Wan review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Wan report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for video and images from $5 a month
Wan is a web studio for the Wan video and image models, and the cheapest paid plan is $5 a month on yearly billing. Free accounts do one video at a time on daily check-in credits, and the first month or year is non-refundable.
Who Wan is for
- Fits if you want long 1080p clips on a small monthly budget
- Works for people who'll check in daily to earn free credits
Who Wan is not for
- 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
Why Wan gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$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.
- CFree plan and trialA 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.
- BFeaturesVideo up to 1080p and clips of 10 to 30 seconds, image generation with styles, canvas and skills, and a CLI and API area.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Credits, concurrency and accelerate mode are explained on the page, and you work out the costs as you go.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only. The membership covers create.wan.video, and the API and other products are sold separately.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wan AI's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Wan AI How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/wan#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/wan.svg" alt="Wan: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Wan stands among AI image and video generators
Wan's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 49 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 63 of 89) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 4 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Wan’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 63 of 89, level with 16
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 89, level with 46
- BFeaturesAbove 42 of 89, level with 45
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 89, level with 50
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 89, level with 36
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Wan, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Wan you would be making a video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $60 a year.
What you could not
- A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- An API that other software can build on.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Wan’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Wan?
Wan is a web studio for generating video and images with the Wan models. It has a free plan that earns credits through a daily check-in and two paid memberships with monthly credits, longer clips and 1080p output. A separate CLI and API exist, and are bought separately.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Wan pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Wan has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 1 video and 1 image at a time, 6 image styles, and free credits earned by a daily check-in.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | One video and one image at a time, 6 image styles, daily check-in credits. |
| Pro | $5per 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 | $20per 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. |
Read from create.wan.video on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Wan before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing, 50% off
The membership page lists Pro at $5 a month billed yearly against $10 billed monthly, and Premium at $20 against $40.
Stated on create.wan.video
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Common questions
Does Wan have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Wan is listed for Web.
Does Wan have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Wan is listed for Web.
Is Wan open source?
Wan is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Wan have an API?
Yes. Wan offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.