WAN video generation

WAN is an open video-generation model family. The orchestrator exposes every shipped version, across multiple providers, under a single videoGen step. This recipe walks through the full surface: which version to pick, which provider to route to, and how to invoke each operation.

Versions at a glance

version	Providers	Operations	Notes
v3.0	—	text-to-video, image-to-video	Newest release. Adds 480p; prompt expansion on by default.
v2.7	fal	text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video, edit-video	Widest operation set — the only version with edit-video.
v2.6	fal	text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video	Production default for new integrations.
v2.5	fal	text-to-video, image-to-video	Still supported; fewer operations than 2.6/2.7.
v2.2	fal, comfy	text-to-video, image-to-video	Only version with a native ComfyUI path. Supports LoRAs + Turbo mode.
v2.1	fal, civitai	text-to-video, image-to-video	Legacy — prefer 2.6+ unless you specifically need Civitai-hosted inference.

Default choice: version: "v2.6", provider: "fal".

The request shape

Every WAN request is a single videoGen step on SubmitWorkflow. Up to four keys select which WAN variant runs:

{
  "$type": "videoGen",
  "input": {
    "engine":    "wan",
    "version":   "v2.6",         // 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0
    "provider":  "fal",          // fal | comfy | civitai (2.1–2.7 only; v3.0 has none)
    "operation": "text-to-video" // see table above
  }
}

The orchestrator dispatches to the matching input schema (Wan26FalTextToVideoInput, Wan22ComfyVideoGenInput, etc.), so only the fields valid for that combination are accepted — SubmitWorkflow will 400 on unknown ones.

Operations

All examples target production and use <your-token> in place of your Bearer token. Keep wait below your HTTP client's timeout; see Results & webhooks for anything longer.

text-to-video

Prompt → video. The most common operation; supported on every WAN version.

POST https://orchestration.civitai.com/v2/consumer/workflows?whatif=false&wait=60
Authorization: Bearer <your-token>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "steps": [{
    "$type": "videoGen",
    "input": {
      "engine": "wan",
      "version": "v2.6",
      "provider": "fal",
      "operation": "text-to-video",
      "prompt": "A serene forest with sunlight filtering through the trees, cinematic quality",
      "resolution": "1080p",
      "aspectRatio": "16:9",
      "duration": 5,
      "enablePromptExpansion": true
    }
  }]
}

POST/v2/consumer/workflows

Set your Civitai API token via the Token button in the navbar to enable Try It.

Request body — edit to customize (e.g. swap the image URL or prompt)

{ "steps": [ { "$type": "videoGen", "input": { "engine": "wan", "version": "v2.6", "provider": "fal", "operation": "text-to-video", "prompt": "A serene forest with sunlight filtering through the trees, cinematic quality", "resolution": "1080p", "aspectRatio": "16:9", "duration": 5, "enablePromptExpansion": true } } ] }

Valid JSON

image-to-video

One or more source images animate into a clip. Supported on every version.

{
  "engine": "wan",
  "version": "v2.6",
  "provider": "fal",
  "operation": "image-to-video",
  "images": [
    "https://image.civitai.com/.../19325406.jpeg"
  ],
  "prompt": "A dancing cat moving gracefully",
  "resolution": "1080p",
  "duration": 5
}

POST/v2/consumer/workflows

Set your Civitai API token via the Token button in the navbar to enable Try It.

Request body — edit to customize (e.g. swap the image URL or prompt)

{ "steps": [ { "$type": "videoGen", "input": { "engine": "wan", "version": "v2.6", "provider": "fal", "operation": "image-to-video", "images": [ "https://image.civitai.com/xG1nkqKTMzGDvpLrqFT7WA/e4a8f395-8166-44a8-82b1-bb0901c10aa3/original=true,quality=90,optimized=true/19325406.jpeg" ], "prompt": "A dancing cat moving gracefully", "resolution": "1080p", "duration": 5 } } ] }

Valid JSON

v2.7 and v3.0 image-to-video use startImage + endImage (not images[]). Pass startImage to seed the first frame and optionally endImage to constrain the last frame (useful for loops and transitions). The images[] array accepted by v2.6 is not available on v2.7 or v3.0.

reference-to-video (v2.6, v2.7)

Pass one or more reference videos; refer to them from the prompt via @Video1, @Video2, @Video3 to transfer subjects / motion / style.

{
  "engine": "wan",
  "version": "v2.6",
  "provider": "fal",
  "operation": "reference-to-video",
  "referenceVideoUrls": [
    "https://example.com/reference.mp4"
  ],
  "prompt": "@Video1 is walking through a beautiful garden",
  "resolution": "1080p",
  "aspectRatio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5
}

POST/v2/consumer/workflows

Set your Civitai API token via the Token button in the navbar to enable Try It.

