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AI model rankingsImageWan2.6 Text to Image

Wan2.6 Text to Image

Alibaba Released January 2026

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#41 of 106 for image generation 5,561 votes Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC

At a glance

How Wan2.6 Text to Image compares with the other 105 image generation models.

  • Middle of the pack. Ranked #41 of 106, 208 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 62% of models.

  • Close race with 29 models. Its score range overlaps with Krea 2 Large, Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, MAI-Image-2.5-Flash and 26 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 54% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Alibaba
Category
Image
Released
January 2026 · 10 months ago
Best Alibaba model
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Win rate vs all
55%
Companies ranked
27

Rank

#41

of 106 models

Elo rating

1,014

208 behind #1

typical 990

± range

±12

how certain the score is

Votes

5,561

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · #1 overall23%
  • vs Ideogram 4.5 · The model just above (#40)50%
  • vs GPT Image 1 · The model just below (#42)50%
  • vs HunyuanImage 3.0 · A typical model (the median)54%

Nearby in the ranking

  • Seedream 5.0 Lite

    ByteDance Seed

    1,017

    Elo

    #39

    rank

  • Ideogram 4.5

    IdeogramHigh

    1,015

    Elo

    #40

    rank

  • Wan2.6 Text to Image

    Alibaba

    1,014

    Elo

    #41

    rank

  • GPT Image 1

    OpenAIhigh

    1,013

    Elo

    #42

    rank

  • Krea 2 Medium

    Krea

    1,012

    Elo

    #43

    rank

More from Alibaba

  • Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro

    Alibaba

    1,095

    Elo

    #17

    rank

  • Qwen-Image-3.0

    Alibaba

    1,070

    Elo

    #18

    rank

  • Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro

    Alibaba

    1,056

    Elo

    #19

    rank

  • Qwen-Image-2.1

    Alibaba

    1,042

    Elo

    #22

    rank

  • Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

    Alibaba2026-04-22

    1,030

    Elo

    #25

    rank

  • Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo

    Alibaba

    1,029

    Elo

    #27

    rank

Questions people ask

Is Wan2.6 Text to Image the best image generation model?
Not quite: it's #41 of 106. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 208 Elo points ahead. People would still pick Wan2.6 Text to Image over it in about 23% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. Wan2.6 Text to Image has been in 5,561 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes Wan2.6 Text to Image?
Alibaba (alibabacloud.com). They have 7 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to Wan2.6 Text to Image?
Seedream 5.0 Lite (ByteDance Seed), Ideogram 4.5 (Ideogram), GPT Image 1 (OpenAI), Krea 2 Medium (Krea) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.