Wan 2.6

Strengths

• +Fastest inference
• +native audio with synced dialogue
• +reference-to-video for character consistency (1-3 video refs)
• +multi-shot with structured prompt syntax [0-3s]/[3-5s]
• +expanded aspect ratios (16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4)
• +LLM-based prompt expansion

Weaknesses

• -Closed source (not self-hostable)
• -reference-to-video limited to 5/10s (no 15s)
• -800 char prompt limit
• -multi-shot timing depends on prompt expansion quality
• -check regional license terms

Best For

• →Cross-platform content (all aspect ratios)
• →character-consistent narratives (ref-to-video)
• →audio-synced social content
• →multilingual production
• →commercial video at scale