Wan 2.6 I2V
LMArena ID: wan2.6-i2v
AlibabaProprietary
Wan 2.6 I2V is an AI video model from Alibaba. It is not on LMArena’s Text-to-video leaderboard yet. On LMArena’s Image-to-video leaderboard it ranks 23 of 48 with 1310±7 from 121,082 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Alibaba
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), LMArena · Text-to-video, AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- Solid quality with room to choose: #23 of 48 on Image-to-video, in the top half.
- Mainly image-to-video: no text-to-video results yet.
- Use via Alibaba's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing Alibaba users: this vendor has 4 models on Image-to-video.
Neighbours on Image-to-video
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Veo 3 Audio Google | 1331 | 32,367 | – | Proprietary | +21 |
| 21 | Veo 3 Fast Audio Google | 1326 | 41,194 | – | Proprietary | +16 |
| 22 | Wan 2.5 I2V Preview Alibaba | 1321 | 16,907 | – | Proprietary | +11 |
| 23 | Wan 2.6 I2V Alibaba | 1310 | 121,082 | – | Proprietary | |
| 24 |  Seedance V1.5 Pro ByteDance | 1307 | 245,206 | – | Proprietary | -3 |
| 25 | PPixVerse V5.6 PixVerse | 1299 | 126,710 | 1287 | Proprietary | -11 |
| 26 |  Kling 2.6 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1294 | 202,113 | 1266 | Proprietary | -16 |
Alternatives · More from Alibaba
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wan 3.0 Alibaba | 1480 | 3,442 | 1362 | Proprietary |
| 22 | Wan 2.5 I2V Preview Alibaba | 1321 | 16,907 | – | Proprietary |
| 43 | Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1170 | 27,054 | – | Apache 2.0 |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 1495 | 57,112 | 1356 | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement |
| 40 |  Hunyuan Video 1.5 Tencent | 1198 | 5,462 | 1134 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 43 | Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1170 | 27,054 | – | Apache 2.0 |
| 45 | LLTX 2 19B Lightricks | 1159 | 262,336 | – | ltx-2-community-license-agreement |
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 2.6 I2V rank among AI video models?
Image-to-video rank 23 (1310) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Wan 2.6 I2V open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Alibaba’s products or API.
Who makes Wan 2.6 I2V?
According to LMArena, Wan 2.6 I2V is made by Alibaba.
How reliable is Wan 2.6 I2V's score?
The scores are based on 121,082 votes on Image-to-video (95% CI ±7). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Wan 2.6 I2V from #1 on Image-to-video?
#1 on Image-to-video is MiniMax H3 (1495); Wan 2.6 I2V scores 1310, 185 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
LMArena Image-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
Price, clip length, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.