AlibabaWan 3.0 Prime Pricing
Wan 3.0 Prime costs $0.0566–$0.2263 per second of generated video, depending on resolution. That's up to 19% below Alibaba's official list price. No subscription; failed generations are free.
- Per second from
- $0.0566
- 480p
- 5 s at 720p
- $0.57
- official $0.70
- 1 minute at 480p
- $3.40
- official $4.08
- Below official
- up to 19%
Price list
Wan 3.0 Prime price per second
Every tier with Alibaba's official list price, our price and what common clip lengths cost.
| Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | Save | 5 s clip | 30 s clip | 5 s clips / $10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
480p per second | $0.0566/s | −17% | $0.28 | $1.70 | 35 | |
720p per second | $0.1132/s | −19% | $0.57 | $3.40 | 17 | |
1080p per second | $0.2263/s | −19% | $1.13 | $6.79 | 8 |
- Official price: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio international list price ($0.068 / $0.14 / $0.28 per second; reference-video seconds billed at the same rate). Verified October 16, 2026.
- Reference-video seconds are billed at the same per-second rate as the output.
Reference-to-video
Pricing with a reference video
When you pass reference videos, their seconds are billed together with the output. Example: a 5-second reference and 5 seconds of output, priced per billed second.
| Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | 5 s + 5 s request |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.068/s | $0.0566/s | $0.57 |
| 720p | $0.14/s | $0.1132/s | $1.13 |
| 1080p | $0.28/s | $0.2263/s | $2.26 |
By task
Wan 3.0 Prime pricing by endpoint
Each Wan 3.0 Prime endpoint is billed on the same per-second rates. Starting price per endpoint:
Input: A prompt · alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
Input: A first frame (+ prompt) · alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/image-to-video
Input: Reference media (+ prompt) · alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/reference-to-video
Cost examples
What Wan 3.0 Prime videos cost
Worked examples at today's prices, against the official list price.
| Use case | Request | Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test clip | 1 × 2 s | 480p | $0.14 | $0.11 | $0.023 |
| Social clip | 1 × 5 s | 720p | $0.70 | $0.57 | $0.13 |
| Longest single clip | 1 × 30 s | 1080p | $8.40 | $6.79 | $1.61 |
| Prototype batch | 50 × 5 s | 480p | $17.00 | $14.15 | $2.85 |
| Monthly production | 1,000 × 5 s | 720p | $700.00 | $566.00 | $134.00 |
Estimate your monthly Wan 3.0 Prime bill
Pick a tier and your monthly volume. Switch models to compare — same live prices as the tables above.
Drag the slider — or pick a model — to try your own numbers.
Wan 3.0 Prime at 1080p: 1,000 minutes of video per month costs $16,800 at the official list price and $13,578 on Cheaper Gen. — you save $3,222 a month.
Billing
How Wan 3.0 Prime billing works
The same rules apply in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Full details in the billing docs.
- Unit. Per second of video, for any length in 2–30 s. Reference-video seconds are billed at the same per-second rate as the output.
- Audio. Included at no extra cost.
- Official reference. Alibaba Cloud Model Studio international list price ($0.068 / $0.14 / $0.28 per second; reference-video seconds billed at the same rate), verified October 16, 2026.
- Hold, then settle. The quoted price is held from your prepaid balance when you submit and becomes the final charge on success. The exact cost is returned with every generation.
- Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full automatically.
- Price before you run.
POST /v1/quote/alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-videoreturns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.