Wan 2.6 Reference to Video
alibaba/wan/2.6/reference-to-videoAlibaba Wan 2.6 reference-to-video model generating video guided by reference content.
- Base price
- $0.50USD / run
- Execution
- async
- Model type
- video
- Input fields
- 7
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Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.50 / run
Context & modalities
- Input
- Schema-defined
- Output
- video
Capabilities
- Chat
- Not supported
- Vision
- Not supported
- Reasoning
- Not supported
- Structured output
- Not supported
- Function calling
- Not supported
- Audio input
- Not supported
Access
- Provider
- Alibaba
- Model ID
- alibaba/wan/2.6/reference-to-video
- Execution
- async
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Unified Run API
- Endpoint
- /v1/run
API README
Wan 2.6 Reference to Video
Place characters from reference images or short reference videos into a new scene. Name each reference in the prompt and Wan 2.6 keeps their look while they act out the scene, including multi-character interactions and dialogue.
Fields
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Up to 50,000 characters. |
videos | video URL[] | — | Reference clips, Video 1, Video 2, … |
duration | 5 / 10 | 5 | Output length in seconds. |
aspect_ratio | 1:1 / 4:3 / 3:4 / 16:9 / 9:16 | 16:9 | Output frame shape. |
resolution | 720p / 1080p | 720p | Sets the per-second rate. |
seed | integer | random | Fix it to compare prompt changes. |
images | image URL[] | — | Reference images, Image 1, Image 2, … |
Billing
You pay for output seconds: $0.10 at 720p and $0.15 at 1080p, Alibaba's list price. When you send reference videos, 5 seconds of input are added to the billed length.
| Output | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|
| 5s, images only | $0.50 | $0.75 |
| 5s, with reference video | $1.00 | $1.50 |
| 10s, images only | $1.00 | $1.50 |
Failed runs are not charged.
Prompting
- Give every reference a role and refer to it by number: “Video 1 plays guitar on the chair from Image 3”.
- Quote dialogue and name the speaker.
Limits
- Send at least one image or video reference.
Also on SandBase
Other Wan 2.6 endpoints: alibaba/wan/2.6/text-to-video, alibaba/wan/2.6/image-to-video, alibaba/wan/2.6/flash/image-to-video, alibaba/wan/2.6/flash/reference-to-video, alibaba/wan/2.6/text-to-image, alibaba/wan/2.6/image-to-image, alibaba/wan/2.7/text-to-video (newer).
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Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "alibaba/wan/2.6/reference-to-video",
"prompt": "Video1 holds Image2 and plays a soothing country folk song on the chair from Image3, saying: 'The sunshine is so nice today.' Image1 holds a bouquet of sunflowers, walks past Video1, places the flowers on the table next to Video1, and says: 'That sounds lovely, could you sing it again?'",
"duration": 5,
"resolution": "720p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
sleep 2
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
"https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Type | Default price | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
Wan 2.6 Reference to VideoThis model Alibaba | Video | $0.50 / run | Dec 16, 2025 |
Alibaba | Video | $0.50 / run | Oct 5, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $0.50 / run | Oct 5, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $1.40 / run | Oct 4, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $0.70 / run | Oct 4, 2026 |
Alibaba | Video | $1.00 / run | Oct 4, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call Alibaba Wan 2.6 Reference to Video through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "alibaba/wan/2.6/reference-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
Do I need a separate Alibaba account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to Alibaba Wan 2.6 Reference to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Alibaba separately.
