Side by side
Sam vs Wan
Both stand on ai personal assistants. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Mac
Sam offers a focused organizer for macOS, with calendar, task, and email tools together. The free tier is clear, while prices for Super Sam and Family Sam are not provided and other platforms are absent.
Visit Sam Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
Choose Wan if you want an open source, self-hosted video model suite with multiple generation and editing tasks, and can meet its setup and hardware requirements. Look elsewhere if you need a hosted service or higher resolution from the T2V-1.3B model.
Visit WanThe facts
| Sam | Wan | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Mac | Linux, Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Not published |
| Plans published | 3 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | yourfriendsam.app | github.com |
| On ai personal assistants | #44 of 54 | #40 of 54 |
Sam: what it does well
- Free plan costs 0.00 USD
- Includes calendar, task, and email management
- Family plan supports up to four members
- Family Sam pools 800 AI queries monthly
What to know first
- Available only on macOS
- No mobile apps
- No browser extension
- Free plan includes one calendar integration
Wan: what it does well
- Supports text-to-video, image-to-video, editing, text-to-image, and video-to-audio.
- Can generate Chinese and English text within videos.
- T2V-14B supports output up to 720P.
- Open source under Apache-2.0; commercial use is permitted.
- Integrates with Diffusers and ComfyUI.
What to know first
- T2V-1.3B requires 8.19 GB of VRAM.
- T2V-1.3B supports 480P; its 720P results are less stable.
- The quickstart requires PyTorch 2.4.0 or later.