AI video model comparison

Wan 2.2 vs LTX Video

Wan 2.2 is the one with a public score: Arena ranks it 42nd of 48 for text-to-video and 43rd of 48 for image-to-video, and the LTX Video model Mage runs is on neither board. LTX Video is the cheaper model to draft on: 10 Gems a clip on Mage against 40 for Wan 2.2.

Try Wan Video v2.2 Try LTX Video Distilled

Wan 2.2Kite on a hilltop
LTX VideoMorning coffee

Side by side

Prices, plans, resolutions, ratios, and frame inputs are Mage's own, for the model compared. Makers, release dates, and watermarks are what each maker publishes. Arena ranks come from its text-to-video and image-to-video boards of September 21, 2026. Arena ranks each open-weights model as Arena runs it, not as Mage hosts it. "Not ranked" means the board does not list the version Mage runs.

	Wan 2.2	LTX Video
Made by	Alibaba Source	Lightricks Source
Where it runs	Open weights, hosted on Mage's GPUs	Open weights, hosted on Mage's GPUs
Released	July 28, 2025 Source	May 14, 2025 Source
Price on Mage, from	40 Gems ($0.04) per clip	10 Gems ($0.01) per clip
Unlimited on Mage from	Pro	Pro
Top resolution on Mage	720p	720p
Aspect ratios on Mage	21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 2:3, 9:16, 9:21	21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 2:3, 9:16, 9:21
Start and end frames on Mage	Start frame only	Start frame only
Arena text-to-video	#42 of 48 Source	Not ranked Source
Arena image-to-video	#43 of 48 Source	Not ranked Source
Watermark	None stated Source	None stated Source

Last checked October 2026

Which should you use?

Choose Wan 2.2 for

A model with Arena ranks for text-to-video and image-to-video
Outdoor and nature motion
Quick drafts on its Lightning variant, then the final on the standard model

Choose LTX Video for

A lower price: 10 Gems a clip on Mage
Fast, cheap drafts to test an idea before a final on a bigger model
Simple everyday motion: steam, water, hands, foliage

Video quality

In Arena's blind video votes, Wan 2.2 A14B, the model Mage runs, ranks 42nd of 48 for text-to-video and 43rd of 48 for image-to-video. Arena lists LTX-2, the newer model from Lightricks, but not the LTX Video model Mage runs, so there is no public score to set against it.

Alibaba released Wan 2.2 on July 28, 2025, with mixture-of-experts models for text-to-video and image-to-video. Lightricks released the distilled LTX Video model Mage runs on May 14, 2025 and built it for fast, iterative work.

Start images

Both make clips from a prompt or from a single start image, and neither takes an end frame, Characters, or reference images on Mage. Start from a still when the first frame has to look a certain way.

Resolution and shape

Both render up to 720p on Mage in the same 9 aspect ratios, from 9:21 to 21:9.

Price on Mage

Wan 2.2 starts at 40 Gems (about $0.04) per clip on Mage, and some of its settings run unlimited from the Pro plan. LTX Video starts at 10 Gems (about $0.01) per clip on Mage, and some of its settings run unlimited from the Pro plan.

A little more clarity

Questions

Is Wan 2.2 better than LTX Video?

Wan 2.2 is the only one of the two with Arena ranks, at 42nd for text-to-video and 43rd for image-to-video. LTX Video costs less on Mage, which makes it the better model for trying ideas quickly.

Can both start from an image?

Yes. Both take one start image on Mage, and neither takes an end frame.

Which costs less on Mage?

LTX Video starts at 10 Gems (about $0.01) per clip on Mage, and some of its settings run unlimited from the Pro plan. Wan 2.2 starts at 40 Gems (about $0.04) per clip on Mage, and some of its settings run unlimited from the Pro plan.

Can I use both on Mage?

Yes. Both run in the same prompt box on Mage, on the same Gems and plans, and through the Mage API and the Mage MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT, so you can try a prompt on each and keep the better clip.