# Alibaba Releases Wan3.0: AI Video Generation Reaches 30 Seconds at 1080p

> Alibaba has opened a public beta of Wan3.0, the newest version of its video generator, and the headline number is duration. It produces native clips up to 30 seconds long, double the 15 seconds of the prior release, at up to 1080p with synchronized audio generated in a single pass. Sustaining coherence and sound across a full half-minute is one of the hardest problems in AI video, where most tools still stitch together short fragments. The more interesting twist is what Wan3.0 will read as a prompt. Alongside text, images, audio, and video, it accepts documents such as slide decks, PDFs, spreadsheets, markdown, and even web pages as creative references, so a product sheet or a report can be turned directly into a moving explainer. Pricing runs from $0.05 per second at 480p to $0.20 at 1080p, putting a full 30-second clip around $6. For now it is API-only through Alibaba Cloud, with no open weights posted, a reminder that the leading Chinese video models are increasingly shipping as paid services rather than downloadable research.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: Alizila · Published Saturday, August 15, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Alibaba has opened a public beta of Wan3.0, the newest version of its video generator, and the headline number is duration. It produces native clips up to 30 seconds long, double the 15 seconds of the prior release, at up to 1080p with synchronized audio generated in a single pass. Sustaining coherence and sound across a full half-minute is one of the hardest problems in AI video, where most tools still stitch together short fragments. The more interesting twist is what Wan3.0 will read as a prompt. Alongside text, images, audio, and video, it accepts documents such as slide decks, PDFs, spreadsheets, markdown, and even web pages as creative references, so a product sheet or a report can be turned directly into a moving explainer. Pricing runs from $0.05 per second at 480p to $0.20 at 1080p, putting a full 30-second clip around $6. For now it is API-only through Alibaba Cloud, with no open weights posted, a reminder that the leading Chinese video models are increasingly shipping as paid services rather than downloadable research.

## Source

[Read the full story at Alizila](https://www.alizila.com/alibaba-unveils-wan3-0-with-twice-as-long-video-outputs-from-a-richer-variety-of-inputs/)

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