Wan v2.6 Flash vs Grok Imagine Video
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.
Alibaba (Qwen)Wan v2.6 Flash
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- Max length—
xAIGrok Imagine Video
- Arena1,415
- From$0.05/s
- Max length15 s
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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 VideoWan v2.6 Flash Dec 16, 2025 · Grok Imagine Video Jan 28, 2026
- Widest inputsWan v2.6 FlashWan v2.6 Flash: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video · Grok Imagine Video: Text prompts, Reference images, Video
- Native audioNo native audioGenerates an audio track with the video: Wan v2.6 Flash no · Grok Imagine Video no
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Wan v2.6 Flash yes · Grok Imagine Video yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsSame reachWan v2.6 Flash: 1 · Grok Imagine Video: 1
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Wan v2.6 FlashAlibaba (Qwen) | Grok Imagine VideoxAI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yes | No |
| References | — | Up to 7 reference images; edits existing video |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | grok-imagine-video |
| API hosts | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Dec 16, 2025 | Jan 28, 2026 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Wan v2.6 Flash or Grok Imagine Video?
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?
Wan v2.6 Flash: length not published; Grok Imagine Video: 1–15 s, 480p / 720p.
What is the difference between Wan v2.6 Flash and Grok Imagine 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. Grok Imagine Video is a video model from xAI (Jan 28, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images and video and producing video.
Which is newer?
Wan v2.6 Flash Dec 16, 2025; Grok Imagine Video Jan 28, 2026.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Wan v2.6 Flash no; Grok Imagine Video 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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