Vidu vs Wan (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Vidu and Wan share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Wan starts cheaper, at $5 a month against $8.25 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Vidu grades higher on platforms. Wan grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Vidu
AI video generator with reference-to-video and image-to-video
Which one is for you
Pick Vidu if
- Fits if you want characters or objects to stay consistent across a clip
- Works for people making short clips on a modest monthly budget
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want refunds: the page says it can't provide them
- Tight if you stay free, as it's 540P and the credit amount isn't shown
- Watch out: yearly prices are a limited-time 18% offer, so they may change
- Watch out: the Ultimate plan's credit total reads 8,000 and 10,000 in different places
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
| 2.4GPAViduFair | 2.4GPAWanFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$8.25 a month on Standard, billed yearly, for 800 credits, or $10 billed monthly, just over the $8 that marks the cheaper quarter. Premium is $35.42 and Ultimate $95.83. | 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 | CA free plan with the Q4 model at 540P and 10 references a month, with sign-up and daily login credits. The page doesn't say how many credits that is. | 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 | BText, image and reference-to-video, a text-to-image tool, sound effects, off-peak queues and an API platform. | 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 store rating on record. Credits, models, resolutions and queue types take some learning before you know what a clip will cost. | 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, with an API platform for developers, and no phone or desktop apps. | CWeb only. The membership covers create.wan.video, and the API and other products are sold separately. |
| Best for | short video clips from text or reference images | 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: Vidu and Wan. How we grade
Price against what you get
Vidu starts at $8.25 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wan starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.
Vidu scores higher, and starts $3.25 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 4 score higher than Vidu 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
- Vidu also covers templates.
At a glance
| Vidu | Wan | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.25 per month for 800 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly) | $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Q4 model at 540P for 2 credits per second and 10 references a month; credit amount not shown. | 1 video and 1 image at a time, 6 image styles, and free credits earned by a daily check-in. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Vidu | Wan AI |
| Price read from | vidu.com | create.wan.video |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Vidu
- The page describes the yearly prices as a limited-time offer ('Yearly Billing 18% Off').
- The Free plan's credit amount is not shown, and the Q4 model uses 2 credits per second at 540P.
- Credits are sold at $1.03, $1.01 and $0.96 per 100 on the paid tiers.
- The Ultimate plan's credit total reads inconsistently on the page, so check it before buying.
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
Vidu
- Vidu Q-series models
- The site offers Vidu Q4 and Q3, with the plan table listing 720p and 1080p generation and 11 to 16 second Q3 videos.
- Reference-to-video
- Multi-reference consistency lets you supply reference images so characters or objects stay consistent across a clip.
- Text, image and sound tools
- Text-to-video, image-to-video, text-to-image and an AI sound effect generator sit beside templates.
- Off-peak mode
- Premium and Ultimate add an off-peak quota of 20 or 200 videos a day, queued outside busy hours.
- API platform
- A separate API platform is linked from the site for developers and enterprise customers.
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
Vidu
Free$0
Q4 model at 540P and 10 references a month; no commercial-use line on the page.
Standard$8.25
per month for 800 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
Fast generation channel, 3 to 16 second videos, up to 4 videos at once, commercial use.
Premium$35.42
per month for 3,500 credits, billed yearly ($43 billed monthly)
Ultra-fast channel and an off-peak quota of 20 videos a day; yearly total is $425.
Ultimate$95.83
per month for 10,000 credits, billed yearly ($115 billed monthly)
Off-peak quota of 200 videos a day; page shows 8,000 and 10,000 credits in different spots.
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
Vidu
- Annual discount
Yearly billing, 18% off
The pricing page shows a Yearly Billing toggle labeled 18% off, for example $99 a year for Standard against $10 monthly.
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, Vidu or Wan?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Wan is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $8.25 a month for Vidu. Vidu starts at $8.25 per month for 800 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly), and Wan starts at $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Vidu or Wan?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Vidu and Wan have a free plan.
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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.