--- title: "HunyuanVideo 1.5 | Ethical Stack" url: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/ catalog_version: f6baff2119d0e9158520da7fbe4232011dac79f25bd08757436d7a1dbd593db2 --- # HunyuanVideo 1.5 8.3B text-to-video and image-to-video family with 480p/720p checkpoints, step-distilled variants and official inference code. Canonical profile: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/ Scope: HunyuanVideo-1.5 official checkpoints and code under Tencent Hunyuan Community License; T2V, I2V and distilled checkpoints have separate runtime settings. Published overall: 4; 5/6 dimensions rated. Round the equal-weight mean of available numerical ratings to one decimal; require at least four of six for an overall score. BDS status stays outside the mean; for eligible profiles, a boycott target caps the final score at 2/10 and a pressure target subtracts one point (minimum 1). Not listed and not checked do not adjust the score. ## Energy practices Finding: 3/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/#energy This grades disclosed operating practices, not the electricity or emissions of a particular generation. Reason: 1 + 1 reporting + 0 electricity + 1 controls = 3/10. This grades documented practices and transparency. Argument: The release gives limited runtime or control details but no comparable per-task footprint or electricity-source evidence. Tencent publishes an 8.3B model and documented 4090 inference examples for a step-distilled variant, which defines a scoped runtime boundary. The repository offers step-distilled inference, cache options and resolution choices; these are documented runtime controls, not measured physical-energy reductions. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (dimension): HunyuanVideo-1.5 official checkpoints and code under Tencent Hunyuan Community License; T2V, I2V and distilled checkpoints have separate runtime settings. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Per-task energy, serving region, facility electricity mix, water and independent footprint review are not established in the cited release sources. ```json { "method": "practices-transparency-v1", "scope": "HunyuanVideo-1.5 official checkpoints and code under Tencent Hunyuan Community License; T2V, I2V and distilled checkpoints have separate runtime settings.", "components": { "disclosure": { "score": 1, "reason": "Tencent publishes an 8.3B model and documented 4090 inference examples for a step-distilled variant, which defines a scoped runtime boundary.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] }, "electricity": { "score": 0, "reason": "The release materials do not report matched regional electricity sourcing or carbon-free supply for training or inference.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] }, "demand": { "score": 1, "reason": "The repository offers step-distilled inference, cache options and resolution choices; these are documented runtime controls, not measured physical-energy reductions.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] } }, "actualImpactMeasured": false } ``` - [Tencent HunyuanVideo-1.5 official repository](https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 official weights and model card](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 Community License and acceptable-use policy](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 training/inference README](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) ## Training data Finding: 2/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/#training-rights The model release does not provide a complete inspectable training-source permission record. Reason: 1 base + 1 source transparency + 0 documented permission + 0 creator controls = 2/10. Argument: The reviewed release documentation the release describes curation and publishes training code, but does not identify its original training corpus or source permissions. It provides no source-level permission ledger or creator remedy; a model-weight license governs downstream use, not the material used to train the model. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (profile): HunyuanVideo-1.5 official checkpoints and code under Tencent Hunyuan Community License; T2V, I2V and distilled checkpoints have separate runtime settings. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Named source inventory, source-level licenses, creator remedies, and independent verification remain unestablished for this release. ```json { "method": "training-rights-evidence-v1", "scope": "The stated training release or selected model", "components": { "provenance": { "score": 1, "reason": "The release describes curation and publishes training code, but does not identify its original training corpus or source permissions.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] }, "permissions": { "score": 0, "reason": "The release sources do not publish a training-source permission basis or rights ledger; the weight license does not establish training-data permission.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] }, "creatorControls": { "score": 0, "reason": "No training-source creator permission-before-use, opt-out, removal or retraining route is documented for this release.