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Wan models on AI Gateway

Alibaba's Wan video models just shipped on Vercel's AI Gateway. Text-to-video, character reference, multi-resolution—all via SDK or no-code playground.

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Why it matters

Vercel is making video generation accessible to developers at scale. Alibaba's Wan models are now production-ready through a major deployment platform, lowering friction for app builders integrating video AI into products.

The key facts

7 to know
  1. Alibaba Wan models (v2.6) now available on Vercel AI Gateway

  2. Features: text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video (character transfer), flash variants for faster generation

  3. Supports 480p, 720p, 1080p output resolutions

  4. Available via AI SDK 6 and no-code Gateway Playground

  5. Beta rollout: Pro and Enterprise plans + paid AI Gateway users

  6. Includes character extraction from reference images/videos for scene generation

  7. Flash variants enable faster iteration cycles

Go to the source

Vercel Blogvercel.com

Publisher excerpt: Generate stylized videos and transform existing footage with Alibaba's Wan models, now available through AI Gateway. Try them out now via AI SDK 6 or by selecting the models in the AI Gateway playground. Wan produces artistic videos with smooth motion and can use existing content to keep videos…
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