VivagoR1 launches as a conversational AI video agent promising deterministic 5-minute outputs
量子位 · wechat · 2026-09-10
HiDream.ai has launched VivagoR1, a conversational video-creation agent in beta for two months, pitched as ending the "gacha" trial-and-error era of AI video. Its predecessor vivago.ai claims 70M+ users globally.
- Positioning: unlike prompt-in/video-out tools or node-based workflow canvases, R1 uses natural-language dialogue as the main entry. A main agent decomposes intent; sub-agents handle script, storyboard, characters, scenes and sound. The chat window is bidirectionally anchored to an interactive canvas with assets auto-synced.
- Capability: the team claims stable 5-minute coherent outputs with character/scene consistency, targeting the L4 stage (single-IP serialized content).
- Hands-on: fed a Three-Body Problem passage, it broke the script down, generated storyboards, image assets and a merged film in one pass — decent quality though with bugs (e.g., abrupt spaceship reveal).
- Cost: roughly 100 RMB per finished video — reasonable for branded content, pricey for individual creators; storyboard editing and cost optimization are planned.
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