Hailuo AI vs Wan (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Hailuo AI and Wan share a 2.4 GPA, and only Wan has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hailuo AI grades higher on platforms. Wan grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hailuo AI
MiniMax's video and image generator, running its H3 model
Which one is for you
Pick Hailuo AI if
- Fits if you make short social clips with sound from a prompt or a photo
- Works for Android or web users who want MiniMax's H3 model in a ready-made app
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you make a lot of video: Standard's 1,000 credits cover about 84 seconds of 2K H3 a month, and Pro jumps to $30.40
- Not for you if you're on iPhone, as the US App Store page for its app came back not found
- Watch out: prices are shown against crossed-out figures with no end date, and the site header still says plans start at $9.99
- Watch out: the sign-up credit isn't stated until you're signed in, while MiniMax's separate Design app offers 3,000 free credits
- Skip it if you need an API, plugins or integrations, as none are listed
Pick Wan if
- Fits if you want long 1080p clips on a small monthly budget
- Works for people who'll check in daily to earn free credits
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: one video at a time and 6 image styles
- Watch out: the first month or year is non-refundable after activation
- Watch out: the '50% off' is for yearly billing, and monthly is double
- Not for you if you need the API, as it's bought separately from the membership
- Watch out: the pages don't name the company behind Wan
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAHailuo AIFair | 2.4GPAWanFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStandard is $8.40 a month on yearly billing ($10.50 monthly) for 1,000 credits, about 84 seconds of 2K H3 video, right at this category's cheaper quarter of $8.40. The page shows it against a crossed-out $14.99, with no end date. | B$5 a month for 300 credits on yearly billing, in the cheaper quarter of the category. Billed monthly it's $10, and Premium is $20 yearly. |
| Free plan and trial | CNew accounts get free credits on sign-up, but the amount isn't shown until you're signed in. MiniMax's separate Design app offers 3,000 free credits for downloading it. | CA free plan with one video and one image at a time, 6 image styles and credits earned by a daily check-in. The amounts aren't on the listing. |
| Features | CH3 makes clips with sound up to 15 seconds at 2K, mixes image, video and audio references, edits clips by instruction and makes images; paid plans add Veo 3.1, Sora 2 and image models. No API or plugins are on record. | BVideo up to 1080p and clips of 10 to 30 seconds, image generation with styles, canvas and skills, and a CLI and API area. |
| Ease of use | CNo app-store rating on record. Effect templates give you a starting point, but mixing several references into one scene takes practice. | CNo store rating on record. Credits, concurrency and accelerate mode are explained on the page, and you work out the costs as you go. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and an Android app on Google Play. The site links an iPhone app, but its US App Store page came back not found, and no integrations are listed. | CWeb only. The membership covers create.wan.video, and the API and other products are sold separately. |
| Best for | short clips with sound from MiniMax's H3 | video and images from $5 a month |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Hailuo AI and Wan. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hailuo AI starts at $8.40 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wan starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Wan starts $3.40 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 11 score higher than Hailuo AI for less, and 4 score higher than Wan for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Hailuo AI also covers templates.
At a glance
| Hailuo AI | Wan | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.40 per month, billed yearly ($10.50 billed monthly) | $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 1 video and 1 image at a time, 6 image styles, and free credits earned by a daily check-in. |
| Free trial | New users get free credits on sign-up; the amount is not shown before signing in | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | MiniMax | Wan AI |
| Price read from | hailuoai.video | create.wan.video |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hailuo AI
- Plans are shown as discounts from crossed-out prices ($14.99 for Standard) with no end date, and the site header still says plans start at $9.99 a month.
- The site links to an iOS app, but its US App Store page returned not found on October 17, 2026; the Android app is on Google Play.
- MiniMax also sells H3 in its separate MiniMax Design app, which a site banner promotes with 3,000 free credits for downloading it.
Wan
- The listed prices carry a '50% off' label for yearly billing; monthly-billed prices are double.
- The first month or year is non-refundable after activation, per the page.
- The membership covers create.wan.video only; the API and other products are bought separately.
- The pages read do not name the company behind Wan.
Key features
Hailuo AI
- MiniMax H3 video model
- Generates video with native stereo sound, up to 15 seconds long at 2K, from text, images or a mix of references, including multi-shot clips.
- Omni Reference
- Combine reference images, video and audio in one prompt, for example borrowing a camera move from one clip and a character from an image.
- Editing by instruction
- H3 edits and restyles existing clips and transfers motion from one video to another, with the change described in plain language.
- Image generation
- A separate Create Image mode turns prompts into still images, alongside text-to-video and image-to-video.
- Effect templates
- The home page offers trending preset templates such as PetPal, Style Switch, CineScope and ASMR for quick themed creations.
Wan
- Video generation up to 1080p
- Paid plans create high-resolution 1080p video and longer clips of 10 to 30 seconds.
- Image generation with styles
- Free accounts get 6 image styles; paid plans unlock all of them.
- Concurrent submissions
- Plans differ in how many jobs run at once: 1 video on Free, 3 on Pro and 8 on Premium.
- Accelerate mode
- The page says credits stretch to up to 1,200 images or 60 videos on Pro, and 4,800 images or 240 videos on Premium.
- Canvas, skills and CLI
- The studio menu lists a Canvas, Skills, a Playground and a CLI/API area alongside the generator.
Plans
Hailuo AI
Standard$8.40
per month, billed yearly ($10.50 billed monthly)
1,000 credits a month, about 84 seconds of 2K H3 video, plus Veo 3.1 and Sora 2. Shown against a crossed-out $14.99; $100.80 billed yearly.
Pro$30.40
per month, billed yearly ($38 billed monthly)
4,500 credits a month and unlimited 1K to 2K images on Nano Banana, Seedream and GPT Image. Shown against $54.99; $364.80 billed yearly.
Master$71.20
per month, billed yearly ($89 billed monthly)
10,500 credits a month, about 875 seconds of 2K H3 video, with unlimited 2K images. Shown against $119.99; $854.40 billed yearly.
Max$184
per month, billed yearly ($216 billed monthly)
27,000 credits a month, unlimited Hailuo 2.0 and 2.3 video and unlimited 4K images. $2,208 billed yearly.
Wan
Free$0
One video and one image at a time, 6 image styles, daily check-in credits.
Pro$5
per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
3 videos and 3 images at a time, watermark-free downloads, 1080p, videos of 10 to 30 seconds.
Premium$20
per month for 1,200 credits, billed yearly ($40 billed monthly)
8 videos and 5 images at a time, plus the Pro features and all image styles.
Ways to pay less
Hailuo AI
- Annual discount
Lower monthly rates with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Standard is $100.80 ($8.40 a month) against $10.50 billed monthly, Pro $364.80 against $38 a month, and Master $854.40 against $89 a month.
Wan
- Annual discount
Yearly billing, 50% off
The membership page lists Pro at $5 a month billed yearly against $10 billed monthly, and Premium at $20 against $40.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hailuo AI or Wan?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Wan is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $8.40 a month for Hailuo AI. Hailuo AI starts at $8.40 per month, billed yearly ($10.50 billed monthly), and Wan starts at $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Hailuo AI or Wan?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Wan has a free plan. Hailuo AI does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Hailuo AI and Wan run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Hailuo AI lists an Android app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.