Wan API Family
Use one EvoLink API to access the full Wan family from Alibaba Tongyi Wanxiang. Compare Wan 2.6 cinematic video, Wan 2.5 daily workhorse video, and Wan Image text-to-image on the same account, and pick the right route for your workflow.
Latest cinematic video
Wan 2.6 is the latest cinematic tier for multi-shot storytelling, reference video (r2v), and campaign-level output.
Daily workhorse video
Wan 2.5 is the daily workhorse tier with audio output supported on current routes and predictable per-second cost for content volume.
Text-to-image and image editing
Wan Image covers text-to-image and image-to-image fusion on the same Wan family account, for batch creative workflows.
Compare the Wan routes
This page answers one practical question: which Wan route should own this workflow on EvoLink?
| Route | Best for | Audio | Reference control | Speed / variant | Entry pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wan 2.6 Latest cinematic | Cinematic multi-shot video, reference-video identity continuity, brand campaigns. | Audio output alongside video on current routes | Text, image, and reference video (wan2.6-r2v) | Standard tier plus Wan 2.6 Flash for faster i2v and r2v iteration | $0.0708/s |
Wan 2.5 Workhorse tier | Daily UGC, social feeds, SaaS video features, content volume with predictable unit cost. | Audio output supported on current routes | Text and image inputs (no reference video at this tier) | Single standard tier, no Flash variant | $0.0708/s |
Wan Image Image family sibling | Text-to-image creation and image-to-image fusion for batch creative workflows. | Image modality, not applicable | Text prompts and multi-image fusion inputs | Task-based async image generation | $0.0208/image |
Which Wan model should you choose?
Treat the Wan family as three different operating modes, not three interchangeable pages.
Choose Wan 2.6 if
Cinematic multi-shot storytelling or reference video matters
Pick the latest cinematic tier when your brief is closer to a brand campaign than a daily UGC clip. Wan 2.6 is also the only Wan tier with reference video (wan2.6-r2v) for carrying a character's appearance across episodes, and Wan 2.6 Flash variants are available for faster image-to-video and reference-video iteration.
Choose Wan 2.5 if
You need a daily content workhorse with audio output
Pick the workhorse tier when predictability and sustainable unit cost matter more than peak quality. Wan 2.5 is the right default for UGC pipelines, social schedules, and SaaS video features where per-second cost has to stay defensible to finance at high volume.
Choose Wan Image if
You need text-to-image or image-to-image editing
Pick Wan Image when the workload is image generation, not video. It covers text-to-image creation and image-to-image fusion on the same Wan family account, and is a good default for campaign banners, product shots, and batch creative refreshes.
Explore each family route
Use the family page as a decision hub, then move into the route page that owns pricing, playground access, and model-level details.
Wan 2.6
Cinematic multi-shot video, reference-video identity continuity, brand campaigns.
- Quality
- Up to 15 second multi-shot, 1080p cinematic (2–15s text/image, 2–10s reference)
- Audio
- Audio output alongside video on current routes
- Pricing
- $0.0708/s
Wan 2.5
Daily UGC, social feeds, SaaS video features, content volume with predictable unit cost.
- Quality
- 5 or 10 second short-form
- Audio
- Audio output supported on current routes
- Pricing
- $0.0708/s
Wan Image
Text-to-image creation and image-to-image fusion for batch creative workflows.
- Quality
- Configurable within model limits, up to 1280x1280
- Audio
- Image modality, not applicable
- Pricing
- $0.0208/image
Pricing summary
This family page summarizes the pricing shape of the Wan lineup. The route pages own exact live pricing, and the dedicated Wan API pricing guide owns the full price breakdown. The short version: Wan 2.5 and the standard Wan 2.6 tiers share a predictable per-second video rate, Wan 2.6 Flash runs lower for image-to-video and reference-video iteration, Wan 2.6 reference video has its own input-plus-output duration logic, and Wan Image is billed per image rather than per second.
Wan 2.6
$0.0708/s
Latest cinematic tier. Standard per-second rate, plus Wan 2.6 Flash variants and separate reference-video billing logic.
Wan 2.5
$0.0708/s
Daily workhorse tier. Same standard per-second rate, tuned for 5 or 10 second social-style clips with audio output on current routes.
Wan Image
$0.0208/image
Image generation. Billed per image, not per second. Multi-image fusion costs the same as single-image generation.
Related Wan guides
The family page routes users to the right next question, not try to own every Wan intent itself.
Wan API Pricing Guide
Use the pricing guide for the per-second video rates, Wan 2.6 Flash ranges, reference-video billing, and Wan Image per-image rates.
Wan 2.5 vs Wan 2.6
Use the head-to-head guide when the decision is which Wan tier should own a specific workflow.
Wan 2.6 API Production Guide
Use the production guide for async orchestration, budget guardrails, and integration patterns for CTOs and engineers.
Wan 2.5 API Review
Use the review for a hands-on Python integration walkthrough and a head-to-head against Google Veo 3.
Wan API Family FAQ
Everything you need to know about the product and billing.
Where this page fits
Use this page to compare the Wan routes and choose a direction. Use the individual route pages for model-level pricing, playground access, and implementation details. Use the Wan blog guides for pricing, comparison, and production integration intent.