Genmo

Open-source video generation lab

Video & Audio Open Source Has API Open Source
Researched · Published
RECATOOLS Score
6.2 / 10
Capability
6
Value for money
7
Ease of use
5
ASEAN readiness
6
API quality
5
Founded
2024
HQ
San Francisco, California, USA
Users
Launched
Developer

Overview

Genmo publishes Mochi 1, one of the highest-quality open-weights video generation models. Free web playground; open-weights under Apache 2.0 for self-hosting. Commercial API in beta.

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Pricing

Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 20 May 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.

Free
Free
Free tier with core features.

Use cases

Open video gen Self-hosted video Research
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ASEAN Perspective

Genmo in Southeast Asia

ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).

RECATOOLS Verdict

Genmo's main contribution is Mochi 1, an Apache-2.0 open-source text-to-video model with notably good motion fidelity and prompt adherence for an open model, available via a hosted playground or self-hosted through its repo and ComfyUI. For researchers, tinkerers and teams that need a permissively licensed video model they can run and customise themselves, it is one of the best open options. The open licence and commercial-use allowance are the standout value.

The honest limits are clip length and resolution: the preview generates short clips (a few seconds) at modest resolution, well behind closed leaders like Sora, Veo or Kling on length, fidelity and consistency. Self-hosting needs serious GPU. ASEAN access is fine since it is open and English-driven, but there is no polished commercial-grade product layer here yet.

Independent AI-assisted assessment by RECATOOLS.

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