API pricing
4 published articles
AI Video Generation
Alibaba's Wan3.0 sells video by the second: $6 for a 30-second clip
Wan3.0 can turn a PDF or a brand deck into a 30-second video in one generation, with per-second API pricing that tops out at $0.20 for 1080P. We break down the per-clip math and the gaps Alibaba admits in its own testing.
2026-08-16
China's AI pricing war, receipts pending
Zhipu's viral $0.07 GLM-5.2 price already 10x'd, one reply claims
Zhipu's GLM-5.2 went viral at $0.07 per million tokens, a 95% cut posters called "almost free." One reply says the price rebounded 10x as a stunt for eyeballs. Practitioners add that GLM-5.2 never tested as frontier-grade.
2026-08-10
Qwen3.7
The timezone loophole that cuts AI inference costs by 80%
Model Studio automatically slashes Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.7-Plus API costs by up to 80% during a nightly window that coincides with working hours across the US and Europe. No signup, no code changes, just cheaper inference for anyone who times their calls right.
2026-05-20
Model Studio
Qwen3.7's off-peak pricing cuts API costs by 80%, and US developers get the best hours
Alibaba's Qwen3.7 off-peak pricing offers up to 80% off API calls during hours that cover the US and EU workday. Here's how it compares to GPT-5.5, Claude, and Gemini, and which workloads benefit most.
2026-05-20