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AlibabaGoogleVideo model matchup

Wan 2.6vs.Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash performs better than Wan 2.6 at text to video and image to video and costs about 30% less.

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash ahead
Text to videoLMArena rating
1,327

Wan 2.6

Place 15 of 23

1,516

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash

Place 1 of 23

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash ahead
Image to videoLMArena rating
1,310

Wan 2.6

Place 14 of 21

1,488

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash

Place 2 of 21

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash cheaper
Price per 5 s clipUS dollars per clip
$0.75

Wan 2.6

$0.51

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash

Wan 2.6 longer
Longest clipSeconds per request
15 s

Wan 2.6

10 s

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash

Choose Wan 2.6 for

long clips

Choose Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash for

from textimage as startcheaper

Test videos

The first clip from a single request each, showing the first five seconds.

What to look for: Anatomy, object consistency, camera tracking, rain, and reflections. Sound muted, as the test protocol requires.

Wan 2.6

Run details

OpenRouter. alibaba/wan-2.6. 16:9, one request, first output, requested 5 s, request {"model":"alibaba/wan-2.6","prompt":"Generate exactly one continuous five-second 16:9 cinematic video. A fictional bicycle courier in a mustard-yellow raincoat rides a red city bicycle from left to right across a rain-wet Hamburg street at blue hour for the entire clip. The camera tracks her smoothly at waist height. Both hands remain visible on the handlebars, the bicycle geometry stays physically correct, and a transparent umbrella fixed to the bicycle moves naturally in the wind. Wet-street reflections and raindrops follow realistic physics. No cuts, no slow motion, no text, no logos, no subtitles, and no audio.","aspect_ratio":"16:9","duration":5,"resolution":"720p","generate_audio":false,"provider":{"options":{"atlas-cloud":{"parameters":{"enable_prompt_expansion":false,"audio":false}}}}}, live estimated cost $0.4000, actual cost $0.4000.

Generated Aug 24, 2026. Source

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash

Run details

Gemini API. gemini-omni-1.1-flash. 16:9, one request, first output, prompt motion-and-physics, duration not controllable (prompt asks for five seconds), native audio (no switch), interaction v1_ChdDUFBtYXFYRUctS192ZElQMzk2MjZRaxIXQ1BQbWFxWEVHLUtfdmRJUDM5NjI2UWs, request {"model":"gemini-omni-1.1-flash","input":"Generate exactly one continuous five-second 16:9 cinematic video. A fictional bicycle courier in a mustard-yellow raincoat rides a red city bicycle from left to right across a rain-wet Hamburg street at blue hour for the entire clip. The camera tracks her smoothly at waist height. Both hands remain visible on the handlebars, the bicycle geometry stays physically correct, and a transparent umbrella fixed to the bicycle moves naturally in the wind. Wet-street reflections and raindrops follow realistic physics. No cuts, no slow motion, no text, no logos, no subtitles, and no audio.","response_format":{"type":"video","aspect_ratio":"16:9","resolution":"720p","delivery":"uri"},"store":true,"background":false,"stream":false}, configured price ceiling $1.06, usage {"total_tokens":29437,"total_input_tokens":118,"input_tokens_by_modality":[{"modality":"text","tokens":118}],"total_cached_tokens":0,"total_output_tokens":28960,"output_tokens_by_modality":[{"modality":"video","tokens":28960}],"total_tool_use_tokens":0,"total_thought_tokens":359,"initial_input_tokens":29396}.

Generated Nov 1, 2026. Source

Show the prompt given to both models

Generate exactly one continuous five-second 16:9 cinematic video. A fictional bicycle courier in a mustard-yellow raincoat rides a red city bicycle from left to right across a rain-wet Hamburg street at blue hour for the entire clip. The camera tracks her smoothly at waist height. Both hands remain visible on the handlebars, the bicycle geometry stays physically correct, and a transparent umbrella fixed to the bicycle moves naturally in the wind. Wet-street reflections and raindrops follow realistic physics. No cuts, no slow motion, no text, no logos, no subtitles, and no audio.

