8 open-source video generation models to know in 2026, from Wan2.2 to SVD
TheTuringPost · x · 2026-09-27
Turing Post compares the 8 open-source video generation model families that matter in 2026, spanning text-to-video, image-to-video, editing, audio-video generation, and local workflows:
- Wan2.2 (Alibaba): newest downloadable flagship under Apache 2.0, with a 27B MoE design (separate high/low-noise experts) plus a dense 5B TI2V model running 720p/24fps on a single consumer GPU via a high-compression VAE
- Wan2.1: low-VRAM entry point — the 1.3B model needs 8.19 GB VRAM for 5s 480p clips
- HunyuanVideo 1.5 (Tencent): Nov 2025 rebuild cut 13B→8.3B while improving quality, runs on 14 GB consumer hardware
- Also covered: LTX-2→LTX-2.5, CogVideoX, Mochi 1, Kandinsky 5.0, Stable Video Diffusion
The piece breaks down quality, speed, hardware requirements, and licensing for each family to help readers pick.
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