Breaking

Alibaba's Wan-2.7 I2V Lands 5th on Image-to-Video Arena With Elo 1,434

June 24, 2026 at 19:28 EDT

Media Generation
Foundation Models

Alibaba's dedicated image-to-video model Wan-2.7 I2V has entered Arena.ai's Image-to-Video leaderboard with an Elo score of 1,434, placing fifth.

Video Arena · Image-to-Video · Alibaba Tongyi Lab

Wan-2.7 I2V cracks the top 5 — ahead of Veo-3.1 and Grok Imagine

In community head-to-head voting, Alibaba's latest image-to-video model lands at No. 5 with an Elo of 1,434, edging past Grok Imagine Video (720p) and every variant of Google Veo-3.1.

Rank in I2V category

1,434

Elo score (user voting)

$0.10

Cost per second via API

Where it sits — Elo leaderboard (I2V)

Higher column = higher Elo. Wan-2.7 I2V outranks the named frontier models below.

1434

Wan-2.7
I2V · #5

below

Grok Imagine
Video 720p

below

Google
Veo-3.1 (all)

Output specs

Resolution720p–1080p

Frame rate30 fps

Clip length2–15 sec

FormatMP4

What's new vs Wan 2.6

• First + last frame control
• Audio-driven synchronization
• Up to 5 video references
• 3×3 grid composition
• Higher fidelity & motion stability

Praised by developers

Strong character consistency and precise first/last-frame motion control — well suited to product showcases and multi-shot narratives, at a fast, low-cost API.

Still up for debate

Stability in very complex physics and platform-dependent latency remain open questions. In other matchups Seedance and HappyHorse rank higher.

Continue reading

The rest of this article is for AI News Blitz readers. Choose an option below to keep reading.