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Head-to-head comparison

Reve 2.1 vs. Wan 2.6 Text to Image

Compare shared capability tests, arena scores with documented retrieval dates, task-specific image pricing, and verified specifications. Research benchmarks, preference arenas, and our n = 1 samples remain separate.

shared result series
12
shared sample prompts
4
latest arena retrieval
2026-09-19

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Specifications and cost

General specifications and task-specific pricing

A model can have one price for generating new images and another for editing. Prices therefore remain tied to the corresponding arena configuration.

Specifications and pricing for Reve 2.1 and Wan 2.6 Text to Image
AttributeReve 2.1Wan 2.6 Text to Image
ProviderReveAlibaba
ReleasedJuly 2026January 2026
AccessAPI, Web appAPI
LifecycleNo separate lifecycle noticeNo separate lifecycle notice
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
ParametersNot publishedNot published
Maximum output4K2K
Arena configurationNo separate configuration namedText to Image
Text-to-image priceNo arena entry$30 per 1,000 images
Editing priceNo arena entryNo arena entry
Technical sourceModel sourceVerified 2026-08-15Model sourceVerified 2026-08-15

Prompt adherence and specialist tests

Shared capability benchmarks

Both checkpoints completed the same four Gradually sample tasks. For each task, 30 archived first outputs are ranked in three differently ordered, model-blind passes. The published 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. It must still be read as an n = 1 sample per model. No exact shared result from the integrated research benchmarks is available for this pair.

Reve 2.1Wan 2.6 Text to Image
Gradually sample test: Typography and layoutMean of three blind ranks across all 30 first outputs, n = 1 each
Reve 2.1Higher blind-rank score28.7 / 100
Wan 2.6 Text to Image13.8 / 100
Gradually sample test: Product photographyMean of three blind ranks across all 30 first outputs, n = 1 each
Reve 2.1Higher blind-rank score71.3 / 100
Wan 2.6 Text to Image14.9 / 100
Gradually sample test: Character and detailMean of three blind ranks across all 30 first outputs, n = 1 each
Reve 2.142.5 / 100
Wan 2.6 Text to ImageHigher blind-rank score88.5 / 100
Gradually sample test: InfographicMean of three blind ranks across all 30 first outputs, n = 1 each
Reve 2.1Higher blind-rank score97.7 / 100
Wan 2.6 Text to Image48.3 / 100

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Capability benchmark scores for Reve 2.1 and Wan 2.6 Text to Image
BenchmarkReve 2.1Wan 2.6 Text to Image
Gradually sample test: Typography and layout
Higher blind-rank score28.7 / 100
Mean rank: 21.67 (24 / 19 / 22)
Five rubric scores
Headline: 1.67 / 2
Subline: 1.67 / 2
Text control: 1.67 / 2
Visual brief: 1.33 / 2
Layout: 1 / 2
13.8 / 100
Mean rank: 26 (26 / 26 / 26)
Five rubric scores
Headline: 1 / 2
Subline: 1.67 / 2
Text control: 1 / 2
Visual brief: 1.67 / 2
Layout: 1 / 2
Gradually sample test: Product photography
Higher blind-rank score71.3 / 100
Mean rank: 9.33 (9 / 9 / 10)
Five rubric scores
Subject: 1.67 / 2
Time: 1.67 / 2
Watch details: 1.67 / 2
Photography: 1.67 / 2
Exclusions: 1.67 / 2
14.9 / 100
Mean rank: 25.67 (25 / 26 / 26)
Five rubric scores
Subject: 1.67 / 2
Time: 1.67 / 2
Watch details: 1.67 / 2
Photography: 1.33 / 2
Exclusions: 1.33 / 2
Gradually sample test: Character and detail
42.5 / 100
Mean rank: 17.67 (12 / 19 / 22)
Five rubric scores
Scene: 1 / 2
Wardrobe: 1 / 2
Anatomy: 1 / 2
Props: 1 / 2
Environment: 1 / 2
Higher blind-rank score88.5 / 100
Mean rank: 4.33 (1 / 9 / 3)
Five rubric scores
Scene: 1 / 2
Wardrobe: 1 / 2
Anatomy: 1 / 2
Props: 1 / 2
Environment: 1 / 2
Gradually sample test: Infographic
Higher blind-rank score97.7 / 100
Mean rank: 1.67 (2 / 1 / 2)
Five rubric scores
Title: 1.67 / 2
Sequence: 1.67 / 2
Labels: 1.67 / 2
Diagram: 1.67 / 2
Clarity: 1.67 / 2
48.3 / 100
Mean rank: 16 (14 / 18 / 16)
Five rubric scores
Title: 1.67 / 2
Sequence: 1.67 / 2
Labels: 1 / 2
Diagram: 1.67 / 2
Clarity: 1 / 2

