TBC released a video model based on a modification of Wan 2.2 Mischief 1, claiming a maximum speed increase of 5 times

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TBC released Mischief Wan 2.2 based on a modification of 1, claiming that video generation was at least 5 times faster and inference costs were reduced by approximately 80%。

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Researching living brain cells 4 years,TBC bringing neuron algorithms into Alibaba Wan 2.2, video generation is claimed to be up to 5 times faster

Beating AI News reports that a US company founded by two neurosurgeons TBC, has released the video model Mischief 1.

The new model is based on a modification of Alibaba's open-source Wan 2.2 model, adding less than 0.1%parameters.TBC claims that, at comparable image quality, video generation is at least 5 times faster, while inference costs are reduced by approximately 80%.

The technology comes from the team's continued 4 years of research on living neurons. Researchers cultured brain cells on a chip with 4096 electrodes, converted visual information into electrical stimulation, and recorded how neural activity propagated through space and decayed over time. Based on these patterns, they designed lightweight software modules and embedded them into the diffusion Transformer architecture of a video model, helping AI maintain consistency between frames without retraining the entire model from scratch.

Video models can be accelerated by reducing denoising steps, but reducing the number too much can make images blurry or distorted and make it harder to maintain consistency between frames.TBC previously conducted experiments using a AI model that generates Minecraft scenes in real time based on player actions. After adding the bio-inspired module, the model maintained stable visuals while reducing denoising steps. Combined with caching and sampling optimizations, the overall system's throughput increased by 4.4 times.

Now,TBC is taking this research path toward commercialization. Mischief 1 is now available through fal and OpenRouter, and currently supports generating videos of 3 seconds or 5 seconds from images. Generating a 5-second 480p video costs just 2.5 cents, while 720p costs 5 cents.

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US company TBC released the video model Mischief 1。
Mischief 1 based on a modification of Alibaba's open-source Wan 2.2 model, adding fewer than 0.1%。
TBC claimed that, at comparable image quality, video generation was at least 5 times faster, with inference costs reduced by approximately 80%。
The team said that the relevant technology came from continuous 4 years of research on living neurons and that it used a chip with 4096 electrodes to culture brain cells.
The article said that after the bio-inspired module was combined with caching and sampling optimizations, the overall system's throughput increased by 4.4 times.
Mischief 1 is available through fal and OpenRouter and supports generating 3-second or 5-second videos from images.
The article said that generating a 5-second 480p video costs 2.5 cents, while 720p costs 5 cents.

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This approach does not retrain the entire video model. Instead, it embeds a lightweight module designed according to patterns of neural activity into the diffusion Transformer, with the goal of maintaining stable frames while reducing denoising steps and accelerating generation.

Why it matters to readers

If the speed, cost, and image-quality performance described in the article can be reproduced, this lightweight modification could improve the throughput and commercial viability of video-generation services, while also demonstrating the potential for extending Wan 2.2 as a model foundation.

Beginners can focus on actual generation speed, video stability, and pricing, but should not treat the company's claimed performance data as independently verified results.

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at least 5 times faster, with inference costs reduced by approximately 80%and comparable image quality all being TBC claims; the article provides no independent test results.
The experimental conditions, comparison baseline, and reproduction method for the claimed 4.4-fold increase in overall system throughput are not fully explained in the article.
The article does not explain Mischief's 1 actual stability on fal and OpenRouter, user adoption, or long-term commercial performance.
Specific generation conditions beyond price, performance, and resolution have not been specified.

TBC released a video model based on a modification of Wan 2.2 Mischief 1, claiming a maximum speed increase of 5 times

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