No. Open-Sora is an open-source AI video generation model developed by HPC-AI Tech. CloudsForge is a completely separate commercial product — a graphical desktop application that makes it easier to install and run Open-Sora and other open-source models on rented cloud GPUs. We are not affiliated with HPC-AI Tech.

You don't need a GPU in your own machine. CloudsForge connects to RunPod and Vast.ai so you rent a GPU in the cloud. The models require 48–80 GB VRAM — only available via cloud providers at this time. You pay the provider directly by the hour.

The actual AI models (Open-Sora v2, Wan2.1 T2V-14B, and others as they're added) are open-source and free, downloaded directly from HuggingFace through the app.

No. CloudsForge Personal is a one-time purchase. You pay once and own the license permanently. There are no monthly fees, no usage limits, no seat charges, and no renewal required. Updates within the current major version are free. (Studio is a separate, optional annual product for teams — Personal pricing is independent of Studio pricing.)

Yes — for major version releases (roughly every 12–18 months). Your existing version is yours forever and keeps working. Upgrading is optional, and existing license holders get upgrade pricing (typically ~50% off new-purchase price).

Studio is built for teams who need shared prompt libraries, SSO, multi-user job queues, audit logs, and a support SLA. It's a different product for a different buyer — Personal users don't need it, and Personal pricing is independent of Studio pricing.

Yes. Image generation, audio, and LoRA fine-tuning are on the roadmap. Where feasible, these are added within the current major version — meaning Personal license holders get them at no extra cost.

An optional add-on for users who want generations to run while they're away from their machine. The core CloudsForge app works fully without it. Even with it, your prompts and outputs are not stored or analyzed by us — we only manage the job lifecycle on your behalf.

The app requires an internet connection to communicate with RunPod and Vast.ai APIs and to execute jobs on remote GPUs. Your prompts and video outputs are never sent to us — but they do pass through your chosen cloud GPU provider under their terms.

Yes. All models supported by CloudsForge are open-source projects released under permissive licenses (Apache 2.0, etc.) that explicitly allow personal and commercial use. CloudsForge itself is a commercial software wrapper. Always check the specific license of each model for your use case, particularly for commercial output.

CloudsForge runs on Windows 10/11, macOS, and Linux. Because video generation runs on rented cloud GPUs (not your local machine), you don't need an NVIDIA GPU in your own computer.

We provide documentation, a GitHub issues tracker for bug reports, and direct email support for license holders. We actively maintain the software and release updates to keep pace with new model versions and upstream changes.

Yes — that's the primary way CloudsForge works. You connect your RunPod or Vast.ai account, browse available GPU offers (filtered by what each model needs), and rent one directly at the provider's published rate. CloudsForge handles setup and job execution. You pay the provider directly — we're not involved in that transaction.

No. There is no telemetry in CloudsForge. We do not track generation counts, prompt content, video output, model usage, or anything else. Once the app is running, it operates entirely on your machine. We have no server that receives data from your installation. This is not a policy that might change — the app is architecturally incapable of sending this data because we never built the infrastructure to receive it.

Open-Sora v2 and Wan2.1 T2V-14B are available today. Both support Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video. Mochi, HunyuanVideo, CogVideoX, and AnimateDiff are in the pipeline and will be added as support is ready.