Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

OpenAI o1-mini vs Wan2.6 Text to Image benchmark

Name: OpenAI o1-mini vs Wan2.6 Text to Image AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares OpenAI o1-mini (OpenAI) and Wan2.6 Text to Image (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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OpenAI

OpenAI o1-mini

OpenAI high-speed, cost-effective reasoning model optimized for STEM, math, and code generation.

Img Elo 1,445

Alibaba

Wan2.6 Text to Image

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

Img Elo 1,215$30/1k imgs

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

OpenAI o1-mini (0)vsWan2.6 Text to Image (5)

OpenAI o1-mini: 0W (0%)Overall: Wan2.6 Text to ImageWan2.6 Text to Image: 5W (100%)

← OpenAI o1-miniWan2.6 Text to Image →

Wan2.6 Text to Image (3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Image Elo

—vs1,215

Prompt adherence

—vs89.5%

Text rendering

—vs87%

OpenAI o1-mini: 0WWan2.6 Text to Image: 3W

Wan2.6 Text to Image (1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Generation time

—vs3.1s

OpenAI o1-mini: 0WWan2.6 Text to Image: 1W

Wan2.6 Text to Image (1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Price per 1k images

—vs$30/1k

OpenAI o1-mini: 0WWan2.6 Text to Image: 1W

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Dimensional AdvantageWan2.6 Text to Image 5/6

Image Preference Elo

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Generation Latency

No shared data

Image Price Efficiency

No shared data

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Img Elo

High is better

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Img EloHigh is better

1,215

Gen Time

Low is better

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Gen TimeLow is better

3.1s

Img $

Low is better

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Img $Low is better

$30/1k

Prompt %

High is better

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Prompt %High is better

89.5%

Text %

High is better

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Text %High is better

87%

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Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

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OpenAI o1-mini$0.00 / mo

Rate: $0/1k

Wan2.6 Text to Image$750.00 / mo

Rate: $30/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

OpenAI o1-mini 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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OpenAI

OpenAI o1-mini

Elo 1,445

LiveBench62%

SWE-bench56.4%

Speed85 tok/s

Output cost$4.4/1M

Alibaba

Wan2.6 Text to Image

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, OpenAI o1-mini or Wan2.6 Text to Image?: 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, OpenAI o1-mini or Wan2.6 Text to Image?: 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, OpenAI o1-mini or Wan2.6 Text to Image?: 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. OpenAI o1-mini and Wan2.6 Text to Image Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

OpenAI o1-mini (0)vsWan2.6 Text to Image (5)

OpenAI o1-mini: 0W (0%)Overall: Wan2.6 Text to ImageWan2.6 Text to Image: 5W (100%)

← OpenAI o1-miniWan2.6 Text to Image →

Wan2.6 Text to Image (3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Image Elo

—vs1,215

Prompt adherence

—vs89.5%

Text rendering

—vs87%

OpenAI o1-mini: 0WWan2.6 Text to Image: 3W

Wan2.6 Text to Image (1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Generation time

—vs3.1s

OpenAI o1-mini: 0WWan2.6 Text to Image: 1W

Wan2.6 Text to Image (1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Price per 1k images

—vs$30/1k

OpenAI o1-mini: 0WWan2.6 Text to Image: 1W

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, OpenAI o1-mini or Wan2.6 Text to Image?

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, OpenAI o1-mini or Wan2.6 Text to Image?

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, OpenAI o1-mini or Wan2.6 Text to Image?

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. OpenAI o1-mini and Wan2.6 Text to Image Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.