The open-source AI video generation landscape is moving at breakneck speed. Just when we thought we had wrapped our heads around Stable Video Diffusion or the various AnimateDiff workflows, a new heavyweight contender has entered the ring: WAN2.1 .
As quantization techniques improve (Q4_K_S, GGUF), we will likely see this "14B Beast" running on consumer hardware within the next six months. For now, this file is the gold standard for researchers and high-end enthusiasts who want 720p video without cloud APIs.
Have you managed to run this model locally? Share your workflow and FPS results in the comments below!
Specifically, today we are looking at the file that has been popping up on Hugging Face and various model hubs: .
Wan2.1_flf2v_720p_14b_fp16.safetensors
The open-source AI video generation landscape is moving at breakneck speed. Just when we thought we had wrapped our heads around Stable Video Diffusion or the various AnimateDiff workflows, a new heavyweight contender has entered the ring: WAN2.1 .
As quantization techniques improve (Q4_K_S, GGUF), we will likely see this "14B Beast" running on consumer hardware within the next six months. For now, this file is the gold standard for researchers and high-end enthusiasts who want 720p video without cloud APIs.
Have you managed to run this model locally? Share your workflow and FPS results in the comments below!
Specifically, today we are looking at the file that has been popping up on Hugging Face and various model hubs: .