Wan
Open-weight video generation family from Alibaba.
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Wan vs Hailuo
Wan (Alibaba) and Hailuo (MiniMax) both sit in Video. Wan is the cheaper entry point at Open weights; API usage-based. Hailuo shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (5 vs 0). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Wan Alibaba | Hailuo MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | Wan 2.5 | H3 |
| Entry cost | Open weights; API usage-based | from $4.99/mo |
| Pricing tiers | — | Free free · Standard $4.99 · Unlimited $24.99 |
| Model stack | Wan 2.5 | H3 · Hailuo 02.5 · Hailuo Video · M2.5 · M2.7 · M3 · MiniMax H3 · MiniMax M2.5 · MiniMax M2.7 · MiniMax M3 · MiniMax M3.1 Flash · MiniMax Music 3.0 · MiniMax Speech 2.8 · Music 3.0 · Speech 2.8 |
| Context window | — | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 0 | 5 |
| Origin | China | China |
| Capabilities | Text-to-video, Image-to-video, Audio sync | Subject reference, Director camera controls, 1080p, Fast generation, Video Generation, Text Generation, Speech Synthesis, Music Generation |
Hailuo
MiniMax's video product, popular for stylised short clips and subject reference.
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