--- title: Run Wan2.1 to generate videos with an API | daily.dev description: Wan2.1 is the latest and most capable open-source video generation model, topping current leaderboards. It offers multiple resolution options and scalable... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/run-wan2-1-to-generate-videos-with-an-api-ux87u2afn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Run Wan2.1 to generate videos with an API | daily.dev og:description: Wan2.1 is the latest and most capable open-source video generation model, topping current leaderboards. It offers multiple resolution options and scalable... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/run-wan2-1-to-generate-videos-with-an-api-ux87u2afn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ux87u2AFN.png og:image:alt: Run Wan2.1 to generate videos with an API og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Run Wan2.1 to generate videos with an API **[Replicate](https://daily.dev/sources/replicate)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Wan2.1 is the latest and most capable open-source video generation model, topping current leaderboards. It offers multiple resolution options and scalable cloud API support on Replicate. Experiment with settings like guide_scale and shift for optimal results. 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