Wan 2.5 Preview
AlibabaProprietary
Wan 2.5 Preview is an AI video model from Alibaba. On LMArena’s Text-to-video leaderboard it ranks 27 of 50 with 1244±9 from 43,113 votes. On LMArena’s Image-to-video leaderboard it ranks 24 of 50 with 1322±10 from 17,048 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Alibaba
- License
- Proprietary
- Released (per AA)
- Sep 2025
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #27 of 50 on Text-to-video, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Both text- and image-to-video: it is ranked on both boards.
- Use via Alibaba's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing Alibaba users: this vendor has 5 models on Text-to-video.
Neighbours on Text-to-video
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  Seedance 1.5 Pro ByteDance | 1256 | 77,992 | – | Proprietary | +12 |
| 25 |  Veo 3 Google | 1254 | 15,017 | – | Proprietary | +10 |
| 26 | Veo 3 Fast Google | 1250 | 15,308 | – | Proprietary | +6 |
| 27 | Wan 2.5 Preview Alibaba | 1244 | 43,113 | – | Proprietary | |
| 28 | PPixVerse V5.6 | 1238 | 33,302 | – | Proprietary | -6 |
| 29 |  Runway Gen-4.5 Runway | 1223 | 65,376 | 910 | Proprietary | -21 |
| 30 |  Kling 2.5 Turbo (1080p) Kling (Kuaishou) | 1219 | 2,110 | – | Proprietary | -25 |
Alternatives · More from Alibaba
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wan 3.0 Alibaba | 1476 | 3,060 | 1131 | Proprietary |
| 22 | Wan 2.7 Alibaba | 1337 | 48,517 | – | Proprietary |
| 23 | Wan 2.6 Alibaba | 1324 | 75,753 | – | Proprietary |
| 44 | Wan 2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 1456 | 29,257 | 1120 | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement |
| 39 | KKandinsky 5.0 Video Pro Kandinsky | 1175 | 2,020 | – | MIT |
| 40 |  HunyuanVideo 1.5 Tencent | 1168 | 4,322 | – | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 43 | LLTX-2 19B | 1156 | 92,462 | – | ltx-2-community-license-agreement |
| 44 | Wan 2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous videos for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-video and image-to-video 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 2.5 Preview rank among AI video models?
Text-to-video rank 27 (1244); Image-to-video rank 24 (1322) (LMArena, data as of Nov 10, 2026).
Is Wan 2.5 Preview open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Alibaba’s products or API.
Can Wan 2.5 Preview turn an image into video?
Who makes Wan 2.5 Preview?
According to LMArena, Wan 2.5 Preview is made by Alibaba.
How reliable is Wan 2.5 Preview's score?
The scores are based on 43,113 votes on Text-to-video (95% CI ±9); 17,048 votes on Image-to-video (95% CI ±10). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Wan 2.5 Preview from #1 on Text-to-video?
#1 on Text-to-video is Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (1540); Wan 2.5 Preview scores 1244, 296 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-video data published on Nov 9, 2026.
LMArena Image-to-video data published on Nov 9, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Nov 10, 2026.
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