Wan is the open-weights path. Wan 2.2 has downloadable weights and a practical text/image-to-video workflow, while later hosted Wan variants on commercial platforms may expose extra controls. If you want local generation and full control, Wan 2.2 in ComfyUI is the relevant baseline.
How to prompt Wan with JSON
Keep it leaner than Veo or Kling: lead with subject and action, keep the strongest three style modifiers, and drop the audio block entirely for open-weights Wan. The Wan tab trims the JSON accordingly.
Open weights vs. hosted Wan
Hosted Wan variants may add controls that the open-weights 2.2 baseline does not have. Use this site as a conservative text/image-to-video prompt shape, then adapt to the host controls available.
Setup
Grab the weights from the official Wan-Video GitHub or the Wan-AI HuggingFace org and run through ComfyUI. Budget an afternoon for setup and expect slower iteration than hosted models.
Prompting rules for Wan 2.2
Wan 2.2 is the latest version with genuinely open, downloadable weights.
Open-weights Wan 2.2 has no native audio track in the base text/image-to-video pipeline.
Keep prompts shorter than for Veo or Kling: lead with subject and action, trim style to the strongest three modifiers.
Use image-to-video when exact product shape or character appearance matters.
Example template, Wan 2.2-shaped
The Wan 2.2 tab shows this site's block order for the model. Browse all 438 templates.
Google · duration 4s, 6s, or 8s (8s required for 1080p, 4K, or reference images) · 720p, 1080p, or 4K · audio native · verified 2026-07-11 - click any value to edit
{
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"camera": {
"movement": "dolly_in"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands"
}
}
{
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"audio": "Soft indie guitar",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
}
}
{
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"audio": "Soft indie guitar",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
},
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
}
Veo 3.1 follows structured prompts unusually well: lock camera, lighting and audio as separate JSON fields.
Native audio: describe dialogue, ambient sound and music directly in the audio field.
Kuaishou · duration expanded limits; exact caps vary by mode · mode-dependent · audio native audio-visual output · verified 2026-07-11 - click any value to edit
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"camera": {
"movement": "dolly_in"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands"
}
}
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"audio": "Soft indie guitar",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
}
}
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"audio": "Soft indie guitar",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
},
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
}
Kling prompt guidance emphasizes Subject, Movement, Scene, Camera Language and Lighting.
Write the action field as a shot note, not a keyword list.
ByteDance · duration 4-15s · 480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K ratios in Runway API · audio native synchronized audio on supported hosts · verified 2026-07-11 - click any value to edit
{
"camera": {
"movement": "dolly_in"
},
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands"
}
}
{
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"audio": "Soft indie guitar",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
}
}
{
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"audio": "Soft indie guitar",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
},
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
}
Use a strict block order: CAMERA -> SUBJECT -> ACTION -> ENVIRONMENT -> LIGHTING -> STYLE.
Keep the camera block to a shot type plus one movement; stacking moves degrades output.
Alibaba · duration workflow-dependent · 720p open-weights TI2V · audio none in base text/image-to-video pipeline · verified 2026-07-11 - click any value to edit
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"camera": {
"movement": "dolly_in"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands"
}
}
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
}
}
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
},
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
}
Wan 2.2 is the latest version with genuinely open, downloadable weights.
Open-weights Wan 2.2 has no native audio track in the base text/image-to-video pipeline.
Runway · duration 2-10s · 720p; output dimensions vary by aspect ratio · audio none in video generation · verified 2026-07-11 - click any value to edit
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"camera": {
"movement": "dolly_in"
},
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands"
}
}
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
}
}
{
"subject": "Young woman with brown hair and denim jacket",
"action": "Walks toward camera through light traffic",
"camera": {
"lens_mm": 35,
"movement": "dolly_in",
"movement_speed": "slow"
},
"scene": "Downtown street at golden hour, soft haze",
"style": "Cinematic, natural light, gentle contrast",
"technical": {
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"seed": 137421,
"lock_identity": true,
"lock_style": true,
"negative_prompt": "extra people, text overlays, hands",
"duration_seconds": 8,
"fps": 24,
"creativity": 0.4
},
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
}
Runway recommends clear, direct language; text-to-video should describe both visual elements and motion.
Image-to-video prompts should focus on describing the motion of the scene.