Wan 2.1 from Alibaba is the leading open-source video generation model — outperforming commercial models on many benchmarks while being freely downloadable and locally runnable.
How Wan Video compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Wan Video does. All 5 offer an API, as Wan Video does. Wan Video offers a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 1 offers a desktop app. Wan Video was founded in 2024; the alternatives were founded between 2023 and 2024, 2 of them earlier. Wan Video is based in Hangzhou, China; none of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters is in China. They are in the United States and Israel.
Market position · Video
How Wan Video compares in Video
Wan Video has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 377 live Video tools on FalcoScan. Across Video, the average opportunity score is 63 and the average saturation score 42.7. FalcoScan rates Wan Video's own market position as open. 81 of the 377 operating Video tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 26 shutdowns in the category.
Wan Video compared with its closest alternatives
Product
Opportunity
Saturation
Pricing
Pricing from
Free plan
API
Platforms
Momentum
Wan VideoFounded 2024 · Hangzhou, China
High
Open
Free
—
Yes
Yes
API, Desktop
Declining
Mochi VideoFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United States
The closest alternatives to Wan Video that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Mochi Video, LTX Video, Wan 2.1 Video, Genmo Mochi, and Genmo Mochi 2.
Is Wan Video still running?
Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Wan Video as operating at github.com.
Where is Wan Video based?
Wan Video is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.
Does Wan Video have an API?
Yes. Wan Video offers an API.
Who is Wan Video for?
Wan Video is built for developers, researchers, and creators.
How do I sign in to Wan Video?
Sign in on Wan Video's own website, github.com. FalcoScan reviews Wan Video but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Wan Video directly.