Music and soundVideo

HunyuanVideo-Foley

Generates studio-quality (48 kHz) audio for video from the picture and a text prompt: footsteps, impacts, ambience, in sync with the action on screen.

Developer
Tencent Hunyuan, China
First release
Aug 2025
Latest release
Sep 2025
Sizes
not stated on the model card (weights about 10 GB; XL version with memory offloading)
License
Commercial use with conditionsTencent Hunyuan Community License (not valid in the EU, UK and South Korea)
Running
On your own serverNeeds a GPU
Industries
Media and production, Marketing and content
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Foley and sound effects for video
  • Sound for AI-generated ads
  • Sound design for short videos

Where it is used

Video productionAdvertising and social mediaGame development

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
no versions
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
fits
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. HunyuanVideo-Foley-XL
  2. HunyuanVideo-Foley

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems.

Frequently asked questions

Can HunyuanVideo-Foley be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: Tencent Hunyuan Community License (not valid in the EU, UK and South Korea). Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does HunyuanVideo-Foley need?

At minimum: One GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions. Without a GPU the model is not practical. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does HunyuanVideo-Foley support Russian?

Language does not matter for this model: it does not work with text.

Where can I download HunyuanVideo-Foley and what does it cost?

The HunyuanVideo-Foley weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-Foley. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.