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Wan 2.6 cost: what a usable clip costs inside Runway and on Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba’s Wan 2.6 and Wan 2.6 Flash priced per second and per 5, 10, 15, 30 and 60-second clip — one try and with the retries you will actually need — inside Runway and direct on the Alibaba Cloud API, plus how it compares with Wan 3.0. Every rate from an official page, checked Oct 24, 2026.
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Quick answer
Inside Runway, Wan 2.6 is 10 credits per second at 720p and 15 at 1080p; Wan 2.6 Flash is 5 and 10, one rate with or without audio. On Standard annual credits that is $8.64 for a usable 30-second Flash 720p clip (3 attempts; $2.88 per try) — tied with Gen-4 Turbo and Wan 3.0 480p as Runway’s cheapest rate — $17.28 for Wan 2.6 at 720p and $25.92 at 1080p. Alibaba Cloud sells the same model direct for less: Wan 2.6 is $0.10 / $0.15 per second ($9.00 / $13.50 usable 30s), and Wan 2.6 Flash image-to-video is $0.05 per second at 720p with audio ($4.50) or $0.025 without audio ($2.25) — the second-cheapest verified rate in our whole ranking (#2= of 138, tied with MiniMax H3-Lite 480P since Oct 31, 2026; #1 from Oct 24 until Oct 27, 2026, when Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite 480p on xAI’s API or the Runway API took #1 at $1.80 with audio — Grok Imagine cost; see Wan API pricing). Wan 2.6 is not cheaper than Wan 3.0 at 720p inside Runway (both 10/sec), but it is at 1080p (15 vs 20).
New Oct 24, 2026: Wan 2.6 and Wan 2.6 Flash inside Runway are now in the calculator and the Runway ranking, verified on the Runway Academy credits page. They are app only — not on the Runway API pricing list — and runway.com/pricing does not name them on a plan card (Standard and Pro say they include all AI video and image models), so check in the app. Update Oct 24, 2026 9am: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio is now in the calculator and the ranking too (Alibaba Cloud pricing), so its rows below are ranked.
Basis: Runway rates from assets/data.js, the same data as our calculator, valued at Standard annual credits ($12/mo for 625 = $0.0192 per credit) or Max annual ($76/mo for 9,500 = $0.0080), assuming you use all your credits. Alibaba Cloud prices are Model Studio list prices for the Singapore (International) deployment, excluding promotions, per second of successfully generated video (Alibaba Cloud Wan 2.6 text-to-video, Alibaba Cloud Wan 2.6 image-to-video, Alibaba Cloud Wan 2.6 Flash; page last updated Oct 22, 2026; full list on Wan API pricing). “Usable” = 3 attempts (1 + 2 retries). Cost only — no quality ranking.
Wan 2.6 price by route (30-second clip)
| Route | Model | Resolution | Rate | $ / sec | 5s try | 30s try | 30s usable | Rank of 210 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runway, Standard annual | Wan 2.6 Flash | 720p | 5 credits/sec | $0.096 | $0.48 | $2.88 | $8.64 | 72= |
| Runway, Standard annual | Wan 2.6 Flash | 1080p | 10 credits/sec | $0.192 | $0.96 | $5.76 | $17.28 | 139= |
| Runway, Standard annual | Wan 2.6 | 720p | 10 credits/sec | $0.192 | $0.96 | $5.76 | $17.28 | 139= |
| Runway, Standard annual | Wan 2.6 | 1080p | 15 credits/sec | $0.288 | $1.44 | $8.64 | $25.92 | 170= |
| Runway, Max annual | Wan 2.6 Flash | 720p | 5 credits/sec | $0.040 | $0.20 | $1.20 | $3.60 | — |
| Runway, Max annual | Wan 2.6 Flash | 1080p | 10 credits/sec | $0.080 | $0.40 | $2.40 | $7.20 | — |
| Runway, Max annual | Wan 2.6 | 720p | 10 credits/sec | $0.080 | $0.40 | $2.40 | $7.20 | — |
| Runway, Max annual | Wan 2.6 | 1080p | 15 credits/sec | $0.120 | $0.60 | $3.60 | $10.80 | — |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 | 720p | $0.10/sec | $0.100 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $9.00 | 75= |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 | 1080p | $0.15/sec | $0.150 | $0.75 | $4.50 | $13.50 | 121= |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 Flash (image-to-video), audio | 720p | $0.05/sec | $0.050 | $0.25 | $1.50 | $4.50 | 24= |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 Flash (image-to-video), audio | 1080p | $0.075/sec | $0.075 | $0.38 | $2.25 | $6.75 | 52= |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 Flash (image-to-video), no audio | 720p | $0.025/sec | $0.025 | $0.13 | $0.75 | $2.25 | 2= |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 Flash (image-to-video), no audio | 1080p | $0.0375/sec | $0.0375 | $0.19 | $1.13 | $3.38 | 15 |
Rank = position among the 153 verified text/image-to-video rates in the pricing comparison (usable 30s, ties share a rank). Runway rows are ranked at Standard annual credits; Max rows are shown for comparison and not ranked separately. Alibaba Cloud rows are ranked at Singapore list prices — Wan 2.6 Flash 720p without audio ($2.25) is #2= (tied with MiniMax H3-Lite 480P since Oct 31, 2026; behind Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite 480p on xAI’s API or the Runway API, $1.80, since Oct 27, 2026). Alibaba’s Global deployment scope lists Wan 2.6 slightly lower, $0.086012 / $0.143353 per second at 720p / 1080p.
