Alibaba has released Wan 2.2, an open-source text- and image-to-video model that packs 27 billion parameters—14 billion of them active—and is distributed under the permissive Apache 2.0 licence. Early testers say the system delivers video quality on par with closed-source rivals such as Veo 2 and Kling 2.0, marking one of the first high-performance video generators whose weights are freely available for developers to fine-tune. AI-hosting platform Replicate became the first commercial provider to deploy Wan 2.2, charging US$0.05 per 480p clip and US$0.10 for 720p output. Stock-image marketplace Freepik simultaneously integrated the model into its AI Suite, highlighting its frame-level control over lighting, colour and camera movement. Replicate also rolled out a speed-optimised version of MiniMax’s Hailuo 02 that can render six- or ten-second videos at 512p for about US$0.10 each—pricing that undercuts many proprietary services. Independent benchmarks suggest generation times have fallen to roughly 55 seconds, with further reductions expected. The twin launches signal accelerating competition in generative video, as open-source licences and rapidly falling inference costs broaden access for filmmakers, advertisers and software developers while increasing pressure on closed platforms to match price and performance.