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Wan 3.0 Text to Video API

Name: Wan 3.0 API
Brand: Alibaba
Availability: InStock

Text to Video with Wan 3.0 by Alibaba. Up to 30-second videos with audio from Alibaba.

alibaba/wan-3.0/text-to-video

FromUp to −28%

$0.036/s$0.05

per second of video · 480p

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Try Wan 3.0 Text to Video

Prompt*

0/5000

Aspect ratio

Output frame shape.

Resolution

Output resolution. Higher resolutions cost more per second.

Duration

Length of the generated clip in seconds (2–30s). You pay per second.

Generate audio

Generate synchronized sound, ambience and dialogue. No extra cost.

Estimated cost…

Create a free account with Google or email — pay only for what you generate.

Your video will appear here

Write a prompt, pick your settings and hit Run. You only pay for successful generations.

Also available: Wan 3.0 Image to Video · Wan 3.0 Reference to Video

Wan 3.0 Text to Video API

POST/api/v1/run/alibaba/wan-3.0/text-to-video

Submits an asynchronous job and returns 202 with a generation id. Poll GET /api/v1/generations/{id} or pass webhook_url. See job lifecycle.

Input parameters

Name	Type	Description	Affects price
`prompt`required	string	Describe the shot: subject, action, camera movement, lighting and style.	No
`aspect_ratio`	string (enum)	Output frame shape. Values: 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 3:4 Default: 16:9	Yes
`resolution`	string (enum)	Output resolution. Higher resolutions cost more per second. Values: 480p · 720p · 1080p Default: 720p	Yes
`duration`	integer	Length of the generated clip in seconds (2–30s). You pay per second. Range: 2–30s Default: 5	Yes
`generate_audio`	boolean	Generate synchronized sound, ambience and dialogue. No extra cost. Default: true	No
`negative_prompt`	string	Things to avoid in the output.	No
`seed`	integer	Use the same seed and settings to reproduce a result. Leave empty for random.	No
`webhook_url`	string (URL)	Optional. We POST the finished generation here, signed with your webhook secret. Webhooks	No

Request

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": "A street-food vendor in Bangkok flips noodles in a flaming wok, night market bokeh, handheld",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 5
}'

import os, time, requests

API = "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY']}"}

# 1. Submit the job
job = requests.post(f"{API}/run/alibaba/wan-3.0/text-to-video", headers=headers, json={
    "prompt": "A street-food vendor in Bangkok flips noodles in a flaming wok, night market bokeh, handheld",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": 5
}).json()

# 2. Poll until it finishes (or pass "webhook_url" and skip polling)
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    time.sleep(3)
    job = requests.get(f"{API}/generations/{job['id']}", headers=headers).json()

print(job["status"], job["output"]["video"]["url"] if job["status"] == "succeeded" else job["error"])

const API = "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1";
const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

// 1. Submit the job
let job = await fetch(`${API}/run/alibaba/wan-3.0/text-to-video`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "prompt": "A street-food vendor in Bangkok flips noodles in a flaming wok, night market bokeh, handheld",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": 5
  }),
}).then((r) => r.json());

// 2. Poll until it finishes (or pass webhook_url and skip polling)
while (job.status === "queued" || job.status === "running") {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 3000));
  job = await fetch(`${API}/generations/${job.id}`, { headers }).then((r) => r.json());
}

console.log(job.status === "succeeded" ? job.output.video.url : job.error);

Response

{
  "id": "gen_8c2QmX1nq0k4",
  "object": "generation",
  "model": "alibaba/wan-3.0",
  "endpoint": "alibaba/wan-3.0/text-to-video",
  "mode": "text-to-video",
  "status": "queued",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A street-food vendor in Bangkok flips noodles in a flaming wok, night market bokeh, handheld",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": 5
  },
  "output": null,
  "error": null,
  "cost": {
    "amount_usd": 0.2255,
    "currency": "usd",
    "estimated": true,
    "official_usd": null,
    "saved_usd": null
  },
  "source": "api",
  "started_at": null,
  "completed_at": null,
  "urls": {
    "get": "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/generations/gen_8c2QmX1nq0k4",
    "cancel": "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/generations/gen_8c2QmX1nq0k4/cancel"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-10-15T09:21:04Z"
}

{
  "id": "gen_8c2QmX1nq0k4",
  "object": "generation",
  "model": "alibaba/wan-3.0",
  "endpoint": "alibaba/wan-3.0/text-to-video",
  "mode": "text-to-video",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A street-food vendor in Bangkok flips noodles in a flaming wok, night market bokeh, handheld",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": 5
  },
  "output": {
    "video": {
      "url": "https://cdn.cheapergen.ai/outputs/gen_8c2Q.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "duration": 5,
      "width": 1280,
      "height": 720
    }
  },
  "error": null,
  "cost": {
    "amount_usd": 0.2255,
    "currency": "usd",
    "estimated": false,
    "official_usd": 0.264,
    "saved_usd": 0.0385
  },
  "source": "api",
  "created_at": "2026-10-15T09:21:04Z",
  "started_at": "2026-10-15T09:21:06Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-10-15T09:22:31Z"
}

Wan 3.0 pricing

Pay per second of video. No subscription. Failed generations are refunded automatically.

Tier	Official price	Cheaper Gen.	You save
480p per second	~~$0.05~~/s	$0.036/s	−28%
720p per second	~~$0.10~~/s	$0.072/s	−28%
1080p per second	~~$0.20~~/s	$0.145/s	−28%

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). Prices verified 2026-10-14.
Reference-video seconds are billed at the same per-second rate as the output.

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