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Independent preference tests

Shared arena benchmarks

Artificial Analysis and Arena derive scores from blind comparisons. Raters see outputs for the same prompt and choose the image they prefer. Separate series cover text rendering, photorealism, portraits, art, commercial design, and image editing. Confidence intervals indicate how certain a measured lead is.

8 shared result series
Reve 2.1Wan 2.6 Text to Image
LMArena Text to Image: 3D modelingBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Reve 2.1Higher score1,275.821
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,146.23
LMArena Text to Image: ArtBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Reve 2.1Higher score1,287.418
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,159.207
LMArena Text to Image: CartoonBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Reve 2.1Higher score1,309.645
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,146.213
LMArena Text to Image: Commercial designBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Reve 2.1Higher score1,314.478
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,147.938
LMArena Text to Image: OverallBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Reve 2.1Higher score1,301.093
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,136.586
LMArena Text to Image: PhotorealismBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Reve 2.1Higher score1,302.395
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,128.939
LMArena Text to Image: PortraitsBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Reve 2.1Higher score1,316.198
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,123.606
LMArena Text to Image: Text renderingBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Reve 2.1Higher score1,340.578
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,148.597

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Arena benchmark scores for Reve 2.1 and Wan 2.6 Text to Image
BenchmarkReve 2.1Wan 2.6 Text to ImageSource
LMArena Text to Image: 3D modeling
Higher score1,275.821
Rank 5, 95% confidence interval: ±22.5, 683 ratings
1,146.23
Rank 34, 95% confidence interval: ±6.22, 19,059 ratings
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-09-19
LMArena Text to Image: Art
Higher score1,287.418
Rank 6, 95% confidence interval: ±17.35, 1,101 ratings
1,159.207
Rank 30, 95% confidence interval: ±5.69, 25,966 ratings
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-09-19
LMArena Text to Image: Cartoon
Higher score1,309.645
Rank 6, 95% confidence interval: ±11.34, 2,920 ratings
1,146.213
Rank 33, 95% confidence interval: ±4.36, 80,740 ratings
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-09-19
LMArena Text to Image: Commercial design
Higher score1,314.478
Rank 5, 95% confidence interval: ±11.6, 2,723 ratings
1,147.938
Rank 34, 95% confidence interval: ±4.26, 75,048 ratings
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-09-19
LMArena Text to Image: Overall
Higher score1,301.093
Rank 6, 95% confidence interval: ±7.71, 7,573 ratings
1,136.586
Rank 38, 95% confidence interval: ±2.94, 201,108 ratings
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-09-19
LMArena Text to Image: Photorealism
Higher score1,302.395
Rank 6, 95% confidence interval: ±11.09, 3,027 ratings
1,128.939
Rank 43, 95% confidence interval: ±4.28, 81,875 ratings
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-09-19
LMArena Text to Image: Portraits
Higher score1,316.198
Rank 6, 95% confidence interval: ±15.55, 1,465 ratings
1,123.606
Rank 47, 95% confidence interval: ±5.18, 44,669 ratings
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-09-19
LMArena Text to Image: Text rendering
Higher score1,340.578
Rank 6, 95% confidence interval: ±12.24, 2,537 ratings
1,148.597
Rank 33, 95% confidence interval: ±4.4, 71,703 ratings
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-09-19

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Visual comparison

Sample images

Our images complement preference data, but do not replace it. The prompt, request count, and selection rule match. Provider resolution, quality tier, randomness, and prompt processing remain visible limitations, so this is not a fully controlled laboratory test.

Largely standardized comparison protocol. Both models receive the same archived prompt, exactly one request, and the first result counts. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier, and prompt processing can still differ. These images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.

