Cheapest Wan 3.0
Run Alibaba's official Wan 3.0 from $0.0379/s — 24% below the official price, and below WaveSpeed. Same price in the Studio and the API, no subscription needed, and failed generations are refunded.
- Cheapest clip
- $0.076
- 2 s · 480p
- Per second from
- $0.0379
- 480p
- Below official
- up to 24%
- Subscription
- Optional
- pay per use
Try it
Try Wan 3.0 at its lowest price
Pre-set to the cheapest settings (480p, 2 s). The price is on the button; failed runs are refunded.
Price comparison
Where Wan 3.0 costs less
Price per second here, at the official price and on popular platforms that charge more.
| Where | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
CheaperGen live price | $0.0379/s−24% | $0.0757/s−24% | $0.1513/s−24% |
Alibaba (official) official list price | $0.05/s | $0.10/s | $0.20/s |
WaveSpeed 5% off | $0.0475/s | $0.095/s | $0.19/s |
Per second at 16:9, no reference video. Official price: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio international (Singapore) list price for wan3.0-video ($0.05 / $0.10 / $0.20 per second; reference-video seconds billed at the same rate), verified October 18, 2026. Other platforms: public list prices, checked October 21, 2026; not every platform is listed. Sources: WaveSpeed (wavespeed.ai/models/alibaba/wan-3.0/text-to-video). Ours are live.
Cheapest settings
The least you can pay for a Wan 3.0 clip
The shortest clip at each resolution. Draft here, then render the keeper at the resolution you deliver.
| Resolution | Length | Official | CheaperGen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | 2 s | $0.076 | |
| 720p | 2 s | $0.16 | |
| 1080p | 2 s | $0.31 |
Try it in the Studio — the price is on the Generate button before you run. Totals for real projects: Wan 3.0 API Cost.
Why it costs less
The official Wan 3.0, for less
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 pricing on official models like Wan 3.0.
Our own GPU inference
For open-source models, our own GPU inference — optimized kernels, warm pools and per-model tuning — makes generation several times faster and lowers the cost further.
Automatic routing
Every Wan 3.0 request is routed to the most cost-effective healthy route, with live health checks and failover.
FAQ
Cheapest Wan 3.0: questions
Wan 3.0 is developed by Alibaba. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.
