Wan 3.0 Prime
Wan 3.0 Prime is the speed tier of Alibaba's Wan 3.0 video model, sold on fal next to standard Wan 3.0 with the same controls: 2 to 30 seconds (or let the model pick), 480p, 720p or 1080p, five aspect ratios plus adaptive, native audio on by default, prompt rewriting on by default and an optional thinking pass. fal describes it as accelerated generation for fast creative iteration. It costs 40% more per second than standard Wan 3.0. Like every Wan release after 2.2, it has no published weights.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, Voyager
Alibaba
›What we asked for
A self-portrait of Wan 3.0 Prime, Alibaba's video model, as a single continuous shot: a paper lantern lifts from a night market in Hangzhou, the camera rising with it over the canal until the whole city of lights is below, a soft erhu line and crowd murmur under it.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
At a glance
- Price
- $0.14 a second at 720p on fal, $0.068 at 480p and $0.28 at 1080p, read October 22, 2026. A five-second 720p clip is $0.70; standard Wan 3.0 is $0.10 a second.
- Measured wait
- 84 to 103 seconds from queue submission to a five-second 720p clip, across eight returned clips in one batch; standard Wan 3.0 took 128 to 194 seconds in September. Not a service guarantee.
- Length
- 2 to 30 seconds in one pass, or leave duration unset and let the model choose.
- Audio
- Native, on by default, switchable off.
- Frame rate
- 30 frames a second, like standard Wan 3.0, where most of the roster returns 24.
Other Wan models: Wan 3.0, Wan 2.7. Compare all 3.
Anvisha's take
Wan 3.0 Prime is Wan 3.0 in a hurry, and it lost almost nothing on the way. Eight five-second 720p clips came back in 84 to 103 seconds, where standard Wan 3.0 took 128 to 194, and the strengths are the same: the turntable dripper keeps its fluted shape in every sampled frame, the pour keeps both hands, the kettle, the paper filter and the carafe, the market is dense from slightly above with the busker and a golden retriever, and the storm is the truest woodblock print of this batch, flat colour and paper texture with the wave breaking over the cliff. The self-portrait lantern rose over the canal to the city, the same single move standard Wan made. So did the failure: fal's content checker refused the festival title card, as it did on Wan 3.0 and 2.7. The spill grows the ice cubes in number, and in image-to-video the dripper fills up like a cup. At $0.70 a clip against $0.50, I would use Prime only when the wait matters. These are frame-based observations; audio was present on every clip but not scored by ear.
Wan 3.0 Prime real output: the same 9 clips every model gets
Every video model on this site gets the same 9 clips, so you can compare like with like. These are the clips Wan 3.0 Prime returned, one try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched. Each tile shows one frame of the clip until you press play. Generated on . The 8 clips took 84 to 103 seconds each and cost $5.60 in total.
A clean product shot that holds its shape through a full slow rotation.
›What we asked for
A matte black ceramic pour-over coffee dripper rotating slowly on a white turntable, soft studio light, seamless white background, product video, no text.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
A face, lip sync and a spoken line, where the model makes audio.
›What we asked for
A woman in her 40s with short grey hair stands in a bright kitchen, looks at the camera and says 'Good morning, the coffee is ready', natural window light, handheld feel, she smiles at the end.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
Set text that stays spelled correctly while it moves.
›What we asked for
A title card reading 'MODA SUMMER SESSIONS' animates in over slow-motion footage of a festival crowd at dusk, then a smaller line 'Friday 12 June' fades in beneath it. Bold condensed type, tangerine on navy.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
A steady drone push-in with stable geometry.
›What we asked for
Drone shot pushing slowly forward over a coastal town at sunrise, terracotta roofs, fishing boats in the harbour, long shadows, cinematic and steady.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
A spill in slow motion: does water behave like water.
›What we asked for
A glass of water tips over on a wooden table and spills in slow motion, water and three ice cubes sliding across the wood, macro lens, morning light.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
Hands, a kettle and a steady pour without extra fingers or teleporting objects.
›What we asked for
Close-up of hands pouring hot water from a gooseneck kettle in slow circles into a pour-over coffee dripper, steam rising, shallow depth of field, warm cafe light.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
Many people and objects moving at once without merging.
›What we asked for
A crowded Saturday farmers market seen from slightly above, shoppers with tote bags, a dog on a leash, a busker with a guitar, bunting swaying, late morning light, gentle camera drift.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
A named style held across every frame rather than drifting to photoreal.
›What we asked for
A lighthouse on a rocky cliff in a storm, in the style of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, waves crashing in flat colour with visible wood grain, animated like moving paper cutouts.
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video
aspect_ratio: 16:9, resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 1280 by 720 pixels
Bring a still product photo to life without changing the product.
›What we asked for
The coffee dripper slowly fills as coffee drips through it, steam rising, the camera drifting gently around it, the dripper itself unchanged. (starting from The Nano Banana Pro product shot from the image fixture set.)
