Wan 2.6 T2i
Dec 2025
Wan 2.6 T2iCompare inon
Wan 2.6 T2i measured on 2 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks2
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal1
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 70%-67%$0.01OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 64%-33%$0.02
CheaperGrok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-33%$0.02
CheaperFLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-20%$0.024HCheaperHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 48%-67%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 70%-67%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 64%-33%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-33%$0.02FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-20%$0.024HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 48%-67%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 70%-67%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 64%-33%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-33%$0.02
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 77%+12%$0.034
MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 78%+30%$0.039ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 64%-33%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 62%+233%$0.10Edits photos: not verified+1FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpensame-20%$0.024
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpensame+167%$0.08Reference images: not verified
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpensame——Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 3.0 Prounstatedwins 68%+33%$0.04Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 64%-33%$0.02Qwen Image 2.0 Pro 2026-06-22wins 58%+150%$0.075Wan 2.5 T2i Previewunstatedsamesame$0.03Qwen Image 2512unstatedOpenwins 46%——Edits photos: not verified+1Wan 2.7 Image Prounstatedwins 46%+150%$0.075Wan 2.7 Imageunstatedwins 45%-13%$0.026Z-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 37%-83%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1All Alibaba (Qwen) models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Text-to-Image · overall1,137.5#22
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?›
#22 of 41 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Wan 2.6 T2i better than HunyuanImage 3.0?›
On Arena Image · Text rendering, Wan 2.6 T2i scores 1,149.3 vs 1,149.3 — about the same. It is 63% 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).