Wan alternatives

The incumbent AI video suite — Gen-4.5 generation plus a full editing toolchain.

freemiumfree tier (125 one-off credits); Standard $12/mo, Pro $28/mo (yearly)

AI avatar video platform for corporate training and marketing.

paidfrom $29/mo (Starter)

Google's video model with native audio generation — the current quality leader.

freemiumfree daily credits in Flow; Google AI Pro $19.99/mo (1000 Flow credits/mo); Ultra 5x $99.99/mo (10k Flow credits/mo) / 20x $199.99/mo (25k Flow credits/mo)

Kuaishou's video model — strong motion and physics at aggressive prices.

freemiumfree daily credits; paid from ~$10/mo

Multi-model AI video creative suite with camera control, character consistency, and marketing presets.

freemiumfree tier with limited/daily credits; paid from ~$15-19/mo (Starter), $47-59/mo (Plus), $99-129/mo (Ultra)

Open-weights text/image-to-video generation model from Tencent.

paidOpen weights, self-host infrastructure cost only; HunyuanVideo-1.5 hosted API ~$0.075/sec (480p) via fal.ai; Hunyuan 3D Rapid ~$0.02/image via Atlas Cloud

Text/image/reference-to-video generator with native audio and strong character consistency.

freemiumfree plan includes 80 credits/mo plus unlimited off-peak generation; paid plans credit-based; API credits $0.005 each but generations priced per operation by model/resolution/duration (Q2-turbo 540P from $0.03, Q2-Pro 1080P from $0.425)

ByteDance's AI-powered photo and video editor for social content, with templates, effects, and generative tools.

freemiumFree online editor and mobile app; CapCut Pro subscription unlocks premium assets, effects, and higher-end exports (no public HTML price card found today — verify in-app at checkout).

AI audio and video editor that turns transcripts into a doc-style timeline — record, edit, overdub, and repurpose.

freemiumFree $0; Hobbyist $16/mo (annual) or $24/mo; Creator $24/$35; Business $50/$65; Enterprise custom.

MiniMax consumer video generator ranked high on physics and motion realism, available via API resellers.

freemiumConsumer plans from ¥105/mo (promo ¥55) to ¥1399/mo, credit-based; API via third-party resellers only; no first-party public price card

AI avatar videos — talking presenters, translation and lip-sync dubbing.

freemiumfree tier (3 videos/mo); Creator $29/mo, Pro from $49/mo

AI video generator that turns scripts into publishable clips with stock footage.

freemiumPlus from $17/mo

Lightricks' AI film studio — storyboards, LTX-2.5 video, credit-metered plans from a free pile.

freemiumFree $0 with 800 one-time credits (personal use only); Lite $15/mo (8k credits); Standard $35/mo (28k); Pro $125/mo (110k); yearly ~20% off ($12 / $28 / $100)

Luma's fast ideation video model with start/end keyframe control — inside its creative-agents platform.

freemiumfree tier (watermarked); from $30/mo (Luma Agents Plus)

Fast, playful video generation with viral creative effects (Pikaffects).

freemiumBasic free (80 credits/mo); Standard $8/mo, Pro $28/mo, Fancy $76/mo billed yearly; commercial use starts at Pro

ByteDance text/image-to-video model family served via Volcano Engine and third-party APIs.

paidSeedance 2.0 ~$0.04–$0.056/s via third-party providers (5s 720p ≈ $0.05); Seedance 2.5 from $0.90/5s at 480p on some providers; no consumer subscription