Wan 2.6 T2i
Dec 2025
Wan 2.6 T2iCompare inon
Wan 2.6 T2i measured on 2 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks2
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal1
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 69%-67%$0.01OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 62%-33%$0.02
CheaperGrok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-33%$0.02
CheaperFLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-20%$0.024HCheaperHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 47%-67%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 69%-67%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 62%-33%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-33%$0.02FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-20%$0.024HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 47%-67%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 69%-67%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 62%-33%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-33%$0.02
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 75%+12%$0.034
MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 75%+30%$0.039ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 62%-33%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 60%+100%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpenwins 54%——Reference images: not verified
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpensame+167%$0.08Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-20%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 3.0 Prounstatedwins 66%+33%$0.04Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 62%-33%$0.02Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)unstatedwins 58%+150%$0.075Qwen Image 2512unstatedOpensame——Edits photos: not verified+1Wan 2.5 T2i Previewunstatedwins 47%same$0.03Wan 2.7 Image Prounstatedwins 45%+150%$0.075Wan 2.7 Imageunstatedwins 45%-13%$0.026Z-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 42%-83%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1All Alibaba (Qwen) models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Text-to-Image · overall1,137.5#21
FAQ
How much does Wan 2.6 T2i cost?›
$0.03 per image.
Is Wan 2.6 T2i free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.03 per image.
How good is Wan 2.6 T2i, and what is it best at?›
#21 of 40 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Wan 2.6 T2i better than Seedream 5.0 Lite?›
On Arena Text-to-Image · overall, Wan 2.6 T2i scores 1,137.5 vs 1,137.9 — about the same. It is 14% cheaper.
When was Wan 2.6 T2i released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-12-15. It is the current version in its line.
Is Wan 2.6 T2i open source?›
No, Wan 2.6 T2i is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Wan 2.6 T2i?›
Wan 2.6 T2i is a closed image generation & editing model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Dec 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Wan 2.6 T2i?›
Muse Image (cheaper), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).