Cost per clip: 5s, 10s, 15s, 30s, 60s with retries
Each pair is one try and usable (3 attempts). Wan 2.6 makes up to 15 seconds per generation (Alibaba Cloud model spec), so 30 and 60 seconds are several clips stitched together; the per-second price is the same.
| Route | Model | Res. | 5s try | 5s usable | 10s try | 10s usable | 15s try | 15s usable | 30s try | 30s usable | 60s try | 60s usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runway, Standard annual | Wan 2.6 Flash | 720p | $0.48 | $1.44 | $0.96 | $2.88 | $1.44 | $4.32 | $2.88 | $8.64 | $5.76 | $17.28 |
| Runway, Standard annual | Wan 2.6 Flash | 1080p | $0.96 | $2.88 | $1.92 | $5.76 | $2.88 | $8.64 | $5.76 | $17.28 | $11.52 | $34.56 |
| Runway, Standard annual | Wan 2.6 | 720p | $0.96 | $2.88 | $1.92 | $5.76 | $2.88 | $8.64 | $5.76 | $17.28 | $11.52 | $34.56 |
| Runway, Standard annual | Wan 2.6 | 1080p | $1.44 | $4.32 | $2.88 | $8.64 | $4.32 | $12.96 | $8.64 | $25.92 | $17.28 | $51.84 |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 | 720p | $0.50 | $1.50 | $1.00 | $3.00 | $1.50 | $4.50 | $3.00 | $9.00 | $6.00 | $18.00 |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 | 1080p | $0.75 | $2.25 | $1.50 | $4.50 | $2.25 | $6.75 | $4.50 | $13.50 | $9.00 | $27.00 |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 Flash (image-to-video), audio | 720p | $0.25 | $0.75 | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.75 | $2.25 | $1.50 | $4.50 | $3.00 | $9.00 |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 Flash (image-to-video), audio | 1080p | $0.38 | $1.13 | $0.75 | $2.25 | $1.13 | $3.38 | $2.25 | $6.75 | $4.50 | $13.50 |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 Flash (image-to-video), no audio | 720p | $0.13 | $0.38 | $0.25 | $0.75 | $0.38 | $1.13 | $0.75 | $2.25 | $1.50 | $4.50 |
| Alibaba Cloud API | Wan 2.6 Flash (image-to-video), no audio | 1080p | $0.19 | $0.56 | $0.38 | $1.13 | $0.56 | $1.69 | $1.13 | $3.38 | $2.25 | $6.75 |
Maths: $ per second × seconds; usable = × 3. Runway rows above a plan’s monthly credits are an effective cost at the plan credit rate, not cash the plan alone covers (see the next table).
