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WAN Video 2.6: Pricing, Performance & Examples
WAN Video 2.6 is a video generation model from WAN Video, released in January 2026, with a 4K-token context window.
Alibaba WAN 2.6 text-to-video generation model with multi-shot support. Supports 5-10 second videos with high quality output.
WAN Video 2.6 examples
Recent arena outputs from WAN Video 2.6, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.
WAN Video 2.6 API
Image-to-video start frame.
Run a request to see the response
Use it in your code
OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.
import requests
# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
json={
"model": "wan-2.6-t2v",
"input": {"prompt": "A timelapse of clouds moving across the sky"},
"wait": "auto",
},
)
job = res.json()
# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
res = requests.get(
f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
params={"wait": 60},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
job = res.json()
if job["status"] == "completed":
print("video:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.
WAN Video 2.6 pricing
Providers
WAN Video 2.6 starts at $0.0500 per second of 720p video via Replicate. See all 2 providers below with per-resolution pricing, latency, and modality support.
| Provider | 720p $/s | 1080p $/s | Latency s | Modalities in / out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.0500 | $0.100 | — | / | |
| $0.100 | $0.150 | — | / |
WAN Video 2.6 latency
WAN Video 2.6 time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.
WAN Video 2.6 benchmarks
Capability tiers
Standing within each category, adjusted for leaderboard depth.
Performance by category and language
Where WAN Video 2.6 is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.
Quality Tracker
Similar Models
How WAN Video 2.6 compares to its closest neighbors on each video arena it competes in.
WAN Video 2.6 license
WAN Video 2.6 is released under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits commercial use.
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Commercial use allowed
Apache License 2.0 - allows commercial use
Models like WAN Video 2.6
Other video models ranked closest to WAN Video 2.6.
FAQ
Common questions about WAN Video 2.6.