MAGI-1
Magi-1
MAGI-1 is an open-source video generation model released by Sand AI in April 2025 , with the company later confirming in April 2026 that the model had been open-sourced at launch . Sand AI, the Beijing-based startup behind it, has positioned MAGI-1 as part of a "product + model" dual-track strategy and raised approximately $50 million in new funding as of early 2026 . The model's architecture and technical specifications aren't detailed in elsewhere's corpus beyond its MoE (Mixture of Experts) structure, referenced in related coverage of Sand AI's subsequent model releases .
Related coverage: Sand AI released what it called the world's first 100B+ open-source MoE video model in August 2026 , though this appears to be a distinct, later model rather than MAGI-1 itself.
AI-generated — may contain errors, please verify.
Coverage
Code Moment | Sand.ai Closes New ~$50 Million Funding Round, Doubling Down on Product + Model Dual-Track Strategy
Audio-driven video, dual-engine monetization reaching eight-figure ARR.
MaHui Entrepreneur | Sand.ai's Yue Cao: A Decade from Researcher to Entrepreneur Traces the Evolution of Large Models
"After starting my own business, suddenly everything just clicked."
MaKe | Dark Current Dialogue with MaHui Member Yue Cao of Sand.ai: Farther from Sora, Closer to the Endgame
A Conversation with Cao Yue of Sand.ai: Farther from Sora, Closer to the Endgame
An adventure that tried to break free from inertia.
