Searches for a free Wan 2.2 usually mean one of two things, and separating them is most of the answer. The weights are free — they are published and can be pulled without paying a licence fee. The compute is not — a GPU runs the model, and either you own that GPU or you rent it by the credit.
Running it yourself. No licence cost, and no per-clip cost once you are set up. What you pay instead is hardware: enough VRAM to hold the weights plus the attention workspace, and an evening reconciling dependencies before the first render. If you already have the card, this is a genuinely cheap way to generate as much as you like.
Running it here. Credit-based, and the credit cost of your chosen model, resolution and duration is displayed beside the form before you submit, so a test is a decision rather than a guess. Credit packs and prices are on the pricing page.
There is no unlimited free tier, and this site starts an anonymous visitor with no balance — which is why the form shows a cost against zero remaining. If a page promises unlimited free generation of a hosted video model, treat it with suspicion: GPU time is a real cost and someone is paying it.
Do not start with hardware and do not start with a large credit pack. Start by testing whether the model produces anything worth keeping:
Judging whether a model suits you should cost a few test runs, not a GPU and not a bulk credit pack. That ordering is the point of hosting for this decision.
Free and cheap cloud GPU tiers exist, and they are fine for a single test. As a working setup they are awkward: queues at the times you want to work, session limits that cut a render short, and small allocations that force small resolutions. Worth knowing before you plan a workflow around one.
Can I use Wan 2.2 for free? The weights are free to download; running them needs a GPU you own. Hosted use here is credit-based.
Is there a free trial? The form shows the credit cost before you submit, so testing is cheap — but there is no unlimited free tier.
Which is cheaper overall? It depends on volume. Below a few hundred generations a year, hosting usually wins once you count the hardware and the setup time.
Where do I start? Open the Wan workspace and check the cost shown beside the form.