Wan3.0
2 published articles
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
LLMs & Models4 min read
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