Wan 2.7 Launch Recap: Open-Weight AI Video Catches Up

📅 May 27, 2026 👁 237 views #Wan #wan 2.7 #wan ai
Wan 2.7 Launch Recap: Open-Weight AI Video Catches Up

What's new in 2.7

  • 1080p output (up from 720p in 2.5).
  • Text-to-video, image-to-video, and image generation in one family.
  • 10-second clips with coherent motion.
  • Open weights — runs on 24GB+ VRAM locally.

Benchmarks vs Veo 3.1

Independent tests put Wan 2.7 at ~85% of Veo 3.1 quality at ~40% of the per-render cost when self-hosted is amortized.

Self-hosting requirements

  • 24GB+ VRAM (RTX 4090 / 5090 / A6000).
  • ComfyUI integration available day 1.
  • ~3 minutes per 10s render on consumer GPUs.

API access

Hosted via Alibaba Cloud and KIE API. Cheapest hosted AI video of any 2026 model.

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