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Wan 2.1 LoRA vs Wan 2.2 LoRA

Wan 2.1 LoRA renders up to 10 seconds per request; Wan 2.2 LoRA stops at 8. Tier prices, request fields and limits side by side.

Wan 2.1 LoRA

Wan 2.1 LoRA image-to-video animates your photo into a 5 or 10 second clip at 480p or 720p with up to three of your own LoRA files, including camera-move LoRAs. The clip keeps the shape of the photo, and nothing is filtered.

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Wan 2.2 LoRA

Wan 2.2 LoRA is Alibaba's image-to-video model with your own LoRAs. Attach up to three weight files in each of three slots (high-noise, low-noise or both) at strength 0 to 4, for 5 or 8 second clips at 480p or 720p.

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The short answer

Start with the input you have, the result you want and your budget. These are the differences that affect that choice.

  • The two bill on different tiers, so there is no like-for-like row: Wan 2.1 LoRA starts at $0.24 / requests and Wan 2.2 LoRA at $0.024 / output seconds.
  • Wan 2.1 LoRA runs to 10 seconds in one request; Wan 2.2 LoRA stops at 8, so anything longer has to be stitched together.
  • Both are listed as Uncensored. Compare the examples and content-test details on each model page for the scenes you want to create.

Compare the published examples, then try the same input on both models with matching settings.

Test scores side by side

The Spicy Index and Freedom Score for both models, from the same daily calculation as the leaderboards.

Test scores side by side
MeasureWan 2.1 LoRAWan 2.2 LoRA
Spicy Index36.665.3
Freedom Score36.088.1
EvidenceTested 3 of 6 probe types · 9 runsTested 6 of 6 probe types · 43 runs
Range if the rest pass36.0–100.088.1–88.1
Price$0.36 per clip$0.24 per 5-second clip
ReviewsNo review yetRead the Wan 2.2 LoRA review

Preliminary · limited independent quality evidence

Preliminary · capability and freedom only, no quality evidence yet

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Current price

Price at the same setting

A start price answers a different question than the one you have. These are the tiers both models publish, matched setting for setting, in US dollars per billed unit with no conversion step in between.

These two bill on different tiers, so there is no row to line up. Each one's own published tiers are listed here instead.

Wan 2.1 LoRA: Duration: 5 · 480p $0.24 / requests · Duration: 10 · 480p $0.36 / requests · Duration: 5 · 720p $0.36 / requests · Duration: 10 · 720p $0.54 / requests

Wan 2.2 LoRA: 480p $0.024 / output seconds · 720p $0.048 / output seconds

What one ordinary job costs

  • Wan 2.1 LoRA: $24 for one hundred requests at Duration: 5 · 480p.
  • Wan 2.2 LoRA: $0.12 for a five-second clip at 480p.

Arithmetic on the published rates at each model's own default setting, not a quote. The console prices your actual settings before a request is accepted.

About this comparison

Controls and limits

Every row here is read from the JSON Schema the endpoint validates against, so it matches what the API will really accept rather than a feature list written by hand.

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Wan 2.1 LoRA vs Wan 2.2 LoRA
Controls and limitsWan 2.1 LoRAWan 2.2 LoRA
Supported tasksimage-to-videoimage-to-video
Clip length5–10 seconds5–8 seconds
Resolution tiers480p · 720p480p · 720p
SeedYesYes
Negative promptYesNo
ExecutionSubmit, then poll or take the callbackSubmit, then poll or take the callback
Request timeout60 minutes180 minutes
AvailabilityLiveLive

Do low-filter models allow every request?

Content policy, side by side

Two separate facts sit behind these labels. The first is what we do, which is nothing: no platform content filter, and no maturity flag to set on a request. The second is what each model does on its own, and that is the only part that varies between these two.

Wan 2.1 LoRA

Uncensored

This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.

Wan 2.2 LoRA

Uncensored

This model declares no content filter. SpicyAPI forwards the request without adding a platform content scan; legal and consent duties remain with the customer.

Use these content labels to shortlist models, then open each model page for available examples and content-test details.

The label never changes your obligations. Age, consent, real-person likeness and the law where you operate stay with you, and SpicyAPI does not inspect each request.

Can I swap the model ID without changing the request body?

Request body, field by field

The task lifecycle is shared; the body is not. Each endpoint publishes its own JSON Schema and the API validates against that, so this is the list to reconcile before a switch.

  • 6 fields appear in both request bodies under the same names. duration_seconds, image_url, loras, prompt, resolution, seed
  • Only Wan 2.1 LoRA accepts: flow_shift, guidance_scale, negative_prompt, steps.
  • Only Wan 2.2 LoRA accepts: high_noise_loras, low_noise_loras.
  • Wan 2.1 LoRA requires image_url, prompt.
  • Wan 2.2 LoRA requires image_url, prompt.
  • Both reject unknown fields outright, so a parameter left over from the other model comes back as a validation error instead of being quietly ignored.

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Moving from one to the other

The model identifiers are alibaba/wan-2.1-lora/image-to-video and alibaba/wan-2.2-lora/image-to-video, and both go in the same field of the same request.

Both run the same way: submit the task, then poll it or take the callback. Queueing and retry logic carry over unchanged.

Both use the same submit-and-track flow, but their required inputs may differ. Check each model page before switching.

One key, one balance, one set of spend caps. Both bill to the same account in US dollars, and the per-key daily, monthly and lifetime limits apply to whichever one you call.

Questions developers ask

Which is cheaper, Wan 2.1 LoRA or Wan 2.2 LoRA?

Which is cheaper, Wan 2.1 LoRA or Wan 2.2 LoRA?

The two bill on different tiers, so there is no like-for-like row: Wan 2.1 LoRA starts at $0.24 / requests and Wan 2.2 LoRA at $0.024 / output seconds. Prices may change; check the estimate shown for your actual settings before submitting.

How long can a single request run?

Wan 2.1 LoRA allows 60 minutes per task and Wan 2.2 LoRA allows 180. Those are ceilings rather than typical times — most requests finish far sooner — but they are what your own client timeout has to survive.

Prices and capabilities shown here come from the current public model catalogue. Check each model page for its latest inputs and examples.

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