HunyuanVideo
13B open-weight cinematic text-to-video.
Open Source 24–48 GB VRAM
- Min VRAM
- 24 GB
- GPU class
- Workstation GPU
- Quant
- FP16
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Wan 2.2
Open-weight video diffusion from Alibaba.
Open Source 12–48 GB VRAMRuns locally
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Requires: ComfyUI
Visit Wan 2.2Updated 2026-05-18 · Direct link
Hardware requirements
Runs locally · Workstation GPU (32–48 GB)
Min VRAM
12 GB
Rec. VRAM
48 GB
Min RAM
32 GB
Rec. RAM
128 GB
Disk
80 GB
GPU class
Workstation GPU
CUDA 12.xNo Apple SiliconGPU RequiredQuant: FP16, FP8, GGUF Q4_K_M +1
1.3B variant fits 12 GB. 14B FP8 fits 24 GB. 14B BF16 wants 48 GB.
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What is Wan 2.2?
Wan 2.2 is the current open-weight benchmark for text-to-video and image-to-video at 720p. Available in 1.3B and 14B variants — the 14B runs on 24 GB with FP8 / GGUF quantization in ComfyUI.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Best open-weight video quality right now
- Strong I2V and T2V
- Active ComfyUI integrations
Cons
- 14B model is VRAM-hungry
- Generation times measured in minutes per clip
- Mostly Linux/CUDA in practice
What's actually free?
Open weights with permissive license. Run free on your own GPU.
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