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Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Wan API) pricing: what a usable video actually costs
Direct Wan 3.0 / 2.7 / 2.6 and HappyHorse API video billed per second — among the cheapest verified per-second rates we track (Wan 2.6 Flash without audio $0.025/sec, #2= behind Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite on xAI since Oct 27, 2026; tied with MiniMax H3-Lite 480P since Oct 31, 2026).
Official site Official pricing
Plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual equiv. | Credits/mo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model Studio pay-as-you-go | $0/mo monthly | $0/mo annual equiv. | — | Per second of generated video, USD; no subscription; free quota for new Singapore accounts |
Credits explained
No credits: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio bills pay-as-you-go in USD per second of successfully generated video; input is not billed except input video for Wan 3.0, and failed requests are not billed. Verified Oct 24, 2026 on the Model Studio model pricing page (last updated Oct 22, 2026; standard list prices, Singapore / International): Wan 3.0 $0.05 / $0.10 / $0.20 per sec at 480p / 720p / 1080p (a limited-time 30% discount is shown; we use list price), Wan 3.0 Prime (fast) $0.068 / $0.14 / $0.28, Wan 2.7 and Wan 2.6 $0.10 / $0.15 at 720p / 1080p (audio video), Wan 2.6 Flash image-to-video $0.05 / $0.075 with audio and $0.025 / $0.0375 without audio, HappyHorse 1.1 $0.07 / $0.14 / $0.18 and HappyHorse 1.0 $0.14 / $0.24. New accounts get a free quota in Singapore only (50s per Wan 2.x model, 30s Wan 3.0, 10s HappyHorse; 90 days). Global-scope deployments (Frankfurt, Virginia, Tokyo, Hong Kong) list some models lower, e.g. Wan 2.6 $0.086012 / $0.143353.
| Model / mode | Rate | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wan 3.0 · 480p New Oct 24 | $0.05/sec | Verified rate | wan3.0-video 480P $0.05/sec (list price; a limited-time 30% discount is shown on the page and not applied here). Text/image/reference-to-video, 2-30s per generation; with video input, input seconds are billed too. Same rate as Wan 3.0 480p inside Runway on the Runway API (5 credits at $0.01). |
| Wan 3.0 · 720p New Oct 24 | $0.10/sec | Verified rate | wan3.0-video 720P $0.10/sec (list price; limited-time 30% discount shown, not applied). 2-30s per generation; with video input, input seconds are billed too. |
| Wan 3.0 · 1080p New Oct 24 | $0.20/sec | Verified rate | wan3.0-video 1080P $0.20/sec (list price; limited-time 30% discount shown, not applied). 2-30s per generation; with video input, input seconds are billed too. |
| Wan 3.0 Prime (fast) · 480p New Oct 24 | $0.068/sec | Verified rate | wan3.0-video-prime 480P $0.068/sec — the high-speed version of Wan 3.0 (same capabilities, faster end-to-end). 2-30s per generation; with video input, input seconds are billed too. |
| Wan 3.0 Prime (fast) · 720p New Oct 24 | $0.14/sec | Verified rate | wan3.0-video-prime 720P $0.14/sec (high-speed Wan 3.0). 2-30s per generation. |
| Wan 3.0 Prime (fast) · 1080p New Oct 24 | $0.28/sec | Verified rate | wan3.0-video-prime 1080P $0.28/sec (high-speed Wan 3.0). 2-30s per generation. |
| Wan 2.7 · 720p, with audio New Oct 24 | $0.10/sec | Verified rate | wan2.7-t2v and wan2.7-i2v (audio video) 720P $0.10/sec. Up to 15s per generation (Model Studio text-to-video guide). |
| Wan 2.7 · 1080p, with audio New Oct 24 | $0.15/sec | Verified rate | wan2.7-t2v and wan2.7-i2v (audio video) 1080P $0.15/sec. Up to 15s per generation. |
| Wan 2.6 · 720p, with audio New Oct 24 | $0.10/sec | Verified rate | wan2.6-t2v and wan2.6-i2v (audio video) 720P $0.10/sec (Global deployment scope lists $0.086012). Up to 15s per generation. Inside Runway Wan 2.6 720p is 10 credits/sec. |
| Wan 2.6 · 1080p, with audio New Oct 24 | $0.15/sec | Verified rate | wan2.6-t2v and wan2.6-i2v (audio video) 1080P $0.15/sec (Global scope $0.143353). Up to 15s per generation. Inside Runway Wan 2.6 1080p is 15 credits/sec. |
| Wan 2.6 Flash · 720p, with audio, image-to-video New Oct 24 | $0.05/sec | Verified rate | wan2.6-i2v-flash audio video (audio=true) 720P $0.05/sec. Image-to-video (first frame) only; up to 15s per generation. Singapore only on the international site. |
