Wan 2.1: API pricing, providers and specs
Wan 2.1 is a video model by Alibaba. 2 providers serve it, from $0.03 to $0.03 /run; the lowest price is at WaveSpeedAI.
A newer version is out: Wan 2.6 · released Mar 27, 2026
How Wan 2.1 compares
Against the 96 video models on the site priced the same way.
- Cheap for its class: at $0.02 /run, its lowest price undercuts 92% of comparable models (median $0.084).
- 2 providers serve it; 52% of comparable models have fewer.
Wan 2.1 prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Task | Output |
|---|---|---|
| WaveSpeedAI | text-to-image | From$0.02/run |
| WaveSpeedAI | text-to-video | From$0.025/run |
| WaveSpeedAI | image-to-video | From$0.025/run |
| WaveSpeedAI | video-to-video | From$0.025/run |
| WaveSpeedAI | digital-human | $0.03/run |
 Fal | image-to-video | $0.40/video |
| Fal | text-to-video | $0.40/video |
Specs
- Type
- Video
- Maker
- Alibaba
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Video
- Capabilities
- —
- Released
- —
- License
- —
- Open weights
- —
- Monthly searches
- 28K
Alternatives to Wan 2.1
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
| Model | Lowest price | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wan 2.1this model | $0.02/run | — | 2 |
| FLUX 3 | $0.03/run | — | 4 |
 Hunyuan Video 1.5 | $0.04/run | 1198 | 2 |
 Kling Lipsync | $0.03/run | — | 2 |
| LTX 2 19B | $0.02/run | 1159 | 1 |
| LongCat Avatar 1.5 | $0.04/run | — | 1 |
 PixVerse V4.5 I2V | $0.05/run | — | 2 |
 Dreamactor 2 | $0.05/run | — | 2 |
| Latentsync | $0.01/run | — | 3 |
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The lowest price for Wan 2.1 is $0.03 /run, at WaveSpeedAI.
WaveSpeedAI, at $0.03 /run. 2 providers serve Wan 2.1; the table above lists every one with its price.
We have not found Wan 2.1's weights published by its maker.
2 API providers serve Wan 2.1. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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