Character and detail

Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, Character and detail
Reve 2.1, Character and detail
Reve 2.1
Wan 2.6 Text to Image
Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Reve 2.1. Provider Manual import, Official Reve web app; Reve 2.1; chat creation; one request; 1:1 requested in prompt; first of two results; free plan; 2026-08-14; https://app.reve.com/model, source 4096x4096, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), model ID manual export, generated Aug 14, 2026, 4:23 PM. Source
Wan 2.6 Text to Image. Provider Together, requested 1280x1280, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Wan-AI/Wan2.6-image, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:30 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

Reve 2.1, image SHA 256: 29e9f7f38ed5c63dcfaab671a49fb9f4e9f82cd24b99134b87e1c22442822126

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, image SHA 256: cf49d7136a442f4f1c1ae29af99e917aa83bcbf501fdacfe3a13a3b3e74d7f9a

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, request SHA 256: 10c9f29d46b749448e574d11b560a2c20065d9026f1f52a99f09b23b6299c9c5

Infographic

Numbers, labels, and visual organization

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, Infographic
Reve 2.1, Infographic
Reve 2.1
Wan 2.6 Text to Image
Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Reve 2.1. Provider Manual import, Official Reve web app; Reve 2.1; chat creation; one request; 1:1 requested in prompt; first of two results; free plan; 2026-08-14; https://app.reve.com/model, source 4096x4096, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), model ID manual export, generated Aug 14, 2026, 4:23 PM. Source
Wan 2.6 Text to Image. Provider Together, requested 1280x1280, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Wan-AI/Wan2.6-image, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:30 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

Reve 2.1, image SHA 256: 30d157e85d75eb2ca1f71152d27f26d378ad8ea49b899d5f350ae0cda4e2bc59

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, image SHA 256: 28eecbf460194ec047237c35415d934929baee9de9938bdff435cd21a4416435

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, request SHA 256: d9e00f8c778897df69e719c5bf9fa73115d87abeb23d63eec50dc2280f0e29a9

Product photography

Materials, reflections, and fine details

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, Product photography
Reve 2.1, Product photography
Reve 2.1
Wan 2.6 Text to Image
Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Reve 2.1. Provider Manual import, Official Reve web app; Reve 2.1; chat creation; one request; 1:1 requested in prompt; first of two results; free plan; 2026-08-14; https://app.reve.com/model, source 4096x4096, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), model ID manual export, generated Aug 14, 2026, 4:23 PM. Source
Wan 2.6 Text to Image. Provider Together, requested 1280x1280, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Wan-AI/Wan2.6-image, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:29 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

Reve 2.1, image SHA 256: 1f91c3cb481151fb5165194b4edea2a46e786ca80e4ec3bdd888e3ba0016c510

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, image SHA 256: e8dbcfd0ce965814d72d676eddf74f723d476c1f78c5928c7b6efbc4eca4765e

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, request SHA 256: d1539f1db265e5a110b20b8585984ef534d0b89f51e83fd0fc51551832b669d1

Typography and layout

Legible text, hierarchy, and composition

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, Typography and layout
Reve 2.1, Typography and layout
Reve 2.1
Wan 2.6 Text to Image
Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

Reve 2.1. Provider Manual import, Official Reve web app; Reve 2.1; chat creation; one request; 1:1 requested in prompt; first of two results; free plan; 2026-08-14; https://app.reve.com/model, source 4096x4096, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), model ID manual export, generated Aug 14, 2026, 4:23 PM. Source
Wan 2.6 Text to Image. Provider Together, requested 1280x1280, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Wan-AI/Wan2.6-image, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:01 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

Reve 2.1, image SHA 256: 84bcd1680fd0ae861ec66c21ab8f4cd79738bd093eb87ffe7283d9842c37cb1d

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, image SHA 256: 7e9557478ee297369d7680b31ab3b23a13c984981c0e0c922ef07372999122a7

Wan 2.6 Text to Image, request SHA 256: 2018571c876690a189c5076c520f09d03dd75a18ad6c52550cd51f854c30aa9d

How to read this comparison

An Elo score is not a verdict on creativity

A higher arena score means this specific configuration was preferred more often in blind comparisons.

Typography, character consistency, local execution, licensing, and price may matter more to your workload than overall visual appeal.

Prices cover 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels using settings documented by Artificial Analysis. Subscriptions and special rates are excluded.

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