Wan alternatives
Wan is Alibaba’s video model family. Pixel Engine runs them alongside 10 other video models on a single credit balance, so this page can do something a review site cannot: quote the real price of every option from the system that bills for them.
Wan models on Pixel Engine
| Model | Credits | Per generation | Per second | Lengths (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wan 2.6 | 14 | $0.93–$1.40 | $0.186–$0.280 | — |
| Wan | 11 | $0.73–$1.10 | $0.146–$0.220 | — |
Alternatives to Wan 2.6
10 of these cost less than Wan 2.6 per second of video. The dearer ones are listed too — a more expensive model can still be the right answer, and leaving it out would make this a sales page.
| Model | Credits/sec | Cost per second | vs Wan 2.6 | What you give up | Lengths (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTX 1 | 5 | $0.066–$0.100 | 64% cheaper | no image-to-video | — |
| Veo 3.1 Lite | 6 | $0.100–$0.150 | 57% cheaper | — | — |
| Hailuo 02 | 8 | $0.088–$0.133 | 43% cheaper | no negative prompt | — |
| Kling 1.6 | 8 | $0.106–$0.160 | 43% cheaper | — | — |
| LTX 2 Fast | 9 | $0.100–$0.150 | 36% cheaper | — | — |
| LTX 2 | 10 | $0.112–$0.167 | 29% cheaper | — | — |
| Kling 2.6 Pro | 11 | $0.146–$0.220 | 21% cheaper | — | — |
| Kling 3 | 12 | $0.160–$0.240 | 14% cheaper | — | — |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | 12 | $0.200–$0.300 | 14% cheaper | — | — |
| Kling 1.6 Pro | 13 | $0.174–$0.260 | 7% cheaper | — | — |
What actually changes
Price is the easy part. These are the capability differences between Wan 2.6 and the closest alternatives, taken from the same catalogue the generator reads — including the ones that go against the cheaper option.
LTX 1 instead of Wan 2.6
- Durations (s) — Wan 2.6: 5,10 · LTX 1: 5
- Image to video — Wan 2.6: Yes · LTX 1: No
Veo 3.1 Lite instead of Wan 2.6
- Durations (s) — Wan 2.6: 5,10 · Veo 3.1 Lite: 4s,6s,8s
- Aspect ratios — Wan 2.6: 16:9,9:16,1:1 · Veo 3.1 Lite: 16:9,9:16
- Start + end frame — Wan 2.6: No · Veo 3.1 Lite: Yes
- Native audio — Wan 2.6: No · Veo 3.1 Lite: Yes
- Served by — Wan 2.6: fal · Veo 3.1 Lite: fal,wavespeed
Hailuo 02 instead of Wan 2.6
- Durations (s) — Wan 2.6: 5,10 · Hailuo 02: 6,10
- Aspect ratios — Wan 2.6: 16:9,9:16,1:1 · Hailuo 02: 16:9
- Negative prompt — Wan 2.6: Yes · Hailuo 02: No
How these prices were worked out
Credit costs are read from the same pricing engine that charges customers, so they cannot drift from what you are billed. Dollar figures divide each paid plan's price by the credits it includes, giving a low bound (the largest plan) and a high bound (the smallest). Video is normalised to cost per second at each model's shortest supported clip, because clip lengths differ across the catalogue and comparing per-clip prices across different lengths would flatter whichever model produces the shortest video. No figure on this page is estimated, and none of it describes what Wan charges anywhere else.
What this page does not claim
Pixel Engine is not Wan. It is a multi-model platform that runs Wan’s models next to the alternatives on one credit balance. This page makes no claim about what Wan costs on Alibaba’s own service, how fast it is there, or how its output compares — those are not things we can verify, so we do not publish them. If you need something only their own app provides, this is not a replacement for it.
Run the same prompt on each
Every model above draws on one shared credit balance, so you can put the identical prompt through Wan 2.6 and its alternatives and judge the output instead of the table. New accounts start with free credits.
Start freeCommon questions
Can I still use Wan on Pixel Engine?
Yes. Wan 2.6, Wan are available on Pixel Engine from the same credit balance as every other model, so switching platform does not mean giving up Wan.
What is the cheapest alternative to Wan 2.6?
LTX 1, at roughly 64% less than Wan 2.6 per second of video on current plan rates. The full ranking is in the table above.
Is LTX 1 as good as Wan 2.6?
This page does not measure output quality — it publishes prices and capabilities, which are things that can be verified. The capability differences are listed above, and both models run from one account, so the practical answer is to send the same prompt to each and compare the results yourself.
Do I need a separate Wan subscription?
Not for the models listed here. They run on Pixel Engine credits, so one balance covers Wan and the alternatives rather than one subscription per vendor.