BestWishYsh/Helios-Base

Helios: Real Real-Time Long Video Generation Model

⭐ 14B Real-Time Long Video Generation Model can be Cheaper, Faster but Keep Stronger than 1.3B ones ⭐

This repository is the official implementation of Helios, which is a breakthrough video generation model that achieves minute-scale, high-quality video synthesis at 19.5 FPS on a single H100 GPU (about 10 FPS on a single Ascend NPU) —without relying on conventional long video anti-drifting strategies or standard video acceleration techniques.

✨ Highlights

1. Without commonly used anti-drifting strategies (e.g., self-forcing, error-banks, keyframe sampling, or inverted sampling), Helios generates minute-scale videos with high quality and strong coherence.

2. Without standard acceleration techniques (e.g., KV-cache, causal masking, sparse/linear attention, TinyVAE, progressive noise schedules, hidden-state caching, or quantization), Helios achieves 19.5 FPS in end-to-end inference on a single H100 GPU.

3. We introduce optimizations that improve both training and inference throughput while reducing memory consumption, enabling image-diffusion-scale batch sizes during training while fitting up to four 14B models within 80 GB of GPU memory.

🎬 Video Demos

or you can click here to get the video. Some best prompts are here.

📣 Latest News!!

• ⏳⏳⏳ Release the Technical Report on arXiv.
• [2025.03.04] 🚀 Day-0 support for Ascend-NPU，with sincere gratitude to the Ascend Team for their support.
• [2025.03.04] 🚀 Day-0 support for Diffusers，with special thanks to the HuggingFace Team for their support.
• [2025.03.04] 🚀 Day-0 support for vLLM-Omni，with heartfelt gratitude to the vLLM Team for their support.
• [2025.03.04] 🚀 Day-0 support for SGLang-Diffusion，with huge thanks to the SGLang Team for their support.
• [2025.03.04] 🔥 We've released the training/inference code and weights of Helios-Base, Helios-Mid and Helios-Distilled.

🔥 Friendly Links

If your work has improved Helios and you would like more people to see it, please inform us.

• Ascend-NPU: Developed by Huawei, this hardware is designed for efficient AI model training and inference, boosting performance in tasks like computer vision, natural language processing, and autonomous driving.
• Diffusers: A popular library designed for working with diffusion models and other generative models in deep learning. It supports easy integration and manipulation of a wide range of generative models.
• vLLM-Omni: A fully disaggregated serving system for any-to-any models. vLLM-Omni breaks complex architectures into a stage-based graph, using a decoupled backend to maximize resource efficiency and throughput.
• SGLang-Diffusion: An inference framework for accelerated image and video generation using diffusion models. It provides an end-to-end unified pipeline with optimized kernels and an efficient scheduler loop.

Model Download

Models	Download Link	Supports	Notes
Helios-Base	🤗 Huggingface 🤖 ModelScope	T2V ✅ I2V ✅ V2V ✅ Interactive ✅	Best Quality, with v-prediction, standard CFG and custom HeliosScheduler.
Helios-Mid	🤗 Huggingface 🤖 ModelScope	T2V ✅ I2V ✅ V2V ✅ Interactive ✅	Intermediate Ckpt, with v-prediction, CFG-Zero* and custom HeliosScheduler.
Helios-Distilled	🤗 Huggingface 🤖 ModelScope	T2V ✅ I2V ✅ V2V ✅ Interactive ✅	Best Efficiency, with x0-prediction and custom HeliosDMDScheduler.

💡Note:

• All three models share the same architecture, but Helios-Mid and Helios-Distilled use a more aggressive multi-scale sampling pipeline to achieve better efficiency.
• Helios-Mid is an intermediate checkpoint generated in the process of distilling Helios-Base into Helios-Distilled, and may not meet expected quality.
• For Image-to-Video or Video-to-Video, since training is based on Text-to-Video, these two functions may be slightly inferior to Text-to-Video. You may enable is_skip_first_chunk if you find the first few chunks are static.

Download models using huggingface-cli:

pip install "huggingface_hub[cli]"
huggingface-cli download BestWishYSH/Helios-Base --local-dir BestWishYSH/Helios-Base
huggingface-cli download BestWishYSH/Helios-Mid --local-dir BestWishYSH/Helios-Mid
huggingface-cli download BestWishYSH/Helios-Distilled --local-dir BestWishYSH/HeliosDistillede

Download models using modelscope-cli:

pip install modelscope
modelscope download BestWishYSH/Helios-Base --local_dir BestWishYSH/Helios-Base
modelscope download BestWishYSH/Helios-Mid --local-dir BestWishYSH/Helios-Mid
modelscope download BestWishYSH/Helios-Distilled --local-dir BestWishYSH/HeliosDistillede

🚀 Inference

Helios uses an autoregressive approach that generates 33 frames per chunk. For optimal performance, num_frames should be set to a multiple of 33. If a non-multiple value is provided, it will be automatically rounded up to the nearest multiple of 33.

