Wan 2.6 Image
AlibabaProprietary
Wan 2.6 Image is an AI image model from Alibaba. It is not on LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard yet. On LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard it ranks 41 of 60 with 1231±3 from 703,228 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Alibaba
- License
- Proprietary
- Released (per AA)
- Dec 2025
Not yet available: LMArena · Text-to-image
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #41 of 60 on Image editing, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Mainly image editing: no text-to-image results yet.
- Use via Alibaba's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing Alibaba users: this vendor has 8 models on Image editing.
Neighbours on Image editing
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Qwen-Image-Edit Alibaba | 1241 | 2,021,780 | – | Apache 2.0 | +10 |
| 39 |  Reve v1 Reve | 1235 | 395,141 | 987 | Proprietary | +4 |
| 40 | Qwen-Image-Edit (2511) Alibaba | 1233 | 485,092 | – | Apache 2.0 | +2 |
| 41 | Wan 2.6 Image Alibaba | 1231 | 703,228 | 1044 | Proprietary | |
| 42 |  FLUX.2 [flex] Black Forest Labs | 1224 | 443,870 | – | Proprietary | -7 |
| 43 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Black Forest Labs | 1224 | 540,679 | 1015 | flux-non-commercial-license | -7 |
| 44 | FLUX.2 [dev] Black Forest Labs | 1224 | 254,229 | – | flux-non-commercial-license | -7 |
Alternatives · More from Alibaba
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Qwen-Image-2.1 Alibaba | 1362 | 36,713 | 1081 | qwen-research |
| 27 | Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro (2026-06-22) Alibaba | 1302 | 56,713 | 1058 | Proprietary |
| 28 | Wan 2.7 Image Pro Alibaba | 1302 | 43,966 | – | Proprietary |
| 30 | Wan 2.7 Image Alibaba | 1301 | 44,788 | – | Proprietary |
| 38 | Qwen-Image-Edit Alibaba | 1241 | 2,021,780 | – | Apache 2.0 |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Qwen-Image-2.1 Alibaba | 1362 | 36,713 | 1081 | qwen-research |
| 29 |  HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Tencent | 1302 | 331,438 | 1063 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 38 | Qwen-Image-Edit Alibaba | 1241 | 2,021,780 | – | Apache 2.0 |
| 40 | Qwen-Image-Edit (2511) Alibaba | 1233 | 485,092 | – | Apache 2.0 |
| 43 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Black Forest Labs | 1224 | 540,679 | 1015 | flux-non-commercial-license |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous images for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-image and image edit are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Wan 2.6 Image rank among AI image models?
Image editing rank 41 (1231) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Wan 2.6 Image open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Alibaba’s products or API.
Who makes Wan 2.6 Image?
According to LMArena, Wan 2.6 Image is made by Alibaba.
How reliable is Wan 2.6 Image's score?
The scores are based on 703,228 votes on Image editing (95% CI ±3). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Wan 2.6 Image from #1 on Image editing?
#1 on Image editing is GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst (1514); Wan 2.6 Image scores 1231, 283 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-image data published on Oct 7, 2026.
LMArena Image editing data published on Oct 20, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
Price, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.