Alibaba WAN 2.6 Image and Image Edit
WAN 2.6 Image AI Generator
WAN 2.6 Image turns a place, a time of day and one point of light into a cinematic still, from ultra wide fantasy worlds to sparks, steam and feathers, for 1 credit an image.
Make concept art, interiors, portraits, product shots, food and street scenes with Alibaba's WAN 2.6 Image, then restyle any of them with WAN 2.6 Image Edit. We made every image on this page on Pixel Dojo, and each one shows the exact prompt behind it.
1 credit ($0.06) per image at 1280x1280. Included in every plan, from $10/month.
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By Brian Lovett · Updated
Why creators pick WAN 2.6 Image for cinematic stills
WAN 2.6 Image is Alibaba's cinematic image model. It reads a prompt like a film still: give it a place, a time of day and one point of light, and it builds the atmosphere around them, from mist and god rays over a jungle river to charcoal sparks at a night market.
It is at home in fantasy and sci fi worlds. Our stone giant, waterfalls and lantern boat came back as one ultra wide matte painting at 1344 x 576, ready to use as a banner or a key art frame.
It is just as strong with people and things: wind in the falconer's grey hair and every barred feather on the hawk, water drops caught around leather boots, steam rising off a tagine on blue tile.
Every image is 1 credit, and WAN 2.6 Image Edit restyles your own pictures for 1 credit too. We turned the jungle river into a moonlit night with fireflies and kept everything else in place.
WAN 2.6 Image examples: six cinematic stills and their prompts
We made these six images with WAN 2.6 Image at 1 credit each, picking the pixel size for each shot. Every prompt opens with "Generate one image." and then reads like a shot note: the shot, the subject, one action, the light. Tap Use this prompt to start from any of them.
Concept art at 1344 x 576. Waterfalls, god rays, a lantern boat for scale and birds in the mist, all in one ultra wide frame. Start from this prompt for game and film worlds.
Generate one image. Epic ultra wide concept art: the colossal moss covered stone head of an ancient giant half sunk in a jungle river, a tiny wooden boat with a glowing lantern drifting past its open mouth, waterfalls spilling from its crown, morning mist and golden god rays cutting through the canopy, a flock of white birds for scale, painterly matte painting with crisp detail on the carved stone.
Interior at 960 x 1280. Gold light through hundreds of glass panes, mist between the palms and a tiny gardener for scale.
Generate one image. Wide interior photograph of a Victorian glass palm house at dawn: giant palms and tree ferns rising toward a white cast iron dome, a spiral iron staircase climbing to a gallery walkway, soft mist hanging between the leaves, pale gold sunlight streaming through hundreds of glass panes, a lone gardener in a green apron watering ferns far below for scale, calm editorial look, straight verticals.
Editorial portrait at 960 x 1280. Windswept hair, barred feathers and waxed cotton texture under soft overcast light.
Generate one image. Editorial portrait on an 85mm lens: a falconer in her fifties with windswept grey hair and a waxed olive jacket, a hawk with spread wings landing on her thick leather glove, misty heather moor behind her, soft overcast light, fine feather detail and skin texture, muted earthy color grade, medium format film look.
Product shot at 1280 x 1280. Leather grain, stitching and sunlit droplets all around the boots. Swap in your own product.
Generate one image. Product hero photograph of a pair of rugged brown leather hiking boots with red laces standing on a mossy rock in a mountain stream, a splash of water frozen mid air around them with every droplet sharp, sunrise backlight glowing through the spray, deep green forest blurred behind, fast shutter, crisp leather grain and stitching, no logos.
Food photo at 1280 x 1280. Steam, a saffron glaze and terracotta against cobalt tile. Start from this prompt for menus and recipe cards.
Generate one image. Overhead food photograph: a clay tagine with its conical lid just lifted, a burst of steam rising over chicken with apricots, green olives, toasted almonds and preserved lemon in a saffron yellow sauce, a scatter of fresh coriander, brass spoons and flatbread on a deep blue tiled table, warm late afternoon light raking from the side, rich saturated color.
Street candid at 1280 x 720. Sparks, smoke and firelight on his face against the cool night. Start from this prompt for travel and documentary looks.
Generate one image. Photoreal street candid at night: an older street food vendor in a white cap fanning glowing charcoal under rows of skewers, sparks and smoke swirling up into the light, red paper lanterns and blurred neon behind him, warm firelight on his face against the cool blue night, handheld 35mm, slight film grain.
WAN 2.6 Image settings and how we used them
WAN 2.6 Image works in fixed pixel sizes, so you pick the exact frame for where the image will live.
