Wan 2.5
Alibaba
Wan 2.5 costs $0.105 per second of generated video — the 10th cheapest of the 18 video APIs tracked here. A 10-second clip runs about $1.05, and the rate is 2.1× the cheapest option (Veo 3.1 Lite at $0.05/sec), while still coming in 74% under the priciest (Veo 3.1). It outputs up to 720p with a maximum single clip of 10 seconds, and generates a synchronised audio track itself.
Per second
$0.105
Per second
10-sec clip
$1.05
5 sec: $0.53
Resolution
720p
max 10 sec per call
Native audio
Yes
9 peers offer it
Pricing basis
DashScope baseline of ~$0.105/sec (about $1.05 for a 10-second clip).
The previous Wan generation — a mature open ecosystem with many third-party hosts, still the default for self-hosting.
Capabilities
Price verified 2026-08-06 · source: official
What it costs on a real workload
| Scenario | Monthly cost | Vidu Q3-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Social short-form6-second clips, 300 per month | $189 | $180 |
| Ad creative testing10-second clips, 60 variants per month | $63 | $60 |
| E-commerce product loops8-second clips, 1,000 per month | $840 | $800 |
| Side project / prototyping5-second clips, 40 per month | $21 | $20 |
Alternatives
- Vidu Q3-Pro$0.10/s
5% cheaper per second than Wan 2.5.
- Kling 3.0 Turbo$0.112/s
1.1× the per-second rate of Wan 2.5.
Other models from this provider
- Wan 2.7$0.10/s · 1080p
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Wan 2.5 cost per video?
- Wan 2.5 is billed per second, normalised to $0.105 per second of output. A 5-second clip costs about $0.53, a 10-second clip about $1.05. DashScope baseline of ~$0.105/sec (about $1.05 for a 10-second clip).
- What would Wan 2.5 cost for a real workload?
- At 6-second clips, 300 per month, Wan 2.5 comes to roughly $189 per month. The same workload on Vidu Q3-Pro would be $180.
- Does Wan 2.5 generate audio?
- Yes — Wan 2.5 produces a synchronised audio track as part of generation, as do 9 other models tracked here.
- How long a clip can Wan 2.5 produce in one call?
- Up to 10 seconds per generation at 720p. Vidu Q3-Pro goes furthest at 16 seconds, so longer sequences here mean stitching multiple generations.