Pick Wan 2.6 or Wan 2.5
Use Wan 2.6 unless a prompt was already written for Wan 2.5.
Wan AI AI Video Generator
AI Video
Wan AI (Wanxiang) is an Alibaba AI video generator for image to video and text to video. The versions here are Wan 2.6 and Wan 2.5. Upload a still and describe the motion, or write a shot from scratch, to get a short clip.
How to generate a video with Wan AI
Upload a still, or write the shot
For image to video, attach the frame and describe only the motion. For text to video, write subject, camera and light.
Set duration and ratio, then generate
Length and aspect ratio are locked before the run.
What Wan AI is for
Image to video with Wan 2.6
Wan 2.6 is the current image-to-video entry. Upload a product photo, a character still or a key frame and describe only what moves. This is the usual path when the look is already decided.
Wan 2.5
Wan 2.5 is the previous named line. Keep it for prompts that were already tuned against that name.
One action per clip
Ask for a single camera move. A longer duration stretches the same action. For more events, generate more clips.
Questions people ask about Wan AI
What is Wan AI?
Wan AI is the Wanxiang video model for turning pictures or text into a short clip. Wan 2.6 and Wan 2.5 are the named versions here.
Does Wan 2.6 support image to video?
Yes. Upload a still and describe the motion. That is the usual way to keep a product or character looking the same in the clip.
What is the difference between Wan 2.6 and Wan 2.5?
Wan 2.6 is the current line. Wan 2.5 is the previous name. Keep 2.5 if the prompt was already tuned there.
Wan AI or Qwen Image?
Qwen Image makes stills. Wan AI makes video. Generate a still on Qwen Image if you need a first frame, then bring it to Wan.