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Wan2.5-Preview

Alibaba · Wan line · video

Released September 24, 2025Replaced by Wan 2.6

Wan2.5-Preview was released by Alibaba on September 24, 2025, as a video model in the Wan line.

  • Release 1 of 4 in the Wan line.
  • The first release in this line.
  • Replaced by Wan 2.6 on December 16, 2025, 83 days later.
  • These days the line ships a new model about every 108 days.

No detailed card for this model: we only add numbers published by the maker or by independent benchmarks. Sources: Wan on X

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Wan 3.0 is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

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Wan 3.0

Alibaba · Wan line · video
Mid-cycle41 of ~108 days into its usual cycle

Doubles the maximum clip length to 30 seconds in a single pass, accepts documents (PDF, PPT, DOC) as input alongside text, image, audio and video, and improves face realism and reference consistency.

Released Aug 24, 2026 · what changed →
Days since last release
Wan 3.0 · Aug 24, 2026
41
days
Usual gap
108
days
Recent gaps
Wan 3.0 · Aug 2026
143
Wan 2.7 · Apr 2026
108
Wan 2.6 · Dec 2025
83

Every Wan release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Aug 24, 2026Wan 3.0
  2. Apr 3, 2026Wan 2.7
  3. Dec 16, 2025Wan 2.6
  4. Sep 24, 2025Wan2.5-Preview · this page