Wan

★★★★☆4.4 / 5 editorial Freemium Open weights up to Wan 2.2 are free to download and self-host. Hosted Wan 2.5 API from $0.05/sec at 480p, $0.10/sec at 720p, $0.15/sec at 1080p via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, with a 50-second free quota per model for new accounts.

Alibaba's Wan video models — open weights to run free, or a cheap hosted API

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What is Wan?

Wan is Alibaba's family of video generation models, and it comes in two flavours no rival matches. The earlier releases — up to Wan 2.2 — are open weights you can download and run on your own hardware for free. The newer models, led by Wan 2.5, are hosted-only: 5- or 10-second clips with synchronised audio, sold through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio at some of the lowest per-second prices in the industry.

On the official API, Wan 2.5 costs $0.05 a second at 480p, $0.10 at 720p and $0.15 at 1080p, and new accounts get a free quota of 50 seconds per model to test with. That makes Wan the budget benchmark every other video API is compared against — and the open 2.2 weights the default free route for anyone with a capable GPU.

Who Wan Is Best For

Best for: Wan works best for video creators, editors, and marketing teams. Standout strengths: a genuinely free route via open weights; hosted pricing undercuts most Western rivals. The free plan makes it easy to try on real work before paying anything.

Not ideal for: Think carefully if these limits affect your work: newest models are API-only — no consumer app of its own; self-hosting needs a powerful GPU.

Key Features

Text-to-video and image-to-video up to 1080p
Native synchronised audio on hosted models
Open weights (to Wan 2.2) for free self-hosting
Among the cheapest hosted API prices per second
Free starter quota on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

Pros

A genuinely free route via open weights
Hosted pricing undercuts most Western rivals
Strong motion quality for the price

Cons

Newest models are API-only — no consumer app of its own
Self-hosting needs a powerful GPU
Documentation and regions take some navigating

Pricing

Model: Freemium
Open weights up to Wan 2.2 are free to download and self-host. Hosted Wan 2.5 API from $0.05/sec at 480p, $0.10/sec at 720p, $0.15/sec at 1080p via Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, with a 50-second free quota per model for new accounts.

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