Wan
Alibaba's open-source (Apache-2.0) video foundation model that generates video with synchronised audio — voices, effects and ambience — from text or images. Free for commercial use and fine-tuning; usable via the hosted wan.video app or self-hosted with a GPU.
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Wan is Alibaba's open-source video model that generates clips with synchronised audio — voice, effects, ambience — from text or images, under a permissive Apache-2.0 licence. Use the hosted wan.video app or self-host on your own GPU, free for commercial work. Quality trails Veo and Kling on the hardest shots, but the openness and built-in audio are rare.
Best for
Developers and creators who want an open, commercially-free video model with built-in audio.
Pros
- Open-source under permissive Apache-2.0
- Generates video and synced audio together
- Free for commercial use and fine-tuning
- Run hosted or self-host on your own GPU
Cons
- Top quality still trails Veo and Kling
- Self-hosting needs real GPU resources
- Fewer guardrails and polish than hosted rivals
How it compares
Versus closed models like Veo, Kling or Runway it trades some peak quality for open weights, commercial freedom and joint audio generation.
Full review
Wan is Alibaba's open-source video model, released under a permissive Apache-2.0 licence that allows free commercial use and fine-tuning without attribution. Its standout is joint generation: from a text or image prompt it produces the video and the audio together — voices, sound effects and ambience — rather than leaving you to add a soundtrack afterwards.
You can try it through the hosted wan.video app or self-host on your own GPU, which keeps cost near zero if you have the hardware — useful for developers and studios in India who want to build on open weights. Quality still trails closed leaders like Veo and Kling on the hardest shots, and self-hosting needs real GPU resources, but the openness plus built-in audio is a combination few rivals offer.
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3.8/5- Actual Utility4/5
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- Ease of Use3/5
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- Pricing Fairness5/5
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- Reliability3/5
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- Differentiation4/5
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Wan free, and how much does it cost?
- Wan is open source and free to self-host.
- Who is Wan best for?
- Developers and creators who want an open, commercially-free video model with built-in audio.
- How is Wan rated on Cloudkart.ai?
- Wan scores 3.8 out of 5 on the Cloudkart.ai rubric, which weighs actual utility, ease of use, pricing fairness, reliability and differentiation. Scores are set editorially and can never be bought.
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fal
fal is a serverless platform for running generative media models - image, video, audio and 3D - behind one fast API. Developers call models like FLUX, Wan, Veo and Seedream without managing GPUs, and pay only for successful outputs (for example $0.03 per image, $0.05 per second of video), with no subscription and $20 in free credits to start. It has become a default home for open and commercial media models.
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