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] } }, "routeDependency": null, "modelReference": null } ``` - [Tencent HunyuanVideo-1.5 official repository](https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 official weights and model card](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 Community License and acceptable-use policy](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 training/inference README](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) ## Your data & privacy Finding: Not enough evidence Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/#privacy Privacy has no single score for these downloadable weights because handling depends on the inference host and integrations. Reason: Depends on selected inference host; no single prompt-handling route applies to the weights. Argument: The release can be run locally, but it also appears in hosted provider routes; those operators set their own request retention, training and region terms. A cloud API, where offered, is a separate policy route and is not inherited from the local weights. Type: argument; confidence: high Scope (dimension): HunyuanVideo-1.5 official checkpoints and code under Tencent Hunyuan Community License; T2V, I2V and distilled checkpoints have separate runtime settings. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: A selected host, network path, telemetry, logging, external prompt enhancement, and data retention need route-specific review. - [Tencent HunyuanVideo-1.5 official repository](https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 official weights and model card](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 Community License and acceptable-use policy](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 training/inference README](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) ## Openness Finding: 6/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/#openness Weights, inference code and a training pipeline are public under a territorial Community License; training data sources are not published. Reason: 6/10 reflects public weights and implementation/training code, with a restrictive regional license and no source corpus. Argument: Tencent releases model weights, inference and training code and detailed task configuration; the license carries territory and acceptable-use restrictions. The training data inventory is not included. This rating concerns release artifacts and reproducibility, not training-data permission. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (profile): HunyuanVideo-1.5 official checkpoints and code under Tencent Hunyuan Community License; T2V, I2V and distilled checkpoints have separate runtime settings. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Named training sources, source permissions and complete release-specific corpus details are not established. - [Tencent HunyuanVideo-1.5 official repository](https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 official weights and model card](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 Community License and acceptable-use policy](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 training/inference README](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) ## Worker protections Finding: 1/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/#labour No model-specific worker safeguards are established for Tencent in the reviewed model sources. Reason: 1 base + 0 conditions + 0 worker voice/remedy + 0 evidence/follow-through = 1/10; this is a disclosure finding, not proof of abuse. Argument: The model release pages describe weights and technical properties, not conditions for employees, data annotators, evaluators, moderators, or infrastructure contractors. This is a source-bounded disclosure gap, not evidence of mistreatment. This entry carries the same developer/operator finding to HunyuanVideo 1.5; it does not establish that this product was deployed under every cited relationship. Type: argument; confidence: low Scope (dimension): Tencent Hunyuan: the documented developer/operator record, not proof of deployment of HunyuanVideo 1.5. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Worker locations, pay and conditions, supplier coverage, voice mechanisms, labor audits, and remediation outcomes are not established by these model-release sources. ```json { "method": "worker-safeguards-evidence-v1", "entity": "models/hunyuan-a13b", "company": "", "scope": "The named developer or operator", "components": { "conditions": { "score": 0, "reason": "No worker-level conditions or supply-chain safeguards are established in this model-family source set. This is a disclosure gap, not proof of mistreatment.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Instruct", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Pretrain", "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan-A13B", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Instruct/blob/main/LICENSE" ] }, "voice": { "score": 0, "reason": "The model sources do not document a worker voice or remedy mechanism for data, evaluation, or infrastructure labor.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Instruct", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Pretrain", "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan-A13B", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Instruct/blob/main/LICENSE" ] }, "assurance": { "score": 0, "reason": "No independent worker-level audit or remediation outcome is established in the reviewed model sources.