Wan

Alibaba · video line · open weights

4 releases since 2025Latest: Wan 2.7

Where the line stands

How long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

Alibaba · Wan line · video · open weights

Due161 days since the last release — usual gap is 141

Unified architecture for image generation and editing; the video models followed the week after, with select models back under Apache 2.0.

Days since last release

Wan 2.7 · Apr 1, 2026

161

days

Usual gap

141

days

Recent gaps

Wan 2.7 · Apr 2026

106

Wan 2.6 · Dec 2025

141

Wan 2.2 · Jul 2025

153

Newest first — what each version changed versus the one before, in Alibaba's own numbers.

Apr

Unified architecture for image generation and editing; the video models followed the week after, with select models back under Apache 2.0.

Dec

Shipped as a closed API only — no weights, a break from the open 2.1 and 2.2.

Jul

Open weights again under Apache 2.0 — the last fully open Wan video release.

Feb

Alibaba's open-weight video model, released under Apache 2.0.

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