Hailuo AI vs Wan
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Hailuo AI edges out Wan overall, scoring 13 against 10, and shows up in 14 of 62 answers compared to Wan's 13. Hailuo AI leads on Claude (29 vs 18) and ChatGPT (2 vs 8, where Wan actually comes out ahead), with Perplexity close at 8 vs 6. Head-to-head, Hailuo AI was named more often in 5 questions, Wan in 2, and the two tied in 13. Hailuo AI swept all 3 answers for best free AI video generators, while Wan swept its own category, open-source models you can run yourself, with 3 of 3 answers.
Head to head
| metric | Hailuo AI | Wan |
|---|---|---|
| score | 13 | 10 |
| questions won | 10 | 10 |
By assistant
Hailuo AI
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 5% of answers | #8.0 |
| Claude | 29 | 50% of answers | #5.9 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 8 | 10% of answers | #3.0 |
Wan
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 8 | 10% of answers | #3.0 |
| Claude | 18 | 45% of answers | #11.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 6 | 10% of answers | #5.0 |
Where they differ
Only Hailuo AI gets named for
- Which AI video tool produces the most realistic footage?
- What's the best AI video tool for creators on a budget?
Only Wan gets named for
- What's the best open-source AI video generation model I can run myself?
- What's the best AI video generator in 2026?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI video generators leaderboard