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Wan 3.0 Prime API

The Wan 3.0 Prime API: Alibaba's high-speed Wan 3.0 turns text, frames or up to 10 reference images into video with sound, from $0.06 per second.

Price per second of videoSound included
480p
$0.06/s$0.068
$0.30 for 5 s
720p
$0.123/s$0.14
$0.615 for 5 s
1080p
$0.246/s$0.28
$1.23 for 5 s
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Model IDwan-3.0-primeUpdated
video.py
import os, time, requests
API = "https://api.zurelay.com/v1"
KEY = os.environ["ZURELAY_API_KEY"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}"}
res = requests.post(f"{API}/videos", headers=headers, json={
    "model": "wan-3.0-prime",
    "prompt": "A red fox trotting through snow at dawn, cinematic",
    "seconds": 5,
    "resolution": "720p",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
})
res.raise_for_status()
job = res.json()
url = f"{API}/videos/{job['id']}"
# Takes a few minutes: poll until it's done
while job["status"] in ("queued", "in_progress"):
    time.sleep(5)
    job = requests.get(url, headers=headers).json()
if job["status"] == "failed":
    raise SystemExit(job["error"]["message"])
video = requests.get(f"{url}/content", headers=headers)
with open("video.mp4", "wb") as f:
    f.write(video.content)
print(f"Saved video.mp4 for ${job['cost']}")

Base URL https://api.zurelay.com/v1. Plain JSON over HTTPS: start a job, poll it, download the MP4. Wan guide

Resolutions
480p · 720p · 1080p
Clip length
2 to 30 seconds
Aspect ratios
6 shapes, 21:9 to 9:16
Audio
Generated, included
Typical 5 s clip
Ready in ~1.5 min
Status
Operational

Pricing

Wan 3.0 Prime API pricing. By the second.

Pay as you go from prepaid credit, with no subscription. Top up from $10. A video is charged only once it's delivered; videos that fail cost nothing.

ResolutionPer second5 s clip30 s clip
480p
$0.06$0.30$1.80
720p
$0.123$0.615$3.69
1080p
$0.246$1.23$7.38

A clip costs its length in seconds times the price at its resolution. It's held from your balance when the job is accepted and charged when the video is delivered. Sound, first and last frames, reference images and the aspect ratio don't change the price.

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Cost calculator

Pick a resolution and a length, and how many videos you make.

Resolution
Length5 seconds
Videos per month100
One clip
$0.615
Per second
$0.123
Every month$61.50

100 clips × $0.615

Cost

Wan 3.0 Prime API cost, worked out.

Typical workloads at Zurelay's live prices, next to the list price.

  • One short clip

    5 s at 720p.

    $0.615$0.70 at list

  • One long clip

    30 s at 1080p, the longest and sharpest it makes.

    $7.38$8.40 at list

  • A month of social clips

    100 clips of 5 s at 720p.

    $61.50a month$70.00 at list

Overview

What is Wan 3.0 Prime?

Wan 3.0 Prime is the high-speed version of Alibaba's Wan 3.0 video model, with the same inputs and options. On Zurelay it makes 480p to 1080p clips from 2 to 30 seconds long, with generated sound, from text, a first and last frame, or up to 10 reference images. The Zurelay Wan 3.0 Prime API starts at $0.06 per second, under Alibaba's own price, and a video is charged only once it's delivered.

Wan is Alibaba's family of video generation models. Wan 3.0 Prime is the high-speed version of Wan 3.0: Alibaba's API reference gives it the same capabilities as Wan 3.0 and lists it at about 1.4 times Wan 3.0's price outside China. On Zurelay it uses the model ID wan-3.0-prime, and also accepts Alibaba's own name, wan3.0-video-prime, and alibaba/wan-3.0-prime.

On Zurelay, Wan 3.0 Prime makes video from a text prompt, a first frame, a first and a last frame, or up to 10 reference images that you mention in the prompt as Image 1, Image 2 and so on. In our tests it reproduced both given frames exactly and put two reference images into one shot. It generates sound with the picture, such as dialogue, music and sound effects, which you can turn off with generate_audio. Clips come in 480p, 720p or 1080p, in whole seconds from 2 to 30, and in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 or 21:9, or adaptive. Your prompt is used as written, with no automatic rewriting.

Video takes time, so the API is asynchronous. POST https://api.zurelay.com/v1/videos returns a job right away; poll GET /v1/videos/{id} until its status is completed, then download the MP4 from /v1/videos/{id}/content or from the signed url in the job. A 5 second 720p clip usually takes about 1.5 minutes. Videos come back as MP4 at 30 fps and are kept for 30 days.

Zurelay prices Wan 3.0 Prime by the second: $0.06 per second at 480p, $0.123 at 720p and $0.246 at 1080p, against Alibaba's $0.068, $0.14 and $0.28, so a 5 second 720p clip costs $0.615. Sound costs nothing extra, and frames, reference images and the aspect ratio don't change the price. The price is held from your balance when the job is accepted and charged only when the video is delivered. Videos that fail, including ones the content filter refuses, cost nothing.