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Instruct", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Pretrain", "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan-A13B", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Instruct/blob/main/LICENSE" ] } }, "disclosureLimited": true } ``` - [Official model card or model release repository](https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Instruct) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [Official model card or model release repository](https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Pretrain) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [Official source repository](https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/Hunyuan-A13B) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [Official model card or model release repository](https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan-A13B-Instruct/blob/main/LICENSE) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) ## Military ties Finding: 8/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/#military-contracts This finding concerns binding use restrictions on the named release, not proof of how any user deploys it. Reason: 7 base + 1 safeguard adjustment = 8/10 (3 of 9 safeguard points; every 3 adds 1). No military relationship was established in the cited sources. This ranks above known defense ties without claiming a verified clean record. Argument: The binding Hunyuan license prohibits military-purpose use, but does not establish a comprehensive ban covering weapons, harmful surveillance and military intelligence; enforcement outcomes are not documented. The reviewed release sources do not document product-specific enforcement outcomes. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (dimension): HunyuanVideo-1.5 official checkpoints and code under Tencent Hunyuan Community License; T2V, I2V and distilled checkpoints have separate runtime settings. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Actual deployments, end users and independent enforcement outcomes are not established by the cited model-release sources. ```json { "method": "military-ties-priority-v2", "entity": "products/hunyuanvideo-1-5", "company": "", "scope": "HunyuanVideo-1.5 official checkpoints and code under Tencent Hunyuan Community License; T2V, I2V and distilled checkpoints have separate runtime settings.", "components": { "restrictions": { "score": 3, "reason": "The binding Hunyuan license prohibits military-purpose use, but does not establish a comprehensive ban covering weapons, harmful surveillance and military intelligence; enforcement outcomes are not documented.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] }, "oversight": { "score": 0, "reason": "No military-specific review, enforcement or remedy results are documented in the model release materials.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] }, "transparency": { "score": 0, "reason": "The release documents license terms but no product-specific government or defense deployment.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE", "https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md" ] } }, "disclosureLimited": true, "relationship": "not-established", "relationshipReason": "Release-specific source review found no qualifying model deployment evidence.", "score": 8, "baseScore": 7, "safeguardPoints": 3, "safeguardAdjustment": 1, "rawScore": 8, "cap": null } ``` - [Tencent HunyuanVideo-1.5 official repository](https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 official weights and model card](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 Community License and acceptable-use policy](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/LICENSE) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [HunyuanVideo-1.5 training/inference README](https://huggingface.co/tencent/HunyuanVideo-1.5/blob/main/README.md) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) ## BDS targets Finding: Not listed Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/hunyuanvideo-1-5/#israel-palestine Tencent is not named in the two official BNC campaign lists checked. This is a limited list check, not BDS approval. Reason: Campaign category, excluded from numerical scoring. Argument: The official BNC consumer boycott/pressure guide and No Tech campaign page do not name Tencent among their current targets. BDS uses selective campaigns, so absence from these lists is neutral and does not establish a clean record or approval. This entry carries the same developer/operator finding to HunyuanVideo 1.5; it does not establish that this product was deployed under every cited relationship. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (dimension): Tencent Hunyuan: the documented developer/operator record, not proof of deployment of HunyuanVideo 1.5. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: This check covers only named targets in the two cited BNC campaigns; it does not cover all BDS campaigns, local groups, investments, suppliers, or downstream hosts. Lists and ownership may change. - [BNC official campaign target list](https://bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) - [BNC official campaign target list](https://bdsmovement.net/no-tech-oppression-apartheid-or-genocide) (primary; checked 2026-10-24) ## Reading the evidence - Assessments are provisional editorial judgments. Cite the profile and the underlying sources, and retain confidence, scope and unknowns. - Unknown, not-applicable and model-dependent are different states. Missing evidence does not establish good or bad conduct. - Company-level evidence does not establish use of a particular product or model. Account plan, model, host and route can change an assessment. - Energy scores describe documented practices and transparency, not measured request emissions. Zero component points can mean an evidence gap. - Published overall scores require at least four of six numerical dimensions. Preserve coverage and BDS adjustments; BDS itself is categorical. - No named BDS target found is limited to the reviewed campaign sources and is not approval. Personalized priorities do not change the published overall score. - Review and source-check dates describe the research, not this deployment. Fetch current primary sources when the decision requires current verification. Methodology: https://ethicalstack.ai/methodology/