Head-to-head comparison
WanvsHunyuan Video
Wan (Alibaba) and HunyuanVideo (Tencent) are the two open-weight video models that compete with closed products like Sora 2 and Kling. Both can be downloaded and run on your own hardware or through hosted providers. Wan ships in more sizes, including ones that run on consumer GPUs; Hunyuan targets the high end with larger models.
At a glance
| Wan | Hunyuan Video | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Video | Video |
| Function | Open video model | Video gen |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starting price | Free open weights; hosted versions pay per clip | Free (open weights) or hosted from $5/mo |
| Released | February 2025 | December 2024 |
Wan
Pros
- Open weights — no per-clip fees if you have the hardware
- Quality competitive with closed models
- Huge community of fine-tunes and workflows
Cons
- Running the large models needs serious GPUs
- Chinese-model content policies and training-data questions apply
- No polished consumer app — it is a model, not a product
Hunyuan Video
Pros
- Open source — no lock-in
- Quality genuinely competitive with closed models
- Active community of fine-tunes
Cons
- Needs serious GPU to self-host (24GB+ VRAM)
- No first-party consumer UI
Which one should you pick?
Pick Wan if
You want to run video generation on a single consumer GPU, need image-to-video and editing variants, or want the broadest ComfyUI and community workflow support.
See Wan details →Pick Hunyuan Video if
You have serious GPU capacity and want maximum quality from an open model, or your hosted provider offers Hunyuan at better terms.
See Hunyuan Video details →Bottom line
Wan for accessibility and community. Hunyuan for raw quality at the high end. Both have permissive licences with regional restrictions worth reading before commercial use.