Vision & Diffusion4 min read
The business model of AI video generation
$6 for a 30-second clip: Alibaba's Wan3.0 puts AI video on the meter
Wan3.0 doubles single-generation AI video to 30 seconds and takes documents and webpages as references. The commercial change is blunter: Alibaba bills per generated second, so a 1080P clip of the full window runs about $6. The meter rewrites production budgets, not just clip specs.
2026-09-17