AlibabaCheap Wan 3.0 API
Run Alibaba's official Wan 3.0 from $0.0362/s — 28% below the official $0.05/s. Pay per second, no subscription, failed generations refunded.
- From
- $0.0362/s
- 480p
- Official
- $0.05/s
- Alibaba
- You save
- up to 28%
- 100 × 5 s clips
- $18.09
- official $25.00
Price check
Wan 3.0: our price vs the official price
Every Wan 3.0 tier, priced live from our catalog next to Alibaba's official list price.
| Tier | Alibaba official | Cheaper Gen. | You save | 5 s clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
480p per second | $0.0362/s | −28% | $0.18$0.25 | |
720p per second | $0.0724/s | −28% | $0.36$0.50 | |
1080p per second | $0.1447/s | −28% | $0.72$1.00 |
Official price: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio international list price ($0.05 / $0.10 / $0.20 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.
At scale
What Wan 3.0 costs at volume
Totals for common batch sizes at today's per-second prices.
| Batch | Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 × 5 s clips | 480p | $25.00 | $18.09 | $6.91 |
| 100 × 5 s clips | 720p | $50.00 | $36.17 | $13.83 |
| 100 × 5 s clips | 1080p | $100.00 | $72.33 | $27.67 |
| 60 minutes of footage | 480p | $180.00 | $130.32 | $49.68 |
Why it costs less
Same official Wan 3.0, lower price
The model and its output are the same; the cost of serving it is lower. How our inference works.
Official partnerships
Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest partner and channel pricing on official models like Wan 3.0.
Our own inference engine
For open-source models, our own inference engine — GPU scheduling, warm pools and per-model tuning — lowers the cost of every output further.
Automatic routing
Every Wan 3.0 request is routed to the most cost-effective healthy channel, with live health checks and failover.
Spend less
Ways to pay even less for Wan 3.0
Draft at 480p, deliver at 1080p
A second of 480p costs $0.0362 — 25% of the 1080p rate ($0.1447/s). Iterate on prompts and camera moves cheaply, then render the final cut with the same prompt.
Sound is already in the price
Wan 3.0 generates synchronized audio at no extra cost, so there is no separate charge for ambience, effects or dialogue.
Test with 2-second clips
You pay per second of output (2–30 s per clip). A 2-second 480p test costs $0.072; lengthen only the takes you keep.
Failed generations cost nothing
The price is held when you submit and refunded in full if a generation fails or you cancel it while it is queued. You only pay for outputs you get.
Volume pricing below these rates
Committed monthly volume unlocks rates below the public price list, plus invoicing and dedicated capacity.
Cheaper alternatives
Cheaper alternatives to Wan 3.0
Other official video models with an overlapping task, cheapest first. Price per second at each model's lowest tier.
Start generating with Wan 3.0
Try Wan 3.0 in the Studio, or call it from your code with one API key. A 5-second 480p clip costs $0.18 and failed generations are refunded.
curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/alibaba/wan-3.0/text-to-video \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "…"}'FAQ
Cheap Wan 3.0 API questions
Our prices on this page are live; Alibaba's official prices were verified October 16, 2026.
Wan 3.0 is developed by Alibaba. Cheaper Gen. provides API access through official upstream endpoints and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.