Wan 2.2 AI Video Generator
Create cinematic AI videos with Wan 2.2 in Magic Hour. Use it for flexible text-to-video, image-to-video, controllable aesthetics, and open workflow experimentation with strong visual quality.
Best for cinematic control, flexible text-to-video and image-to-video, and open-source-friendly workflows. A strong default when you want aesthetics and control without relying only on closed premium models.
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How To Generate Videos with Wan 2.2
Three simple steps to create AI videos with Wan 2.2 in Magic Hour
1
Type a Prompt or Upload an Image
Start with a text prompt for text-to-video, or upload a still image if you want image-to-video control.
2
Customize Video
Adjust aspect ratio, duration, and settings based on whether you want a cleaner cinematic shot, a reference-led animation, or a more exploratory generation.
3
Generate Your Video
Click "Generate Video" to start. Once it's ready, download the clip and compare it against other leading models if you want the best trade-off between control, speed, and polish.
Why Creators Choose Wan 2.2
Where Wan 2.2 really shines: cinematic visual control, flexible open workflows, strong image-to-video performance, and the ability to get high-quality results without being locked into a purely closed model stack.
Cinematic control
Wan 2.2 is especially useful when you want stronger control over lighting, composition, color tone, and general film-like aesthetics.
Flexible image-to-video workflows
It is a strong fit when you want to start from a still image and push it into a controlled, high-quality motion result.
Open workflow flexibility
A major reason creators use Wan 2.2 is that it works well in open-source and customizable production setups rather than only inside a closed model surface.
No Editing Skills Required
Turn your ideas into polished outputs quickly — no complex editing workflow needed. Just use a clear prompt, a reference if helpful, and iterate.
Thousands of Templates
Make your photos even better and faster with our high-quality templates.
Browse Wan 2.2 TemplatesHow Wan 2.2 Compares to Other Video Models
Wan 2.2 THIS MODEL | Veo 3.1 | Kling 3.0 | Sora 2 | LTX-2 | Seedance 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Best for | Open flexible video generation, cinematic control, strong text-to-video and image-to-video workflows | Premium realism, polish, dialogue, and strong prompt adherence | Multi-shot storytelling, character references, structured cinematic control | Realistic imaginative videos, viral clips, surreal concepts, multi-scene short-form | Fast iteration, synced audio, expressive faces, practical audio-video workflows | Cinematic continuity, structured references, narrative short-form |
Highest fidelity | Strong | Best in class | Strong | Strong, but not best overall | Good | Strong |
Real-human image to video | Good | Better suited | Better suited | Not ideal | Good with the right source image | Good |
Viral clips | Good | Good | Strong | Excellent | Medium | Strong |
Multi-scene storytelling | Medium to strong | Strong | Excellent | Strong | Medium | Strong |
Surreal / imaginative concepts | Good | Strong | Good | Excellent | Medium | Strong |
Native audio | No in current Magic Hour workflow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No in current Magic Hour workflow |
Template fit | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent | Good | Good |
What Wan 2.2 is best at
Where Wan 2.2 really shines: cinematic visual control, flexible open workflows, strong image-to-video performance, and the ability to get high-quality results without being locked into a purely closed model stack.
Cinematic aesthetics
Especially strong when lighting, composition, and overall mood matter.
Image-to-video quality
A very solid choice for turning a still frame into a controlled moving shot.
Open-source production use
Useful for teams that want inspectability, customization, and integration flexibility.
Strong all-around visual generation
Good at balancing aesthetics, motion, and prompt readability.
Template-friendly workflows
Works well when paired with repeatable presets and reference-led setups.
A strong default open model
A practical option when you want something more controllable than a black-box premium model.
Wan 2.2 — Model Card
Key specs, capabilities, and limitations.
Cost
16 credits/sec
Resolution
480p, 720p, 1080p
Aspect ratios
Common portrait and landscape ratios; some workflows follow source image aspect ratio
Max duration
Short-form clips
Audio
No native audio in current Magic Hour workflow
Plans
Free / Creator / Pro / Business
Limitation
More workflow-sensitive than closed premium models; best results often come from stronger prompting or references
Frequently asked questions
Wan 2.2 is Alibaba's open video generation family built for cinematic text-to-video and image-to-video workflows. It adds MoE-based architecture, stronger aesthetic control, and multiple task variants inside the same broader model family.
Wan 2.2 is best for flexible video generation, cinematic-looking shots, strong image-to-video workflows, and open-source production setups where control matters.
Wan 2.2 includes separate text-to-video and image-to-video A14B models that support 480p and 720p output, plus a lighter TI2V 5B hybrid model that supports 720p at 24fps.
Not in the standard Wan 2.2 text-to-video and image-to-video workflows. Treat it as a visual-first model unless you are specifically using another audio-driven Wan workflow.
Yes. Wan 2.2 has a dedicated image-to-video model and is one of the stronger open options for turning a still image into a controlled cinematic clip.
Pricing inside Magic Hour depends on the exact workflow, resolution, and duration settings. The better framing is that Wan 2.2 is usually chosen for quality and control rather than being the absolute cheapest sketch model.
Yes. Wan 2.2 was released publicly with weights and inference code, which is a major reason it matters for developers and production teams.
Yes, relatively. It is more suitable than Sora 2 for real-human image-to-video workflows, though premium closed models may still win on pure polish in some cases.
Wan 2.2 can be used in the common portrait and landscape formats used for short-form and cinematic video. Some workflows also follow the aspect ratio of the source image.
Magic Hour lets you use Wan 2.2 in a simpler product workflow, compare it against Veo, Kling, Sora, LTX, and Seedance, and pair it with templates instead of managing a raw open-source stack yourself.
Choose Wan 2.2 when you want open flexibility, strong aesthetics, and solid image-to-video performance. Choose Veo 3.1 for top-end fidelity, Kling 3.0 for broader structured control, Sora 2 for imaginative surreal concepts, LTX-2 for fast controllable workflows, and Seedance 2.0 for stylized reference-led generation.
Yes. Outputs made with Wan 2.2 on Magic Hour can be used commercially under your plan's terms.
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