Where is the difference?

Text to videoGemini Omni 1.1 Flash +1891,327 to 1,516
Image to videoGemini Omni 1.1 Flash +1781,310 to 1,488
Price per 5 s clipGemini Omni 1.1 Flash cheaper$0.75 to $0.51
Longest clipWan 2.6 longer15 s to 10 s
Soundboth with sound

Bar length shows the gap: for ratings full width from 60 points, for price from four times as much, for clip length from 20 seconds. Solid means clearly ahead, hatched slightly ahead, a thin grey bar level.

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.

MetricWan 2.6Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash
Performance
Text to videoLMArena rating1,327Place 15 of 231,516Place 1 of 23
Image to videoLMArena rating1,310Place 14 of 211,488Place 2 of 21
Cost
Price per second$0.15$0.10
Price per 5 s clip$0.75$0.51
Output
Resolution1080p360p bis 4K (24 FPS)
Longest clip15 s10 s
Soundgenerated by the modelyesyes
Input
Input modesn/aText, images, and videos up to 10 seconds for editing or extension
Access
Weightsproprietaryproprietary
RoutesAPIAPI, web
ReleasedDecember 2025Aug 27, 2026
StatusavailableavailableStable API since August 27, 2026

Prices: public API price of the documented standard configuration; resolution and sound can change it

Wan 2.6 and Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash in the field

Every video model of our comparison with a rating, both models of this matchup highlighted.

Text to video

Rating from anonymous comparisons in the LMArena · higher is better

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash1,516
Gemini Omni Flash1,513
FLUX.3 Video1,493
Grok Imagine Video 1.51,492
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p1,479
Dreamina Seedance 2.5 720p1,474
MiniMax H31,460
Muse Video1,456
Sora 2 Pro1,368
Veo 3.11,364
Veo 3.1 Fast1,362
Sora 21,343
Grok Imagine Video1,342
Wan 2.71,337
Wan 2.61,327
PixVerse V5.61,240
Runway Gen-4.51,225
Kling 2.6 Pro1,216
Hailuo 2.31,206
HunyuanVideo 1.51,169
LTX-2 19B1,154
Wan 2.2 A14B1,132
Pika 2.21,009

As of September 22, 2026 · Source: LMArena

Image to video

Rating from anonymous comparisons in the LMArena · higher is better

MiniMax H31,495
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash1,488
Dreamina Seedance 2.5 720p1,477
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p1,475
Gemini Omni Flash1,465
Grok Imagine Video 1.51,456
FLUX.3 Video1,449
Wan 2.71,428
Grok Imagine Video1,415
Veo 3.11,398
Veo 3.1 Fast1,385
Vidu Q3 Pro1,363
Kling 3.0 Pro1,354
Wan 2.61,310
PixVerse V5.61,299
Kling 2.6 Pro1,294
Hailuo 2.31,262
HunyuanVideo 1.51,198
Wan 2.2 A14B1,170
LTX-2 19B1,159
Pika 2.2997

As of September 22, 2026 · Source: LMArena

Is there a better choice?

Cheaper than Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGrok Imagine Video 1.5

Text to video 1,492, Place 4 of 23. $0.40 per 5 s clip.

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Video 1.5

Sources and method

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Ratings come from the LMArena: people see two videos for the same prompt without knowing which model made them and pick the better one. Many such picks add up to a rating, higher is better. Text to video and image to video are separate lists and are never added together.

“Ahead” means one model stays clearly higher even with the rating’s uncertainty. “Slightly ahead” means its value is higher but the gap is not certain yet. Otherwise both count as level. Places count only the models of our comparison.

Prices and clip lengths come from the providers’ documentation. From a factor of 1.25 a model counts as cheaper or longer, below that as about the same.

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