Request body — edit to customize (e.g. swap the image URL or prompt)

{ "steps": [ { "$type": "videoGen", "input": { "engine": "wan", "version": "v2.6", "provider": "fal", "operation": "reference-to-video", "referenceVideoUrls": [ "https://example.com/reference.mp4" ], "prompt": "@Video1 is walking through a beautiful garden", "resolution": "1080p", "aspectRatio": "16:9", "duration": 5 } } ] }

Valid JSON

Reference video URL

The example above uses https://example.com/reference.mp4 as a placeholder — replace with a real publicly fetchable video URL before submitting.

edit-video (v2.7 only)

Input video + prompt → transformed video. Preserves timing; rewrites content.

{
  "engine": "wan",
  "version": "v2.7",
  "provider": "fal",
  "operation": "edit-video",
  "videoUrl": "https://example.com/input.mp4",
  "prompt": "Transform the scene into a cyberpunk aesthetic with neon lighting",
  "resolution": "1080p",
  "audioSetting": "auto"
}

POST/v2/consumer/workflows

Set your Civitai API token via the Token button in the navbar to enable Try It.

Request body — edit to customize (e.g. swap the image URL or prompt)

{ "steps": [ { "$type": "videoGen", "input": { "engine": "wan", "version": "v2.7", "provider": "fal", "operation": "edit-video", "videoUrl": "https://example.com/input.mp4", "prompt": "Transform the scene into a cyberpunk aesthetic with neon lighting", "resolution": "1080p", "audioSetting": "auto" } } ] }

Valid JSON

Source video URL

Replace https://example.com/input.mp4 with a real publicly fetchable video URL before submitting.

WAN 3.0

The newest release, and the only version with no provider key — it runs on one backend, so version and operation fully specify the request. The input surface is smaller and flatter than 2.6/2.7: no multiShots, no audio attachment, no reference clips, and no enableSafetyChecker. Three things are new:

• 480p joins 720p and 1080p, for cheap drafts.
• enablePromptExpansion defaults to true. Prompt rewriting improves results from short prompts but adds 20–60 s of latency. Set it to false for the fastest turnaround, and write a fully-specified prompt when you do.
• usePrime switches to the Prime model. Output quality is identical — Prime only returns sooner, and costs about 40% more. Leave it false unless latency matters more than cost.

{
  "engine": "wan",
  "version": "v3.0",
  "operation": "text-to-video",
  "prompt": "A serene forest with sunlight filtering through the trees, cinematic quality",
  "resolution": "1080p",
  "aspectRatio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5,
  "enablePromptExpansion": true
}

POST/v2/consumer/workflows

Set your Civitai API token via the Token button in the navbar to enable Try It.

Request body — edit to customize (e.g. swap the image URL or prompt)

{ "steps": [ { "$type": "videoGen", "input": { "engine": "wan", "version": "v3.0", "operation": "text-to-video", "prompt": "A serene forest with sunlight filtering through the trees, cinematic quality", "resolution": "1080p", "aspectRatio": "16:9", "duration": 5, "enablePromptExpansion": true } } ] }

Valid JSON

Image-to-video takes startImage (and optionally endImage), like v2.7:

{
  "engine": "wan",
  "version": "v3.0",
  "operation": "image-to-video",
  "startImage": "https://image.civitai.com/.../19325406.jpeg",
  "prompt": "The camera slowly pushes in as the subject turns toward the light",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 5,
  "enablePromptExpansion": false,
  "usePrime": true
}

POST/v2/consumer/workflows

Set your Civitai API token via the Token button in the navbar to enable Try It.

Request body — edit to customize (e.g. swap the image URL or prompt)

{ "steps": [ { "$type": "videoGen", "input": { "engine": "wan", "version": "v3.0", "operation": "image-to-video", "startImage": "https://image.civitai.com/xG1nkqKTMzGDvpLrqFT7WA/e4a8f395-8166-44a8-82b1-bb0901c10aa3/original=true,quality=90,optimized=true/19325406.jpeg", "prompt": "The camera slowly pushes in as the subject turns toward the light", "resolution": "720p", "duration": 5, "enablePromptExpansion": false, "usePrime": true } } ] }

Valid JSON

Common parameters

These appear on most (version, operation) combinations; the schema for your chosen variant is the source of truth.

Field	Typical values	Notes
resolution	720p, 1080p (plus 480p on v3.0)	1080p costs more and takes longer.
aspectRatio	16:9, 9:16, 1:1	Vertical for reels/shorts. v3.0 text-to-video also takes 4:3 / 3:4; v3.0 image-to-video takes none — the ratio comes from the source image.
duration	5, 10 (seconds)	Longer clips can outlast your HTTP client's timeout — use webhooks.
enablePromptExpansion	true | false	Let the model expand short prompts. Disable for reproducibility, or on v3.0 to cut 20–60 s of latency.
enableSafetyChecker	true (default)	Disable only if you handle moderation yourself. Not accepted on v3.0.
audioUrl / audioSetting	URL or auto	Attach background audio (2.6 / 2.7) or drive audio inference (2.7 edit). Not on v3.0.

Provider-specific features

fal (2.1–2.7)

Hosted inference with low queue time. provider: "fal" is the production default for these versions; audio attachment only exists on these variants. (v3.0 takes no provider — see WAN 3.0.)