| Wan 2.6 Flash · 1080p, with audio, image-to-video New Oct 24 | $0.075/sec | Verified rate | wan2.6-i2v-flash audio video (audio=true) 1080P $0.075/sec. Image-to-video (first frame) only; up to 15s per generation. |
| Wan 2.6 Flash · 720p, no audio, image-to-video New Oct 24 | $0.025/sec | Verified rate | wan2.6-i2v-flash silent video (audio=false) 720P $0.025/sec — half the with-audio price. Image-to-video (first frame) only; up to 15s per generation. |
| Wan 2.6 Flash · 1080p, no audio, image-to-video New Oct 24 | $0.0375/sec | Verified rate | wan2.6-i2v-flash silent video (audio=false) 1080P $0.0375/sec. Image-to-video (first frame) only; up to 15s per generation. |
| HappyHorse 1.1 · 480p New Oct 24 | $0.07/sec | Verified rate | happyhorse-1.1-t2v / -i2v / -r2v 480P $0.07/sec (text-, first-frame image- and reference-to-video, same price). Duration per generation not stated on the pricing page. |
| HappyHorse 1.1 · 720p New Oct 24 | $0.14/sec | Verified rate | happyhorse-1.1-t2v / -i2v / -r2v 720P $0.14/sec. Duration per generation not stated on the pricing page. |
| HappyHorse 1.1 · 1080p New Oct 24 | $0.18/sec | Verified rate | happyhorse-1.1-t2v / -i2v / -r2v 1080P $0.18/sec. Duration per generation not stated on the pricing page. |
| HappyHorse 1.0 · 720p New Oct 24 | $0.14/sec | Verified rate | happyhorse-1.0-t2v / -i2v / -r2v 720P $0.14/sec (video edit is $0.14/sec for input and output). Duration per generation not stated on the pricing page. |
| HappyHorse 1.0 · 1080p New Oct 24 | $0.24/sec | Verified rate | happyhorse-1.0-t2v / -i2v / -r2v 1080P $0.24/sec — dearer than HappyHorse 1.1 at 1080p ($0.18). Duration per generation not stated on the pricing page. |
Cost per finished video (before retries)
| Length | Cheapest calculable cost | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 5s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $0.13 | Wan 2.6 Flash · 720p, no audio, image-to-video |
| 30s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $0.75 | Wan 2.6 Flash · 720p, no audio, image-to-video |
| 60s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $1.50 | Wan 2.6 Flash · 720p, no audio, image-to-video |
Retries multiply this: with 2 retries (3 attempts total) a 30s video costs roughly 3× the table price ($2.25 here). Use the calculator with your real retry count. Every rate per 5s–60s: Wan API pricing.
Watermark & commercial use
Watermark: API output — check Alibaba Cloud Model Studio terms and the model's watermark parameter in the API reference; no subscription watermark tiers.
Commercial: Check Alibaba Cloud Model Studio terms for output rights in your region; prices and model availability differ by deployment region (Singapore international vs Global vs US).
Plan traps to know
- Wan 2.6 Flash is image-to-video only (first frame) — you need a start image; the cheapest $0.025/sec rate is silent video (audio=false), with audio it is $0.05/sec.
- Prices differ by deployment region: Singapore (international) list prices are used here; Global-scope regions list some models ~14% lower and Wan 2.6 Flash is not offered there; China (Beijing) is separate.
- Wan 3.0 bills input video seconds as well as output when you use reference/input video, and its list price currently shows a limited-time 30% discount that may end.
- Older Wan 2.2 / 2.1 models are listed even cheaper (e.g. wan2.2-i2v-flash 480P $0.015/sec, silent) — they are older-generation 480p/720p models and are not in our calculator or ranking.
- Same model, different price elsewhere: Wan 2.6 inside Runway is 10 / 15 credits/sec ($0.19 / $0.29 per sec on Standard annual credits); Wan 3.0 is on Runway and Pika too.
Best for
Direct Wan 3.0 / 2.7 / 2.6 and HappyHorse API video billed per second — among the cheapest verified per-second rates we track (Wan 2.6 Flash without audio $0.025/sec, #2= behind Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite on xAI since Oct 27, 2026; tied with MiniMax H3-Lite 480P since Oct 31, 2026).
Source
Verified from https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing — last checked Oct 24, 2026 (page last updated Oct 22, 2026), plus the Wan 2.6 Flash API reference and Wan 3.0 API reference for durations. If a figure says “check official pricing”, it could not be verified from an official public page that day and we did not guess it.