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AlibabaVideo model matchup

Wan 3.0vs.Wan 2.1 T2V 14B

Neither Wan 3.0 nor Wan 2.1 T2V 14B has an LMArena rating yet.

Wan 3.0 longer
Longest clipSeconds per request
30 s

Wan 3.0

5 s

Wan 2.1 T2V 14B

Choose Wan 3.0 for

long clips

Choose Wan 2.1 T2V 14B for

runs locally

Same prompt, both models

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 3.0

Run details

OpenRouter. alibaba/wan-3.0. 16:9, one request, first output, prompt motion-and-physics, requested 5 s, audio off, request {"model":"alibaba/wan-3.0","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}, live estimated cost $0.5000, actual cost $0.4250.

Generated Nov 1, 2026. Source

Wan 2.1 T2V 14B

No clip: this task has not yet been tested for the model.

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?

Longest clipWan 3.0 longer30 s to 5 s
ResolutionWan 3.0 higher1080p to 720p

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 3.0Wan 2.1 T2V 14B
Output
Resolution1080p720p
Longest clip30 s5 s
Soundgenerated by the modelyesn/a
Access
Weightsn/aopen
Parametersn/a14B
RoutesAPIlocal
ReleasedAug 6, 2026Feb 25, 2025
Statusavailableavailable

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

Is there a better choice?

Best model for text to videoGemini Omni 1.1 Flash

Text to video 1,516, Place 1 of 23. $0.51 per 5 s clip.

Wan 3.0 vs. Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash

Sources and method

Show 2 sources and the method

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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