Wan
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Alibaba's video model family: public Wan2.2 code/weights for self-hosting and separately billed cloud models. Capabilities, hardware, licenses and fees must be checked per release and service. No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.
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Decision notes
Official-document research
Based on the cited documentation. We did not use the product, purchase a plan, or run quality, speed or reliability tests in this review.
Consider it for
- Teams able to operate and validate a chosen checkpoint
- Developers who can select a cloud model and region explicitly
Choose another approach if
- Assuming every Wan version is downloadable or zero-cost
- A guaranteed real-time or production-quality workflow without evaluation
Pricing and conditions
Documented terms
Read 2026-10-15: Model Studio lists wan2.7-t2v in Singapore/International at USD 0.10 per generated second for 720P and USD 0.15 for 1080P, before promotions; taxes were not specified. This is API usage pricing, not Wan website subscription pricing. Self-hosted Wan2.2 has separate compute, storage and operations costs.
Pricing source read:
Pricing or terms sourceCode, model and service licensing
The linked Wan2.2 repository and the exact TI2V-5B/T2V-A14B cards license their code/models under Apache-2.0. Redistribution requires the license, retained notices and modification notices, with NOTICE obligations where applicable; trademarks and third-party input rights are not granted. Those model cards claim no rights over generated content but require lawful use, not guaranteed copyright or clearance. This does not license every Wan release, hosted app or cloud endpoint: wan2.7/cloud data handling and commercial contract terms must be reviewed separately. Self-hosting costs and any external integrations remain your responsibility; no cloud-wide no-training/zero-retention assertion is established.
Basis and limits of the recorded score
The existing 4.5 editorial score is retained. The original scoring evidence was not found; this documentation review neither re-scores the family nor proves a benchmark advantage. Reassessment remains outstanding.
Overview
Wan is Alibaba's video model family, with downloadable releases and separately billed cloud offerings. This listing distinguishes the public Wan2.2 checkpoints from cloud models such as wan2.7-t2v; a license or hardware specification for one release does not describe the entire service. The linked open-source repository is specifically Wan2.2, not proof that every current cloud model has downloadable weights.
For local planning, the official Wan2.2-TI2V-5B card describes text/image-to-video and a command requiring at least 24 GB VRAM with offloading and CPU text encoding. The T2V-A14B instructions instead specify at least 80 GB for their single-GPU command. These are vendor instructions for those configurations, not this directory's measurements or a guarantee for every GPU. Resolution and input controls must be checked per checkpoint; the old blanket 1080p and first/last-frame claims have been removed.
Choose local weights when you can manage downloads, dependencies, storage, GPU capacity and maintenance. Choose a cloud endpoint when its region, model ID, usage price and data terms fit the project. Local use still has hardware, hosting, labor and optional external API costs; open weights do not make the hosted service free.
Sources
The factual claims in this review were read from the pages below. Each date is when an editor last opened the source, not when the product changed.
- Vendor documentation Checked 2026-10-15
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- Vendor pricing page Checked 2026-10-15
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Public Wan2.2 code and checkpoints enable self-hosting
- Model-specific local inference instructions
- Separate cloud API option with documented usage billing
Cons
- Model choice changes memory and deployment requirements
- Open-release licensing does not cover all cloud offerings
- Generation speed, quality and total operating cost remain untested
Who it's for
Evaluating a versioned local video-generation pipeline
Comparing self-hosted and cloud deployment budgets
Research with a specifically licensed Wan2.2 checkpoint
Bottom line
Select a specific Wan checkpoint or cloud model first, then budget hardware or usage fees and validate its outputs; the family name alone does not establish quality, licensing or cost.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wan currently available?
No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.
What is Wan?
Wan is a Video Generation tool developed by Alibaba. Alibaba's video model family: public Wan2.2 code/weights for self-hosting and separately billed cloud models. Capabilities, hardware, licenses and fees must be checked per release and service.
What costs and terms should I check for Wan?
Read 2026-10-15: Model Studio lists wan2.7-t2v in Singapore/International at USD 0.10 per generated second for 720P and USD 0.15 for 1080P, before promotions; taxes were not specified. This is API usage pricing, not Wan website subscription pricing. Self-hosted Wan2.2 has separate compute, storage and operations costs.
Is Wan open source?
The linked Wan2.2 repository and the exact TI2V-5B/T2V-A14B cards license their code/models under Apache-2.0. Redistribution requires the license, retained notices and modification notices, with NOTICE obligations where applicable; trademarks and third-party input rights are not granted. Those model cards claim no rights over generated content but require lawful use, not guaranteed copyright or clearance. This does not license every Wan release, hosted app or cloud endpoint: wan2.7/cloud data handling and commercial contract terms must be reviewed separately. Self-hosting costs and any external integrations remain your responsibility; no cloud-wide no-training/zero-retention assertion is established.
What are the best alternatives to Wan?
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Basic Info
- Pricing
- Pay-as-you-go
Read 2026-10-15: Model Studio lists wan2.7-t2v in Singapore/International at USD 0.10 per generated second for 720P and USD 0.15 for 1080P, before promotions; taxes were not specified. This is API usage pricing, not Wan website subscription pricing. Self-hosted Wan2.2 has separate compute, storage and operations costs.
- Editorial score
- ★ 4.5 / 5 How we score
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