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Kandinsky S2V 1.0 released as an open family of speech-to-video models

A Hacker News post links to Kandinsky S2V 1.0, described in its title as an open family of speech-to-video models. The linked project page is at kandinskyavatar.github.io. The Hacker News entry has 1 point and 0 comments, and the snippet gives no further details on model sizes, benchmarks, licensing terms, or release dates. Based on the title alone, the models turn speech input into video, and they are presented as open.

Source: Hacker News · kandinskyavatar.github.io Published 2026-11-03T09:31:34+00:00 Detected 2026-11-03T14:23:11+00:00
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A Hacker News post links to Kandinsky S2V 1.0, described in its title as an open family of speech-to-video models. The linked project page is at kandinskyavatar.github.io. The Hacker News entry has 1 point and 0 comments, and the snippet gives no further details on model sizes, benchmarks, licensing terms, or release dates. Based on the title alone, the models turn speech input into video, and they are presented as open.

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Developers and researchers interested in AI avatars or talking-head video could look at whether these open models are usable for their own projects. Businesses weighing speech-to-video tools may want to compare them against closed options once the project documentation shows licensing and capabilities. The main thing to watch is the project page for technical details, performance results, and the actual terms of use.

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