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/image-to-video
resolution: 720p, duration: 5, audio: true
returned 960 by 960 pixels
How the cost under each picture was worked out: fal's Wan 3.0 Prime rate of $0.14 per second at 720p (fal.ai/models/alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video, read 2026-10-22; the pricing API reports $0.05 per second, which matches no listed tier) for the 5 seconds requested; fal does not return the charge.
Compare Wan 3.0 Prime
Wan 3.0 Prime pricing
| Where | Unit | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fal | Second at 720p The same on image-to-video. fal's pricing API reports $0.05 a second, which matches none of the tiers on the model page; our estimates use the page. | $0.14 | fal model page, read |
| fal | Second at 480p | $0.068 | fal model page, read |
| fal | Second at 1080p | $0.28 | fal model page, read |
| Voyager | Second at 720p About 13.6 credits a second at 720p, 1 credit for 1¢. On every paid plan; Free has no video. | $0.1358 | Voyager pricing, read |
Is Wan 3.0 Prime free?
The fal endpoints are paid per second of video. We have not found a free allowance for the Prime tier.
- •The Wan 3.0 page covers Alibaba's own app and Model Studio access.
fal model page, read
Where to use Wan 3.0 Prime
- fal, text-to-video · Hosted API and playground; the endpoint used for the text clips below.
- fal, image-to-video · Start frame plus an optional end frame; used for the image-to-video clip.
- Voyager · Runs inside Voyager, the agent for creative work, on Voyager credits on every paid plan, or with your own fal key.
Voyager
Run Wan 3.0 Prime inside Voyager
Voyager is an agent for creative work that runs every model in this reference, Wan 3.0 Prime included. Brief it, and it picks the model, makes the thing and hands back something you can edit. Create an account to get started.
What we noticed running Wan 3.0 Prime
- •Refused: fal's content checker returned a 422 on the festival title card, the third Wan endpoint to do so. See the animated title card clip.
- •Flat colour, paper texture, rain lines and curling crests, with the wave breaking over the cliff: the closest to a woodblock print in this batch. See the specific art style clip.
- •The glass tips, rolls and spills convincingly, but it starts with about four cubes and ends with five or six on the table. See the physics clip.
- •Kept the photographed dripper exactly at 960 by 960, but coffee rises inside it like a cup, with steam and no pour. See the image to video clip.
- •The fluted dripper keeps its shape in every sampled frame; the turn itself is slight. See the product turntable clip.
Wan 3.0 Prime limits and API parameters
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 to 30 seconds, in whole seconds; 480p, 720p or 1080p. fal API schema, read |
| Output size | Our 16:9 clips came back at 1280 by 720, 30 frames a second, 5.04 seconds long; the square product photo, with aspect_ratio left adaptive, gave a 960 by 960 clip. fal API schema, read |
›Every setting, for developers
fal (alibaba/wan-3.0-prime/text-to-video)
fal API schema, read
| Parameter | Type | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Up to 20,000 characters Required. | |
| duration | integer or null | 2 to 30, or null for the model to choose | 5 |
| resolution | enum | 480p, 720p, 1080p | 1080p |
| aspect_ratio | enum | adaptive, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 | adaptive |
| audio | boolean | true, false | true |
| enable_prompt_expansion | boolean | true, false Left on for our clips. fal says turning it off saves 20 to 60 seconds but is likely to cost quality. | true |
| enable_thinking | boolean | true, false | false |
| enable_safety_checker | boolean | true, false Turning it off needs account authorization. | true |
Wan 3.0 Prime image-to-video
fal API schema, read
| Parameter | Type | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| start_image_url | URL | Image Required; the first frame. The prompt is optional here. | |
| end_image_url | URL | Image Optional; the last frame. |
What Wan 3.0 Prime will not make
Wan's hosted models run behind fal's safety checker, on by default and only switchable off with account authorisation. In our run it refused the festival title card with a 422 content-policy error, as it did on standard Wan 3.0 and Wan 2.7; no other vendor's checker objected to that prompt.
fal API schema, read
Alternatives to Wan 3.0 Prime
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Wan 3.0 and Wan 3.0 Prime?
Speed and price. Prime costs $0.14 a second at 720p against $0.10 and, on our prompts, returned clips in 84 to 103 seconds against standard Wan 3.0's 128 to 194. The controls are the same, and the clips looked alike, including the refusal of the same title card.
How much does Wan 3.0 Prime cost?
On fal, $0.068 a second at 480p, $0.14 at 720p and $0.28 at 1080p, read October 22, 2026: $0.70 for a five-second 720p clip. In Voyager it is about 13.6 credits a second at 720p on any paid plan.
Why did Wan refuse the title card?
fal's content checker returned a 422 content-policy error on the festival title card prompt. It did the same on Wan 2.7 and standard Wan 3.0. We do not know which part of the prompt it flags.
How this page is made
Prices, limits and settings are read from the linked vendor and host pages on the dates shown. Every picture was generated by us through fal with the request shown under it, and the original files are kept unedited. A generation that failed is shown as a failure. Model and vendor names are used to identify the products; no vendor imagery appears on this page.