Strengths

Where Wan 3.0 Prime shines. And what teams build with it.

01

Wan 3.0, built for speed

Alibaba's high-speed version of Wan 3.0, with the same frames, references, lengths and shapes.

02

Under Alibaba's price

$0.123 per second at 720p against Alibaba's $0.14, and the same saving at 480p and 1080p.

03

Frames or 10 references

Start and end on images you choose, or mention up to 10 reference images in the prompt to keep people and products consistent.

04

Sound at no extra cost

Dialogue, music and sound effects come with the picture, and the price is the same with sound or without.

Use cases

  • Trying shots quickly

    Test camera moves and actions on a chosen image at 480p, then render the keeper at 720p or 1080p.

  • Product clips

    Put the product in Image 1 and the setting in Image 2, and get a clip with sound in one pass.

  • Storyboards into motion

    Give a first and a last frame and get the shot that moves between them.

  • Short story beats

    Write a timestamped, shot-by-shot prompt and get cuts between shots within one clip of up to 30 seconds.

Get started

Call Wan 3.0 Prime in three steps.

No waitlist and nothing to install: three HTTPS endpoints and your API key.

  1. 1

    Create a key

    Sign up, add credit and create an API key. Set a monthly budget or a rate limit per key if you like.

    Get your API key
  2. 2

    Send requests to Zurelay

    Every video endpoint lives under this base URL. Send your key as a Bearer token.

    https://api.zurelay.com/v1
  3. 3

    Use wan-3.0-prime

    POST a prompt to /v1/videos, poll the job every few seconds until it's completed, then download the MP4. Videos are kept for 30 days.

    wan-3.0-prime

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FAQ

Wan 3.0 Prime API questions.

Anything else? Ask our team and we’ll answer by email.

How much does the Wan 3.0 Prime API cost?

Zurelay charges by the second of video: $0.06 per second at 480p, $0.123 at 720p and $0.246 at 1080p, under Alibaba's own $0.068, $0.14 and $0.28. A clip costs its length times that rate, so a 5 second 720p clip is $0.615. Sound, frames, reference images and the aspect ratio don't change the price. It's held from your balance when the job is accepted and charged only when the video is delivered; videos that fail cost nothing.

How is Wan 3.0 Prime different from Wan 3.0?

Alibaba describes Wan 3.0 Prime as the high-speed version of Wan 3.0 with the same capabilities: the same frames, reference images, resolutions, lengths and shapes. It costs more per second. Pick Prime when you want results sooner, and Wan 3.0 when price matters more.

How do I call the Wan 3.0 Prime API?

Send POST https://api.zurelay.com/v1/videos with your Zurelay key as a Bearer token and a JSON body: model set to wan-3.0-prime, a prompt, and optionally seconds (default 5), resolution (default 720p) and aspect_ratio (default 16:9). You get a job back right away. Poll GET /v1/videos/{id} every few seconds until its status is completed, then download the MP4 from /v1/videos/{id}/content. Any HTTP client works; there's no SDK to install.

How long does a Wan 3.0 Prime video take?

A 5 second 720p clip usually takes about 1.5 minutes. In our tests a 3 second 720p clip was ready in 23 seconds, and clips that queued at busy times took about two minutes. While you poll, the job's progress field gives an estimate from 0 to 100.

Can Wan 3.0 Prime turn an image into a video?

Yes. Pass first_frame to start the video on an image, and add last_frame to end it on another. Images can be https URLs or base64 data URLs of PNG, JPEG or WebP files up to 10 MB. With a first frame, aspect_ratio defaults to adaptive and follows the image's shape.

How do reference images work with Wan 3.0 Prime?

Pass up to 10 images in reference_images and mention them in the prompt by their order: the first is Image 1, the second Image 2, and so on. Wan uses them for characters, products, settings or a visual style. Reference images can't be combined with a first or last frame.

Does Wan 3.0 Prime make sound?

Yes. With generate_audio on, which is the default, it generates dialogue, background music and sound effects along with the video. Write spoken lines and sounds into the prompt. Set generate_audio to false for a silent clip; the price is the same either way.

What resolutions, lengths and aspect ratios does Wan 3.0 Prime support?

480p, 720p and 1080p, in whole seconds from 2 to 30. Aspect ratios are 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 and 21:9, plus adaptive, which follows a first frame. A 9:16 clip is 480 × 854 at 480p and 1080 × 1920 at 1080p.

Is this Alibaba's Wan 3.0 Prime?

Yes. Your requests run on Alibaba's Wan 3.0 Prime, and Zurelay doesn't swap in a different or smaller model. Video generation varies from run to run, so the same prompt makes a different clip each time. Zurelay is an independent service and is not affiliated with Alibaba.

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