VideoGen's Model 1 claims 10-minute multi-shot video from one prompt, at half the cost
lmoroney · x · 2026-10-20
San Francisco startup VideoGen announced Model 1 on Oct 19, claiming it plans and generates up to 10 minutes of multi-shot video from a single prompt while keeping characters, locations and story consistent across scenes.
- CEO Anton Koenig says it hits 80% of Seedance 2.5's quality at less than half the cost — though no benchmarks or pricing are public and claims are unverified
- Rolling out to private partners first; a $1M pool of free credits is open to applicants, including students and amateurs
- The author advises writing a one-page treatment first and checking whether characters still look like themselves at minute eight
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