Wan 2.6 API Pricing
Alibaba's open-suite video foundation model with synced audio, image-to-video flash variants for speed-optimized inference, and REST API availability through multiple aggregators. Offers text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video, and video-extend endpoints. Tracked across 1 providers · 3 price points · billed per-clip — all normalized to cost per second.
Wan 2.6 pricing — quick facts
- Cheapest verified rate: $0.10/second on WaveSpeedAI (standard, 720p) — checked Jul 30, 2026.
- Across 1 providers, Wan 2.6 runs $0.10–$0.15/second (1.5× spread).
- A 5-second clip costs $0.50 at the cheapest verified rate, up to $0.75 at the priciest tracked tier.
Bottom line: WaveSpeedAI at $0.10/s is both the cheapest verified and the sensible default choice.
Every Wan 2.6 price, by provider
Sorted by normalized $/second. Hover a price for its derivation; every row links to the provider's published source. Range: $0.10–$0.15/s (1.5× spread).
| Provider | Trust | Mode | Tier | Res | Audio | $ / second | 5s clip | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WaveSpeedAICHEAPEST VERIFIEDTry → | medium | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ? | $0.10 | $0.50 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| WaveSpeedAI | medium | Image → Video | standard | 720p | ? | $0.10 | $0.50 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
| WaveSpeedAI | medium | Text → Video | standard | 1080p | ? | $0.15 | $0.75 | verified Jul 30, 2026 | source ↗ |
How each price was normalized (derivations & sources)
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 720p: WaveSpeed model page: Wan 2.6 T2V at 720p = $0.50 per 5s clip; $0.50/5 = $0.10/s; WaveSpeed pricing page also lists $0.10/s directly source ↗
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 720p: WaveSpeed model page: Wan 2.6 I2V at 720p = $0.50 per 5s; rate confirmed as $0.10/s source ↗
- WaveSpeedAI · standard · 1080p: WaveSpeed model page: Wan 2.6 T2V at 1080p = $0.75 per 5s clip; $0.75/5 = $0.15/s source ↗
What a clip actually costs
At the cheapest verified rate vs the most expensive tracked rate.
| Clip length | Cheapest (WaveSpeedAI) | Most expensive tracked | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 seconds | $0.50 | $0.75 | $0.25 |
| 10 seconds | $1.00 | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| 15 seconds | $1.50 | $2.25 | $0.75 |
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Choosing a Wan 2.6 provider
Computed from the live dataset — cheapest first. “+” is why you'd pick it, “−” is why you'd skip it.