How much Wan 2.6 a Runway plan covers
| Plan | Model (credits/sec) | Footage per month | 30s tries | Usable 30s clips (3 attempts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (625 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 Flash 720p (5/sec) | 125s | 4 | 1 |
| Standard (625 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 720p / Flash 1080p (10/sec) | 62s | 2 | 0 |
| Standard (625 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 1080p (15/sec) | 41s | 1 | 0 |
| Pro (2,250 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 Flash 720p (5/sec) | 450s | 15 | 5 |
| Pro (2,250 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 720p / Flash 1080p (10/sec) | 225s | 7 | 2 |
| Pro (2,250 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 1080p (15/sec) | 150s | 5 | 1 |
| Max (9,500 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 Flash 720p (5/sec) | 1900s | 63 | 21 |
| Max (9,500 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 720p / Flash 1080p (10/sec) | 950s | 31 | 10 |
| Max (9,500 credits/mo) | Wan 2.6 1080p (15/sec) | 633s | 21 | 7 |
Standard’s 625 credits buy about 125 seconds of Wan 2.6 Flash at 720p — one usable 30-second clip with 2 retries (450 credits) — but only 62 seconds of Wan 2.6 at 720p, not enough for one usable 30s clip (900 credits). Standard and Pro credits reset each billing date; Max rolls up to one month over. Extra credits are $10 per 1,000.
Wan 2.6 vs Wan 3.0: usable 30-second clip
| Model | Route | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wan 2.6 Flash | Runway Standard annual | — | $8.64 | $17.28 |
| Wan 2.6 | Runway Standard annual | — | $17.28 | $25.92 |
| Wan 3.0 | Runway Standard annual | $8.64 | $17.28 | $34.56 |
| Wan 3.0 | Runway API ($0.01/credit) | $4.50 | $9.00 | $18.00 |
| Wan 3.0 | Pika, Starter annual | — | $5.28 | — |
| Wan 3.0 | Alibaba Cloud API | $4.50 | $9.00 | $18.00 |
| Wan 2.6 | Alibaba Cloud API | — | $9.00 | $13.50 |
| Wan 2.6 Flash (with audio) | Alibaba Cloud API | — | $4.50 | $6.75 |
Inside Runway, Wan 2.6 costs the same as Wan 3.0 at 720p (10 credits/sec) and 25% less at 1080p (15 vs 20); Wan 2.6 Flash gets you 720p for the 480p Wan 3.0 price (5/sec). Runway’s API does not offer Wan 2.6 but has Wan 3.0 at $0.01 per credit and Wan 3.0 Prime at 6.8 / 14 / 28 credits/sec (480p / 720p / 1080p; not in our calculator). The cheapest Wan 3.0 we track is Pika’s 720p at $5.28 per usable 30s — see Runway vs Pika cost.
How to pay less for Wan 2.6
- Draft on Wan 2.6 Flash 720p (5 credits/sec, $2.88 per 30s try on Standard), then render the keeper at 1080p.
- Add sound in the edit? On Alibaba Cloud, Flash without audio is half the price ($0.025 vs $0.05 per second at 720p). Inside Runway audio is free either way, so leave it on.
- Need 1080p? Wan 2.6 (15/sec) is cheaper than Wan 3.0 (20/sec) inside Runway, and Wan 2.6 Flash 1080p (10/sec) is cheaper still.
- Heavy use: the Alibaba Cloud API ($9.00 usable 30s at 720p) or Runway Max credits ($7.20) beat Runway Standard ($17.28) — if you use the Max allotment.
More context: the calculator, Runway vs Kling vs Pika vs Veo, Runway pricing, Runway models ranked by cost, Runway credits explained, Runway vs Pika cost, AI video API pricing, Wan API pricing (Alibaba Cloud), HappyHorse cost, Wan vs Kling cost, the cheapest AI video generator, how many credits do I need, the AI video generator pricing comparison and the FAQ.
Sources
Runway: Runway Academy credits page (Alibaba WAN2.6 720p 10 / 1080p 15 credits/sec and WAN2.6 Flash 720p 5 / 1080p 10, video generation with or without audio, text- and image-to-video; Wan 3.0 5 / 10 / 20; checked Oct 24, 2026), Runway API pricing (WAN2.6 not listed; wan3 5 / 10 / 20 and wan3_prime 6.8 / 14 / 28 credits/sec; $0.01 per API credit; checked Oct 24, 2026), runway.com/pricing (Standard $15 / $12, Pro $35 / $28, Max $95 / $76 per month monthly / annual; 625 / 2,250 / 9,500 credits; checked Oct 24, 2026). Alibaba Cloud Model Studio: Alibaba Cloud Wan 2.6 text-to-video and Alibaba Cloud Wan 2.6 image-to-video (wan2.6-t2v / wan2.6-i2v $0.10 per second at 720P, $0.15 at 1080P in Singapore and US (Virginia) US scope; $0.086012 / $0.143353 Global scope), Alibaba Cloud Wan 2.6 Flash (wan2.6-i2v-flash $0.05 / $0.075 per second with audio, $0.025 / $0.0375 without audio at 720P / 1080P, Singapore); original prices excluding promotions; re-checked Oct 24, 2026 on the Model Studio model pricing page (last updated Oct 22, 2026; wan3.0-video $0.05 / $0.10 / $0.20 per second at 480P / 720P / 1080P list price). Pika: pika.art/pricing (Wan 3.0 720p 33 credits / 5s; Starter $8/mo annual for 900 credits). Prices change — confirm in-product before you buy.
