Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Wan2.6 Text to Image vs Yi-Lightning benchmark

Name: Wan2.6 Text to Image vs Yi-Lightning AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Wan2.6 Text to Image and Yi-Lightning. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Alibaba

Wan2.6 Text to Image

Alibaba high-efficiency open video/image unified transformer backbone.

Img Elo 1,215$30/1k imgs

01.AI

Yi-Lightning

01.AI ultra-fast reasoning model delivering top LiveBench efficiency.

LightningImg Elo 1,475

Top Rival Showdowns for Wan2.6 Text to Image

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

Image Quality Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Generation Speed Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

No shared data

Unpriced

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Wan2.6 Text to Image (5)vsYi-Lightning (0)

Wan2.6 Text to Image: 5W (100%)Overall: Wan2.6 Text to ImageYi-Lightning: 0W (0%)

← Wan2.6 Text to ImageYi-Lightning →

🏆Wan2.6 Text to Image(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Wan2.6 Text to ImagevsYi-Lightning

Image Elo

1,215vs—

Prompt adherence

89.5%vs—

Text rendering

87%vs—

Wan2.6 Text to Image: 3WYi-Lightning: 0W

🏆Wan2.6 Text to Image(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Wan2.6 Text to ImagevsYi-Lightning

Generation time

3.1svs—

Wan2.6 Text to Image: 1WYi-Lightning: 0W

🏆Wan2.6 Text to Image(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Wan2.6 Text to ImagevsYi-Lightning

Price per 1k images

$30/1kvs—

Wan2.6 Text to Image: 1WYi-Lightning: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo

Wan2.6 Text to Image1,215

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Generation time

Wan2.6 Text to Image3.1s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Price per 1k images

Wan2.6 Text to Image$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Prompt adherence

Wan2.6 Text to Image89.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Text rendering

Wan2.6 Text to Image87%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Benchmark	Wan2.6 Text to Image	Yi-Lightning	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,215 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Generation time	3.1s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Price per 1k images	$30/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Prompt adherence	89.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Text rendering	87% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 100% with Yi-Lightning

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Wan2.6 Text to Image$750.00 / mo

Rate: $30/1k

Yi-Lightning$0.00 / mo

Rate: $0/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Yi-Lightning is estimated to save $750.00/month ($9,000/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visionWan2.6 Text to Image

Wan2.6 Text to Image is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	Wan2.6 Text to Image	Wan2.6 Text to Image is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK

Alibaba

Wan2.6 Text to Image

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$30/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$30/1k

01.AI

Yi-Lightning

Elo 1,475

SWE-bench63.4%

Speed (tok/s)130 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$0.14/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$0.14/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Wan2.6 Text to Image or Yi-Lightning?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Wan2.6 Text to Image or Yi-Lightning?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, Wan2.6 Text to Image or Yi-Lightning?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Wan2.6 Text to Image is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Wan2.6 Text to Image and Yi-Lightning Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo

Wan2.6 Text to Image1,215

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Generation time

Wan2.6 Text to Image3.1s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Price per 1k images

Wan2.6 Text to Image$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Prompt adherence

Wan2.6 Text to Image89.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Text rendering

Wan2.6 Text to Image87%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Yi-Lightning—

Benchmark

Wan2.6 Text to Image

Yi-Lightning

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,215

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Generation time

3.1s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Price per 1k images

$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Prompt adherence

89.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Text rendering

87%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visionWan2.6 Text to Image

Wan2.6 Text to Image is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	Wan2.6 Text to Image	Wan2.6 Text to Image is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Wan2.6 Text to Image or Yi-Lightning?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Wan2.6 Text to Image or Yi-Lightning?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, Wan2.6 Text to Image or Yi-Lightning?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Wan2.6 Text to Image is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Wan2.6 Text to Image and Yi-Lightning Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.