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LongCat Video

LongCat Video FAQs

Answers about quality, licensing, hardware, hosted generation, and prompt writing.

Is LongCat Video its own AI model?

LongCat Video refers to the open-source model family and this site provides an independent, creator-friendly interface for experimenting with those workflows.

Why use LongCat Video instead of calling AI models directly?

The hosted interface gives teams clearer controls, a faster prompt loop, video history, support, and room to route generation through the best available model backend.

Is LongCat Video free to use?

Open weights can be self-hosted under their license. Hosted generation may charge credits because inference, storage, and support have real operating costs.

What hardware do I need for LongCat Video?

Self-hosting depends on the workflow and model variant. The hosted workspace removes local hardware setup and lets you start from a browser.

Can I control duration and motion?

Yes. Prompts can specify scene, camera path, motion, duration, aspect ratio, and continuation context.

Does the hosted site offer a public API?

The public product starts with browser generation and account history. API access can be layered on top of the same task service when needed.

Can I extend existing footage?

Continuation is one of the core LongCat Video workflows. The product architecture leaves room for image-to-video and video continuation modes.

Where can I see benchmarks?

Open the Benchmarks page for a compact view of VBench-style metrics and production-oriented capability notes.