FAQ
How much does Wan 2.6 cost per second?
Inside Runway, Wan 2.6 costs 10 credits per second at 720p and 15 at 1080p, and Wan 2.6 Flash 5 and 10 (Runway Academy credits page, checked Oct 24, 2026). On Runway Standard annual credits ($0.0192 each) that is $0.192 and $0.288 per second for Wan 2.6 and $0.096 and $0.192 for Flash. Direct from Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Singapore list prices) Wan 2.6 is $0.10 per second at 720p and $0.15 at 1080p, and Wan 2.6 Flash image-to-video is $0.05 and $0.075 with audio or $0.025 and $0.0375 without audio.
How much does a 30-second Wan 2.6 video cost?
On Runway Standard annual credits one 30-second try is $2.88 with Wan 2.6 Flash at 720p, $5.76 with Wan 2.6 at 720p and $8.64 at 1080p. With 2 retries (3 attempts) a usable 30-second clip is $8.64, $17.28 and $25.92. On the Alibaba Cloud API a usable 30 seconds is $9.00 (Wan 2.6 720p), $13.50 (1080p) or as little as $2.25 with Wan 2.6 Flash 720p without audio. Wan 2.6 makes up to 15 seconds per generation, so 30 seconds is two clips stitched together.
Is Wan 2.6 cheaper on Runway or on Alibaba Cloud?
Alibaba Cloud is cheaper unless you are on Runway Max. A usable 30-second Wan 2.6 720p clip is $9.00 on Alibaba Cloud against $17.28 on Runway Standard annual credits and $7.20 on Runway Max annual credits if you use the whole allotment. For Wan 2.6 Flash 720p it is $4.50 with audio or $2.25 without on Alibaba Cloud, against $8.64 on Standard and $3.60 on Max. Runway charges the same rate with or without audio, and Alibaba's Flash model is image-to-video only.
Is Wan 2.6 cheaper than Wan 3.0?
Not inside Runway at 720p: Wan 2.6 and Wan 3.0 are both 10 credits per second ($17.28 per usable 30 seconds on Standard). At 1080p Wan 2.6 is cheaper, 15 credits per second against 20 ($25.92 vs $34.56). Wan 2.6 Flash at 720p costs 5 credits per second, the same as Wan 3.0 at 480p ($8.64). Outside Runway, Wan 3.0 720p on Pika is $5.28 per usable 30 seconds on Starter annual credits, and Wan 2.6 Flash 720p without audio on Alibaba Cloud is $2.25, the cheapest rate we track. Wan 3.0 direct on Alibaba Cloud is $9.00 at 720p (list price).
Does audio cost extra on Wan 2.6?
Not inside Runway: the Runway Academy credits page lists Wan 2.6 and Wan 2.6 Flash as video generation with or without audio at one rate (checked Oct 24, 2026). On Alibaba Cloud, Wan 2.6 Flash costs twice as much with audio, $0.05 against $0.025 per second at 720p and $0.075 against $0.0375 at 1080p (Singapore list prices). So if you add sound in the edit, Alibaba Cloud's no-audio Flash is the cheapest way to run Wan 2.6.
Can I use Wan 2.6 on the Runway API or the Standard plan?
Wan 2.6 is not on the Runway API price list (checked Oct 24, 2026); the API offers Wan 3.0 (wan3, 5, 10 and 20 credits per second at 480p, 720p and 1080p) and Wan 3.0 Prime (6.8, 14 and 28) instead, at $0.01 per credit. In the Runway app, the Standard and Pro plan cards say they include access to all AI video and image models but do not name Wan 2.6, so check in the app before you upgrade. Standard is $12 a month billed annually for 625 credits, enough for about 125 seconds of Wan 2.6 Flash at 720p or 62 seconds of Wan 2.6 at 720p.