# Alibaba's AI video model rises to No. 2 in global rankings, as OpenAI's Sora and ByteDance's Seedance fall away

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> **Published:** 2026-06-18T08:00:00.000Z  
> **Category:** PRODUCT_LAUNCH  
> **Impact Score:** 140/100  
> **Primary Source:** [OpenAI Blog](https://openai.com/index/diagnose-rare-childhood-diseases)  
> **Canonical Citation:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/alibabas-ai-video-model-rises-to-no-2-in-global-rankings-as-openais-sora-and-bytedances-seedance-fal](https://spidits.com/timeline/alibabas-ai-video-model-rises-to-no-2-in-global-rankings-as-openais-sora-and-bytedances-seedance-fal)

## Executive Summary
Alibaba Cloud on Sunday released HappyHorse 1.1 , a major upgrade to its AI video generation model that the company says delivers production-ready video...

## Key Entities & Companies
- **OpenAI**

## Referenced Coverage & Sources
- **[OpenAI Blog](https://openai.com/index/diagnose-rare-childhood-diseases)**: Using AI to help physicians diagnose rare genetic diseases affecting children — _Researchers used an OpenAI reasoning model to help diagnose rare diseases, identifying 18 new diagnoses in previously unsolved cases._

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