Example frame counts for different video lengths:

num_frames	Adjusted Frames	24 FPS	16 FPS
1449	1452 (33×44)	~60s (1min)	~90s (1min 30s)
720	726 (33×22)	~30s	~45s
240	264 (33×8)	~11s	~16s
129	132 (33×4)	~5.5s	~8s

Sanity Check

Before trying your own inputs, we highly recommend going through the sanity check to find out if any hardware or software went wrong.

Task	Helios-Base	Helios-Mid	Helios-Distilled
T2V
V2V

✨ Diffusers Pipeline

Install diffusers from source:

pip install git+https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers.git

For example, let's take Helios-Distilled.

Click to expand the code

import torch
from diffusers import ModularPipeline, ClassifierFreeGuidance
from diffusers.utils import export_to_video, load_image, load_video

mod_pipe = ModularPipeline.from_pretrained("BestWishYsh/Helios-Distilled")
mod_pipe.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16)
mod_pipe.to("cuda")

# we need to upload guider to the model repo, so each checkpoint will be able to config their guidance differently
guider = ClassifierFreeGuidance(guidance_scale=1.0)
mod_pipe.update_components(guider=guider)

# --- T2V ---
print("=== T2V ===")
prompt = (
    "A vibrant tropical fish swimming gracefully among colorful coral reefs in a clear, turquoise ocean. "
    "The fish has bright blue and yellow scales with a small, distinctive orange spot on its side, its fins moving "
    "fluidly. The coral reefs are alive with a variety of marine life, including small schools of colorful fish and "
    "sea turtles gliding by. The water is crystal clear, allowing for a view of the sandy ocean floor below. The reef "
    "itself is adorned with a mix of hard and soft corals in shades of red, orange, and green. The photo captures "
    "the fish from a slightly elevated angle, emphasizing its lively movements and the vivid colors of its surroundings. "
    "A close-up shot with dynamic movement."
)

output = mod_pipe(
    prompt=prompt,
    height=384,
    width=640,
    num_frames=240,
    pyramid_num_inference_steps_list=[2, 2, 2],
    is_amplify_first_chunk=True,
    generator=torch.Generator("cuda").manual_seed(42),
    output="videos",
)

export_to_video(output[0], "helios_distilled_modular_t2v_output.mp4", fps=24)
print(f"T2V max memory: {torch.cuda.max_memory_allocated() / 1024**3:.3f} GB")
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
torch.cuda.reset_peak_memory_stats()

# --- I2V ---
print("=== I2V ===")
image = load_image(
    "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/helios/wave.jpg"
)
i2v_prompt = (
    "A towering emerald wave surges forward, its crest curling with raw power and energy. "
    "Sunlight glints off the translucent water, illuminating the intricate textures and deep green hues within the wave's body."
)

output = mod_pipe(
    prompt=i2v_prompt,
    image=image,
    height=384,
    width=640,
    num_frames=240,
    pyramid_num_inference_steps_list=[2, 2, 2],
    is_amplify_first_chunk=True,
    generator=torch.Generator("cuda").manual_seed(42),
    output="videos",
)

export_to_video(output[0], "helios_distilled_modular_i2v_output.mp4", fps=24)
print(f"I2V max memory: {torch.cuda.max_memory_allocated() / 1024**3:.3f} GB")
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
torch.cuda.reset_peak_memory_stats()

# --- V2V ---
print("=== V2V ===")
video = load_video(
    "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/helios/car.mp4"
)
v2v_prompt = (
    "A dynamic time-lapse video showing the rapidly moving scenery from the window of a speeding train. "
    "The camera captures various elements such as lush green fields, towering trees, quaint countryside houses, "
    "and distant mountain ranges passing by quickly."
)

output = mod_pipe(
    prompt=v2v_prompt,
    video=video,
    height=384,
    width=640,
    num_frames=240,
    pyramid_num_inference_steps_list=[2, 2, 2],
    is_amplify_first_chunk=True,
    generator=torch.Generator("cuda").manual_seed(42),
    output="videos",
)

export_to_video(output[0], "helios_distilled_modular_v2v_output.mp4", fps=24)
print(f"V2V max memory: {torch.cuda.max_memory_allocated() / 1024**3:.3f} GB")

✨ vLLM-Omni Pipeline

Install vllm-omni from source:

pip install git+https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-omni.git

For example, let's take Text-to-Video.

Click to expand the code

cd vllm-omni

# Helios-Base
python3 examples/offline_inference/helios/end2end.py \
  --sample-type t2v \
  --model ./Helios-Base \
  --prompt "A vibrant tropical fish swimming gracefully among colorful coral reefs in a clear, turquoise ocean. The fish has bright blue and yellow scales with a small, distinctive orange spot on its side, its fins moving fluidly. The coral reefs are alive with a variety of marine life, including small schools of colorful fish and sea turtles gliding by. The water is crystal clear, allowing for a view of the sandy ocean floor below. The reef itself is adorned with a mix of hard and soft corals in shades of red, orange, and green. The photo captures the fish from a slightly elevated angle, emphasizing its lively movements and the vivid colors of its surroundings. A close-up shot with dynamic movement." \
  --num-frames 99 \
  --seed 42 \
  --output helios_t2v_base.mp4

