Generally available (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, international channels)[1]
Alibaba's video model, generally available through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio since 2026-08-24[1]. One generation runs up to 30 s[2] with native dialogue, BGM and sound effects[3], and a single request accepts up to 20[3] multimodal reference materials[3]. API output is billed per second by resolution tier, from $0.10/s[1] at 720P in Singapore[1].
Pricing
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| API price, 720p with audio (per second) | $0.10/s (wan3.0-video, 720P, Singapore (international))[1] |
| API price, 1080p with audio (per second) | $0.20/s (wan3.0-video, 1080P, Singapore (international))[1] |
| API price, 4K (per second) | No public data |
| API billing basis | Per second of output video, tiered by resolution (480P/720P/1080P); region-dependent list price; audio on/off does not change price; failed generations are not charged; accelerated 'prime' variant priced higher[4] |
| Cheapest paid consumer plan | $5.00/mo (Pro (create.wan.video))[5] |
| Consumer plan ladder | Free US$0/month (daily free credits, 1 video + 1 image concurrently); Pro US$5/month (300 credits/month, up to 3 videos + 3 images concurrently, watermark-free, 1080p up to 30s); Premium US$20/month (1,200 credits/month, up to 8 videos + 5 images concurrently)[5] |
| In-app cost per second | No public data |
| Free tier | Free plan on create.wan.video: US$0/month with daily free credits; submit 1 video and 1 image concurrently[5] |
Output specs
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Max length, single generation | 30 s (wan3.0-video)[2] |
| Max length with extensions | No public data |
| Max output resolution | 1080p (wan3.0-video)[2] |
| Frame rate | 30 fps (wan3.0-video)[6] |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, adaptive (default, adapts to input materials)[3] |
| Max reference inputs per generation | 20 (wan3.0-video (all-in-one reference))[3] |
Features
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Native audio | Yes (wan3.0-video)[3] |
| Lip-sync | Yes (wan3.0-video)[1] |
| Text-to-video | Yes (wan3.0-video)[2] |
| Image-to-video | Yes (wan3.0-video)[2] |
| First / last frame control | Yes (wan3.0-video)[3] |
| Multi-shot in one generation | Yes (wan3.0-video)[3] |
| Video editing | Yes (wan3.0-video)[3] |
| Video extension | Yes (wan3.0-video)[3] |
Access
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, international channels)[1] |
| Public API | Yes (wan3.0-video)[4] |
| Where to use it | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API (model ids wan3.0-video and wan3.0-video-prime) and Model Studio playground; consumer web platform create.wan.video; China mainland via bailian.console.aliyun.com[1] |
| Regional limits | Model Studio API offered in: China (Beijing), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), US (Virginia), China (Hong Kong); prices differ by region; RPM 300 across all regions[2] |
| Release date | 2026-08-24 (Wan3.0 (international GA))[1] |
Public leaderboards
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| LMArena text-to-video score | 1476 ±13 (wan3.0)[7] |
| LMArena text-to-video rank (of 48) | #6 (wan3.0)[7] |
| LMArena image-to-video score | 1480 ±11 (wan3.0)[8] |
| LMArena image-to-video rank (of 48) | #3 (wan3.0)[8] |
| VGI-Bench overall score | No public data |
Where Wan 3.0 appears on this site
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Evidence
Only official sources are cited: vendor pages, and leaderboard publishers for their own rankings. Anything we could not find on such a page is shown as “No public data”.
- Alibaba Cloud Community blog — Wan3.0 at General Availability: Capabilities, Benchmarks, Pricing, and the Workflows It Changes — Alibaba Cloud. www.alibabacloud.com/blog/wan3-0-at-general-availability-capabiliti…. Checked 2026-10-07
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio — wan3.0-video model information — Alibaba Cloud. www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/wan3-0-video. Checked 2026-10-07
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio — Wan3.0 Video Generation guide — Alibaba Cloud. docs.modelstudio.console.alibabacloud.com/en/model-studio/wan3-vide…. Checked 2026-10-07
- Alibaba Cloud product news — Video generation model Wan3.0 officially launched — Alibaba Cloud. www.alibabacloud.com/en/news/product/video-generation-model-wan30-o…. Checked 2026-10-07
- Wan AI (create.wan.video) — Pricing (JS-rendered; values via search snippet of this page) — Alibaba (Wan). create.wan.video/pricing. Checked 2026-10-07
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio — Video generation and editing — Alibaba Cloud. www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/use-video-generation. Checked 2026-10-07
- Arena (arena.ai) — Text-to-Video Leaderboard — arena.ai. arena.ai/leaderboard/text-to-video. Checked 2026-10-07
- Arena (arena.ai) — Image-to-Video Leaderboard — arena.ai. arena.ai/leaderboard/image-to-video. Checked 2026-10-07