Grok Imagine Video vs Wan v2.6 Flash
Newest: Grok Imagine Video · Widest inputs: Wan v2.6 Flash · Native audio: No native audio. Not enough arena votes yet for a quality score, so this is a spec comparison.
xAIGrok Imagine Video
- Arena1,415
- From$0.05/s
- Max length15 s
Alibaba (Qwen)Wan v2.6 Flash
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Where they differ
Quality is the arena score from blind, side-by-side human votes. Price, length and resolution come from each lab’s own listings.
- NewestGrok Imagine VideoGrok Imagine Video Jan 28, 2026 · Wan v2.6 Flash Dec 16, 2025
- Widest inputsWan v2.6 FlashGrok Imagine Video: Text prompts, Reference images, Video · Wan v2.6 Flash: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video
- Native audioNo native audioGenerates an audio track with the video: Grok Imagine Video no · Wan v2.6 Flash no
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Grok Imagine Video yes · Wan v2.6 Flash yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsSame reachGrok Imagine Video: 1 · Wan v2.6 Flash: 1
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Grok Imagine VideoxAI | Wan v2.6 FlashAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,342 ±6#18 of 48 · 165,462 votes | — |
| Image to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,415 ±4#12 of 48 · 554,050 votes | — |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.05/s 480p | — |
| Top price | $0.07/s 720p | — |
| 10-second clip | $0.50at the starting rate | — |
| Extra charges | $0.002 per input image | — |
| How it is billed | Per second | — |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Video | Video |
| Resolutions | 480p · 720p | — |
| Highest resolution | 720p | — |
| Clip length | 1–15 s | — |
| Longest clip | 15 s | — |
| Frame control | First frame only | — |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Start image (image to video) | Yes | Yes |
| Video input | Yes | Yes |
| Audio input | No | Yes |
| References | Up to 7 reference images; edits existing video | — |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | grok-imagine-video | — |
| API hosts | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Jan 28, 2026 | Dec 16, 2025 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Grok Imagine Video or Wan v2.6 Flash?
Neither model has enough arena votes for a reliable quality score yet, so this page compares specs only. Run the same three or four prompts through each and judge the results.
Which is cheaper?
Grok Imagine Video costs from $0.05/s (480p), up to $0.07/s (720p). A 10-second clip at the lowest rate: Grok Imagine Video $0.50. Wan v2.6 Flash has no published per-second price. Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
How long can the videos be, and at what resolution?
Grok Imagine Video: 1–15 s, 480p / 720p; Wan v2.6 Flash: length not published.
What is the difference between Grok Imagine Video and Wan v2.6 Flash?
Grok Imagine Video is a video model from xAI (Jan 28, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images and video and producing video. Wan v2.6 Flash is a video model from Alibaba (Qwen) (Dec 16, 2025), taking text prompts, reference images, audio and video and producing video.
Which is newer?
Grok Imagine Video Jan 28, 2026; Wan v2.6 Flash Dec 16, 2025.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Grok Imagine Video no; Wan v2.6 Flash no.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.
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