# Helios-Mid
python examples/offline_inference/helios/end2end.py \
  --model ./Helios-Mid --sample-type t2v \
  --prompt "A vibrant tropical fish swimming gracefully among colorful coral reefs in a clear, turquoise ocean. The fish has bright blue and yellow scales with a small, distinctive orange spot on its side, its fins moving fluidly. The coral reefs are alive with a variety of marine life, including small schools of colorful fish and sea turtles gliding by. The water is crystal clear, allowing for a view of the sandy ocean floor below. The reef itself is adorned with a mix of hard and soft corals in shades of red, orange, and green. The photo captures the fish from a slightly elevated angle, emphasizing its lively movements and the vivid colors of its surroundings. A close-up shot with dynamic movement." \
  --guidance-scale 5.0 --is-enable-stage2 \
  --pyramid-num-inference-steps-list 20 20 20 \
  --num-frames 99 \
  --use-cfg-zero-star --use-zero-init --zero-steps 1 \
  --output helios_t2v_mid.mp4

# Helios-Distilled
python examples/offline_inference/helios/end2end.py \
  --model ./Helios-Distilled --sample-type t2v \
  --prompt "A vibrant tropical fish swimming gracefully among colorful coral reefs in a clear, turquoise ocean. The fish has bright blue and yellow scales with a small, distinctive orange spot on its side, its fins moving fluidly. The coral reefs are alive with a variety of marine life, including small schools of colorful fish and sea turtles gliding by. The water is crystal clear, allowing for a view of the sandy ocean floor below. The reef itself is adorned with a mix of hard and soft corals in shades of red, orange, and green. The photo captures the fish from a slightly elevated angle, emphasizing its lively movements and the vivid colors of its surroundings. A close-up shot with dynamic movement." \
  --num-frames 240 --guidance-scale 1.0 --is-enable-stage2 \
  --pyramid-num-inference-steps-list 2 2 2 \
  --is-amplify-first-chunk --output helios_t2v_distilled.mp4

✨ SGLang-Diffusion Pipeline

Install sglang-diffusion from source:

pip install git+https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang.git

For example, let's take Helios-Base. (Native Support)

Click to expand the code

sglang generate \
  --model-path BestWishYsh/Helios-Base \
  --prompt "A vibrant tropical fish swimming gracefully among colorful coral reefs in a clear, turquoise ocean. The fish has bright blue and yellow scales with a small, distinctive orange spot on its side, its fins moving fluidly. The coral reefs are alive with a variety of marine life, including small schools of colorful fish and sea turtles gliding by. The water is crystal clear, allowing for a view of the sandy ocean floor below. The reef itself is adorned with a mix of hard and soft corals in shades of red, orange, and green. The photo captures the fish from a slightly elevated angle, emphasizing its lively movements and the vivid colors of its surroundings. A close-up shot with dynamic movement." \
  --negative-prompt "Bright tones, overexposed, static, blurred details, subtitles, style, works, paintings, images, static, overall gray, worst quality, low quality, JPEG compression residue, ugly, incomplete, extra fingers, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn faces, deformed, disfigured, misshapen limbs, fused fingers, still picture, messy background, three legs, many people in the background, walking backwards" \
  --height 384 \
  --width 640 \
  --num-frames 99 \
  --num-inference-steps 50 \
  --guidance-scale 5.0

For example, let's take Helios-Base. (Diffusers Backend)

Click to expand the code

sglang generate \
  --model-path BestWishYsh/Helios-Base \
  --prompt "A vibrant tropical fish swimming gracefully among colorful coral reefs in a clear, turquoise ocean. The fish has bright blue and yellow scales with a small, distinctive orange spot on its side, its fins moving fluidly. The coral reefs are alive with a variety of marine life, including small schools of colorful fish and sea turtles gliding by. The water is crystal clear, allowing for a view of the sandy ocean floor below. The reef itself is adorned with a mix of hard and soft corals in shades of red, orange, and green. The photo captures the fish from a slightly elevated angle, emphasizing its lively movements and the vivid colors of its surroundings. A close-up shot with dynamic movement." \
  --negative-prompt "Bright tones, overexposed, static, blurred details, subtitles, style, works, paintings, images, static, overall gray, worst quality, low quality, JPEG compression residue, ugly, incomplete, extra fingers, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn faces, deformed, disfigured, misshapen limbs, fused fingers, still picture, messy background, three legs, many people in the background, walking backwards" \
  --height 384 \
  --width 640 \
  --num-frames 99 \
  --num-inference-steps 50 \
  --guidance-scale 5.0 \
  --backend diffusers

🙌 Description

• Repository: Code, Page
• Paper: https://huggingface.co/papers/2411.17440
• Point of Contact: Shenghai Yuan

✏️ Citation

If you find our paper and code useful in your research, please consider giving a star ⭐ and citation 📝:

@article{helios,
  title={Helios: Real Real-Time Long Video Generation Model},
  author={Yuan, Shenghai and Yin, Yuanyang and Li, Zongjian and Huang, Xinwei and Yang, Xiao and Yuan, Li},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.xxxxx},
  year={2026}
}