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May 25, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How Meituan’s Open‑Source Avatar Redefines Digital Human Voice‑Over Costs (Beyond HeyGen)

LongCat‑Video‑Avatar‑1.5, Meituan’s open‑source audio‑driven video generation model, upgrades its encoder, stability, multi‑character support and 8‑step distillation, provides a detailed workflow, benchmark evaluation, and examines its impact on designers, operators, e‑commerce and marketing while highlighting deployment and compliance challenges.