- Size1280 x 1280, 1280 x 960, 960 x 1280, 1280 x 720, 720 x 1280, 1200 x 800, 800 x 1200, 1344 x 576
- Match the size to the job: 1344 x 576 for an ultra wide banner like our stone giant, 960 x 1280 for portraits and tall interiors, 1280 x 1280 for square posts and products.
- Negative promptUp to 500 characters, optional
- List a few things to leave out, such as text, logos or watermarks. Keep it short and let the main prompt do the describing.
- Number of images1 to 4 per request, 1 credit each
- Ask for several when you are exploring a look, then reuse the prompt that gave you the frame you like.
- SeedAny whole number, optional
- Keep the same seed and prompt to get a close variation when you change one detail.
- WAN 2.6 Image Edit1 to 4 input images; 1K or 2K keeps your aspect ratio, or pick a fixed size
- Say what must stay the same first, then the change. Our night edit listed the head, waterfalls, boat and composition before the moonlight.
Restyle a WAN 2.6 image with WAN 2.6 Image Edit
We gave WAN 2.6 Image Edit the stone giant above and asked for a full moon night with fireflies. The head, the waterfalls, the boat and the framing stayed put, the light changed completely, and the edit came back at 1952 x 832 for 1 credit.
WAN 2.6 Image Edit, 1952 x 832, 1 credit. The same head, waterfalls, boat and framing, relit as a moonlit night with fireflies.
Edit this image. Keep the giant stone head, the waterfalls, the jungle, the boat and the composition exactly the same. Change the time to a deep blue night under a full moon: moonlight on the wet stone, thousands of fireflies glowing over the river, the boat lantern burning warm orange and reflected in the dark water, soft mist.
- Start an edit prompt with what must stay the same, then describe the change. Ours named the head, waterfalls, jungle, boat and composition before the moonlight.
- Choose the 1K or 2K edit size to keep your picture's shape. Our ultra wide frame stayed ultra wide.
- Keep one warm light in a cool scene. The orange boat lantern against the blue night is what makes the frame read at a glance.
- For new images, write the prompt like a shot note: the shot, the subject, one action, the setting, the light and the texture. Every prompt on this page follows that order.
- Name the time of day and the weather. Dawn mist in the palm house, overcast light on the moor and charcoal smoke at night each set the mood of the whole frame.
WAN 2.6 Image pricing: 1 credit per image
WAN 2.6 Image is included in every Pixel Dojo plan, from $10/month. Every image costs 1 credit at any of the eight sizes, and each extra image in a request is one more credit.
WAN 2.6 Image Edit is also 1 credit per edit, so our moonlit restyle of the stone giant cost the same as the original.
We made every image on this page through the Pixel Dojo API at these prices, so the same prompts cost the same in the web tool or in your own app.
WAN 2.6 Image questions
What is WAN 2.6 Image?
WAN 2.6 Image is Alibaba's text to image model from the WAN 2.6 family, known for cinematic, atmospheric stills. On Pixel Dojo you type a prompt, pick one of eight pixel sizes and generate. It is also in the Pixel Dojo API as wan-2.6-image, with edits as wan-2.6-image-edit.
What is WAN 2.6 Image good at?
Cinematic scenes with strong light and atmosphere: fantasy and sci fi worlds, architecture and interiors, environmental portraits, food and product shots. Our stone giant, palm house, falconer and night market grill on this page show the range.
What sizes does WAN 2.6 Image make?
Eight fixed sizes up to 1280 x 1280: square, 4:3 and 3:4, 16:9 and 9:16, 3:2 and 2:3, and an ultra wide 1344 x 576. Edits can keep your picture's shape at 1K or 2K, and our ultra wide night edit came back at 1952 x 832.
How much does WAN 2.6 Image cost?
WAN 2.6 Image is included in every Pixel Dojo plan, from $10/month. Each image is 1 credit at any size, and WAN 2.6 Image Edit is 1 credit per edit.
How is WAN 2.6 Image different from WAN 2.7 Image?
WAN 2.7 Image is the newer model, with a lower priced Standard tier and a Pro tier that adds 4K, Thinking Mode and color palettes. WAN 2.6 Image makes cinematic stills for 1 credit at fixed sizes, including the 1344 x 576 ultra wide. The WAN 2.7 Image page runs one tram prompt on both models side by side.
Can I edit my own photos with WAN 2.6 Image?
Yes, with WAN 2.6 Image Edit. Attach 1 to 4 images, describe what should stay and what should change, and pick 1K or 2K to keep the shape of your picture. Each edit is 1 credit.
Make your first WAN 2.6 Image image
Write a prompt above or start from any example on this page. One subscription covers every model on Pixel Dojo.
Start with WAN 2.6 Image