX is an open-weight AI model from Zhipu AI 智谱, released in 2022, made for developers.
An open-weight text-to-video and image-to-video model family from Zhipu AI.
Main jobs: Image to video, Text to video. It is open source and free to use. You can use it on your own server, offline on your own machine and through an API.
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At a glance
- Type
- Model
- Made by
- Zhipu AI 智谱
- Released
- 2022
- Galaxy
- Video
- Open source
- Yes · Apache-2.0
- Source code
- github.com/zai-org/CogVideo
- GitHub stars
- 13,041
- How you run it
- Self-host · Runs offline · API
- Made for
- Developers
- Website
- github.com
- Also known as
- CogVideo
What it can do
Image to videomain jobunconfirmed
“We have open-sourced the CogVideoX series image-to-video model CogVideoX-5B-I2V . This model can take an image as a background input and generate a video combined with prompt words”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Text to videomain jobunconfirmed
“the CogVideoX series models now support three tasks: text-to-video generation, video continuation, and image-to-video generation”— github.com, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- Kling 可灵Also does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- Kling 可灵Free plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- RunwayFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- Veo · FlowPaidAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- Hailuo 海螺Free plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- Jimeng 即梦Free plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- Luma Dream MachineFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- Hailuo 海螺Also does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- HiggsfieldFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- Open-SoraOpen source, freeAlso does: Image to video, Text to video
- PikaFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
- ViduFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Image to video, Text to video; no code needed
Connections
- Applies
- Text-to-Video
Questions
What is CogVideoX?
CogVideoX is an open-weight AI model from Zhipu AI 智谱, released in 2022, made for developers. An open-weight text-to-video and image-to-video model family from Zhipu AI.
Is CogVideoX free?
Yes. CogVideoX is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to use.
Is CogVideoX open source?
Yes, under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/zai-org/CogVideo.
Can CogVideoX run locally?
Yes. CogVideoX can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can CogVideoX do?
Main jobs: Image to video, Text to video.
Who makes CogVideoX?
CogVideoX is made by Zhipu AI 智谱.
What are open-source alternatives to CogVideoX?
Open-source ones: Open-Sora. Others: Kling 可灵, Kling 可灵, Runway, Veo · Flow, Hailuo 海螺 and Jimeng 即梦.
Sources
- github.com/zai-org/CogVideochecked 2026-09-24