Comfy (v2.2 only)

Runs on Civitai's ComfyUI workers. Two features aren't available on fal:

• LoRAs via the loras array with AIR identifiers

  "loras": [{ "air": "urn:air:lora:civitai:123456@789012", "strength": 0.8 }]

• Turbo mode (useTurbo: true) + frame-interpolator models (interpolatorModel: "film") for faster runs at lower quality
• Multi-step workflows — chain videoGen → videoInterpolation → videoUpscaler in one steps array

Civitai (v2.1 only)

Legacy self-hosted path. Accepts explicit model AIRs and width/height instead of resolution/aspectRatio. Migrate to fal 2.6+ unless you have a specific reason.

Reading the result

Standard videoGen output: a single video blob (shape and URL expiry).

Long-running jobs

WAN jobs routinely run for minutes (any 1080p clip ≥ 10 s; reference-to-video; edit-video), longer than your HTTP client's timeout. Submit with wait=0, then prefer a webhook (workflow:succeeded / workflow:failed), or poll GET /v2/consumer/workflows/{workflowId} on a 5 s → 10 s → 30 s cadence.

Troubleshooting

Timeouts, moderation blocks and expired blob URLs: see Common troubleshooting.

Symptom	Likely cause	Fix
400 with unknown field	Field isn't valid for this (version, provider, operation) combo	Check the specific input schema via SubmitWorkflow — Wan26FalTextToVideoInput, Wan30TextToVideoInput, and so on.
Step failed, error.code = "no_provider"	No capacity for that resolution/duration on the chosen provider	Retry, drop to 720p, or switch provider.
Reference prompt ignored	@VideoN tokens missing or misnumbered	Tokens are 1-indexed and must match items in referenceVideoUrls.

Cost

Preview the exact charge with whatif=true (Payments (Buzz)).

WAN video pricing varies by version, provider, resolution, and acceleration flags. All the numbers below are per single video (not per second per clip unless noted).

v3.0

Per-second, scaled by resolution. Prime costs about 40% more for the same output:

Resolution	Buzz per second	Prime
480p	65	88.4
720p	130	182
1080p	260	364

total = buzzPerSecond × duration_seconds

• 1080p × 5 s → 1 300 Buzz (Prime: 1 820)
• 720p × 5 s → 650 Buzz (Prime: 910)

v2.7 (fal)

Flat per-second across resolutions:

total = 130 × duration_seconds

• 5 s → ~650 Buzz
• 10 s → ~1 300 Buzz

v2.6 (fal)

Resolution-scaled per-second:

Resolution	Buzz per second
720p	130
1080p	195

• 720p × 5 s → ~650 Buzz
• 1080p × 5 s → ~975 Buzz

v2.5 (fal)

Resolution-scaled per-second:

total = 100 × resolutionFactor × duration

with resolutionFactor = 1 (480p) / 2 (720p) / 3 (1080p).

• 720p × 5 s → 1 000 Buzz
• 720p × 10 s → 2 000 Buzz
• 480p × 5 s → 500 Buzz

v2.2 (fal, text-to-video / image-to-video)

Driven by Turbo / LoRA / standard, plus resolution:

Mode	720p	580p	480p
Turbo	~130 / video (flat)	~97.5	~65
With LoRA	~94.9 × duration	~94.9 × duration	~94.9 × duration
Standard	~104 × duration	~78 × duration	~52 × duration

Typical: 720p Turbo 5 s → ~130; 720p standard 5 s → ~520; 720p LoRA 5 s → ~475.

v2.2-5b (fal)

Mode	Buzz per video
Fast-wan 720p	~32.5
Distill	~75.9
Standard	~142.35
Image-to-video	~142.35 (flat)

v2.2 (Comfy, Civitai-hosted)

Variable per-pixel-per-step formula, minimum 100 Buzz, rounded up to the nearest 25:

areaCost    = max(a × width × height + b, 0)    // per-frame per-step compute factor
duration    = length × steps × areaCost
buzz        = max(100, ceil((duration × 14/15) / 25) × 25)

Where (a, b) is (1.22e-6, -0.14) for image-to-video, (2.53e-7, -0.0259) for text-to-video. This path is noticeably more expensive per second than the fal routes — fal is the default for a reason.

v2.1 (legacy)

total = 100 × resolutionFactor × duration

with resolutionFactor = 1 (480p) / 2 (720p) / 3 (1080p). 720p × 5 s → ~1 000 Buzz.

Quick reference

For new integrations on v2.6 / v2.7 at 720p × 5 s with no LoRAs, expect ~650–975 Buzz per video. Always whatif=true before long-duration / high-res submissions — costs scale linearly with duration and can escalate fast.

Related

• SubmitWorkflow · GetWorkflow
• Results & webhooks — production-ready result handling
• Full parameter catalog: the Wan…Input schemas in the API reference (e.g. Wan26FalTextToVideoInput, Wan27FalEditVideoInput, Wan30TextToVideoInput)
• MiniMax H3 — 2K native video with first/last-frame and reference video + audio
• videoGen OpenAPI spec