The Wan Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Wan in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Wan
The Insider’s Guide
AI video and image generator on monthly credit plans
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI image and video generators, read from Wan’s own pages.
Made by Wan AI · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Wan’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Wan’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 49 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Wan, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Credits, concurrency and accelerate mode are explained on the page, and you work out the costs as you go.
- 1
Best for video and images from $5 a month
Free accounts do one video at a time on daily check-in credits, and the first month or year is non-refundable.
- 2
Paid plans start at $5 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
1 video and 1 image at a time, 6 image styles, and free credits earned by a daily check-in.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Video generation up to 1080p
Paid plans create high-resolution 1080p video and longer clips of 10 to 30 seconds.
- 6
Image generation with styles
Free accounts get 6 image styles; paid plans unlock all of them.
- 7
Concurrent submissions
Plans differ in how many jobs run at once: 1 video on Free, 3 on Pro and 8 on Premium.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 49 of 89
That is against the other AI image and video generators we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Wan at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Wan AI
- Category
- AI Image & Video Generators
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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 | C | A 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 | B | Video 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 | C | No 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 | C | Web only. The membership covers create.wan.video, and the API and other products are sold separately. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Hobbyists who want to try video generation at a low monthly price
- Creators who need watermark-free 1080p clips on a small budget
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$5
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Wan has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per month for 300 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly).
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.
The free plan
1 video and 1 image at a time, 6 image styles, and free credits earned by a daily check-in.
Read from create.wan.video on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on create.wan.video
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI video and image generator on monthly credit plans. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, image generation, video generation.
The membership covers create.wan.video, and the API and other products are sold separately.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Wan is made by Wan AI.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
49/89
Other AI image and video generators it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 89
- BFeaturesAbove 42 of 89
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 89
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 89
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Wan is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Kling AI, Vidu, Hailuo AI, Runway and PixVerse
The 5 tools Wan is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Kling AI
Free plan · from $8.80/mo
- 2.4GPA
Vidu
Free plan · from $8.25/mo
AI video generator with reference-to-video and image-to-video.
- Vidu also covers templates.
- 2.4GPA
Hailuo AI
Free trial · from $8.40/mo
MiniMax's video and image generator, running its H3 model.
- Wan has a free plan. Hailuo AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Hailuo AI lists an Android app.
- Hailuo AI also covers templates.
- 2.6GPA
Runway
Free trial · from $12/mo
AI video, image and audio studio with its own Gen-4.5 model.
- Wan has a free plan. Runway does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Runway lists iOS and Android apps.
- Runway also covers video editing and AI agents.
- 2.6GPA
PixVerse
Free plan · from $8/mo
AI video app built on PixVerse V6, with templates and an agent.
- Only PixVerse lists iOS and Android apps.
- PixVerse also covers templates, video editing and AI agents.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Wan free?
Wan has a free plan. 1 video and 1 image at a time, 6 image styles, and free credits earned by a daily check-in.
How much does Wan cost?
Wan lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Wan work on?
Wan is available on Web.
Does Wan offer any discounts?
Wan publicly lists the following: Yearly billing, 50% off.
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.
Who makes Wan?
Wan is made by Wan AI.
What are the alternatives to Wan?
The closest alternatives to Wan in our directory are Kling AI, Vidu, Hailuo AI, Runway and PixVerse.
How does Wan compare with other 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.
Is Wan good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Wan B for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Wan?
To replace Wan you would be making a video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Wan’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Wan AI. Prices change, so check wan.video before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Wan, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/wan
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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