Avataar AI Launches Low-Cost Varya Video Model for India
TechCrunch AI·6 hours ago·Release
Avataar AI has launched Varya, a video generation model built from Alibaba’s open Wan 2.2 model and distilled for faster, cheaper output.
The company says Varya can generate 5-second 720p clips on an NVIDIA H200 in 45 seconds, versus 1,230 seconds for Wan 2.2.
Avataar plans to release the model and training data through India’s AI Kosh portal while offering hosted access at about $0.005 per second.
