How Much Does Wan 3.0 Cost? Pricing, Usage & Comparison
Wan 3.0 pricing: $0.10/second for 720p, but I paid less via OpenRouter. Real costs, 5-second minimum billing, and comparison with Veo, Kling, and Sora.
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How much does Wan 3.0 cost? The official pricing lists $0.10 per second for 720p video, but on September 26, 2026, I paid less through OpenRouter: $0.425 for each of 10 five-second clips, or $0.085 per second. Below you’ll find all rates in dollars, the cost of my test series, the trap with short clips, and a comparison with Veo, Kling, Sora, and other video models.
Quick Summary
5 seconds from Wan 3.0 in 720p with audio cost me $0.425. That’s 15% less than the official pricing and less than the same model on fal.ai. A 2-second clip cost the same as a 5-second one, so ordering clips shorter than 5 seconds makes no sense. A minute of finished 720p material costs about $5.10. Veo 3.1 Lite is cheaper ($0.25 for 5 seconds with audio), but only up to 6 seconds. Wan 3.0 generates up to 30 seconds in a single run.
Wan 3.0 Pricing Rates
| Resolution | Official Rate (USD/s) | 5 s According to Pricing | Actually Charged by OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | 0.05 | $0.25 | $0.0425/s (2 s clip: $0.2125) |
| 720p | 0.10 | $0.50 | $0.085/s (5 s: $0.425) |
| 1080p | 0.20 | $1.00 | not measured |
| Wan 3.0 Prime, 720p | 0.14 | $0.70 | not measured |
OpenRouter and fal.ai pricing lists are identical. On fal.ai in my first test, 8 seconds of 720p cost me $0.80, or exactly $0.10 per second. Through OpenRouter I received a 15% discount on both resolutions I tested. I don’t know if this is permanent, so before a larger series, generate one test clip and check the cost in your account history.
The Trap: Short Clips Aren’t Cheaper
A test 2-second clip in 480p cost $0.2125. That’s exactly 5 seconds at $0.0425 per second. OpenRouter therefore billed a minimum of 5 seconds, even though the model parameters allow clips from 2 seconds. If you need cheap previews, generate 5 seconds in 480p right away. You’ll get more material for the same price.
What My Test Series Cost
| What | Clips | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison with Wan 2.2 (article) | 4 x 5 s, 720p | $1.70 |
| Prompts: camera, ad, dialogue, anime (article) | 4 x 5 s, 720p | $1.70 |
| Image to video (article) | 2 x 5 s, 720p | $0.85 |
| Script test | 1 x 2 s, 480p | $0.21 |
| Total | 11 clips, 52 s | $4.46 |
Wan 3.0 Compared to Other Video Models
Rates from OpenRouter pricing as of September 26, 2026. These are list prices, except for the first row, which I measured. I calculate the cost of 5 seconds at 720p where the model supports it.
| Model | USD per second | 5 s | Audio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wan 3.0 (OpenRouter, actually charged) | 0.085 | $0.425 | yes | my measurement, 10 clips |
| Wan 3.0 (OpenRouter and fal.ai pricing) | 0.10 | $0.50 | yes | |
| Wan 3.0 Prime | 0.14 | $0.70 | yes | faster but more expensive version |
| Wan 2.6 (text to video) | 0.08 | $0.40 | yes | up to 10 s |
| Wan 2.7 | 0.10 | $0.50 | yes | up to 10 s |
| Veo 3.1 Lite (with audio) | 0.05 | $0.25 | yes | up to 6 s |
| Veo 3.1 Fast (with audio) | 0.10 | $0.50 | yes | up to 8 s |
| Kling 3.0 Standard (with audio) | 0.126 | $0.63 | yes | without audio $0.084 |
| Hailuo 2.3 | 0.0817 | $0.41 | no | 1080p |
| Grok Imagine Video | 0.07 | $0.35 | - | |
| Runway Gen-4.5 | 0.12 | $0.60 | no | |
| Sora 2 Pro | 0.30 | $1.50 | yes |
Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 are billed in video tokens, so they can’t be fairly included in this table without measurement. My take: Wan 3.0 wins on price for long shots (up to 30 seconds in a single run), while Veo 3.1 Lite wins for short clips up to 6 seconds. A full overview of generators is in the AI video generators hub.
How to Pay Less
- Drafts in 480p, finals in 720p. 480p costs half as much, and it’s sufficient for evaluating framing.
- Don’t go below 5 seconds. Shorter clips cost the same.
- Motion from your own image. A starting image from a local model costs a fraction of a cent and reduces the number of failed attempts. I describe this in the image to video article.
- Free drafts locally. Wan 2.2 on your own GPU costs about a cent in electricity per clip.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Wan 3.0 cost?
Official pricing: $0.05 / $0.10 / $0.20 per second for 480p / 720p / 1080p. Through OpenRouter I paid $0.425 for 5 seconds of 720p with audio.
Is Wan 3.0 free?
No, it’s a cloud-only model, paid per second of video. The older Wan 2.2 works locally for free.
Where is it cheapest?
In my measurement, OpenRouter charged 15% less than the official pricing, which is the same as on fal.ai.
Sources and Verification Date
- Own measurement September 26
- 2026 (costs from OpenRouter API response
- usage.cost field). Pricing: OpenRouter: Wan 3.0 and OpenRouter video models list (/api/v1/videos/models)
- fal.ai. Verified September 26
- 2026
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