Wan 3.0 video generator

What Wan 3.0 is

Wan 3.0 is Alibaba's video generation model. It was announced on 13 August 2026 on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, and it has been available through OpenRouter as alibaba/wan-3.0 since 24 August 2026. Everything below is as of October 2026, and model listings change, so check the source pages when it matters.

Two facts shape how you can use it. First, it is API-only. Unlike earlier releases in the family, there are no open weights for Wan 3.0; the newest open weights are Wan 2.2. Second, it is new, and availability reflects that: around 92% on the OpenRouter page when we looked. Treat it as early-stage. Expect the occasional failed or delayed job, and expect them to be refunded.

Why it is trending

Three things made people look. It is a major release from a lab with a strong record in video. It is reachable through a single API without a regional cloud account. And its specification is wide: three resolutions, clips up to half a minute, five aspect ratios, three input modes and audio. Short-form editors in particular care about the 9:16 vertical option and the length range, since most competing models stop well short of 30 seconds.

What it can do

On Shotloom, text-to-video is the live mode, durations are 5 s and 10 s, and all three resolutions and five aspect ratios are available. Image-to-video and reference-to-video are shown as coming soon because they need uploads, which are not open.

How to use it here, step by step

1. Write the shot. Use the structure in our prompt guide: subject, action, camera, lighting, sound. Aim for two to four sentences. The counter wants 10 to 1500 characters.
2. Choose Wan 3.0. It is the only live model in the picker; Kling 3.0 and Seedance are greyed out as coming soon.
3. Set the frame. Start at 480p, 5 s and the aspect ratio of your destination: 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Shorts and Reels, 1:1 for feeds.
4. Check the cost. The credit total updates with every change.
5. Press Generate.
6. Collect it in My renders. Wan 3.0 takes minutes, not seconds. The page checks in on a gentle schedule.

Settings guide

480p vs 720p vs 1080p

Use 480p to find the shot. It is a quarter of the price of 1080p and tells you whether composition, motion and sound are right. Use 720p when the draft works and the clip will be viewed on a phone or in a social feed. Use 1080p for finals, for anything that will be cropped or reframed in an edit, or when fine detail such as product edges and text-like shapes matters. Higher resolution does not fix a weak prompt; it just renders the same weak idea more sharply.

5 s vs 10 s

Five seconds is the best unit of work. It costs half as much, finishes sooner, and long clips give the model more time to drift: faces, hands and style can slide over ten seconds. Choose 10 s for reveals, slow camera moves and ambient scenes that need room, and expect to trim in the edit.

Aspect ratios

16:9 for landscape video. 9:16 for vertical short-form. 1:1 for feeds and product cards. 4:3 and 3:4 are good for softer, more classic framing and for portrait product shots. Compose for the ratio in the prompt: a tall frame wants vertical subjects.

Audio on or off

Leave audio on while you draft, because sound often tells you whether a scene reads as intended. Turn it off if you will replace the soundtrack anyway.

Honest limitations

• Slow renders. Median job times on OpenRouter ranged from roughly 5 to 13 minutes as of October 2026.
• Availability. About 92% on the listing when we checked, and the model is new. Some jobs will fail.
• Text and logos. Like most video models, readable text, small labels and brand marks tend to warp. Add them in post.
• Hands, crowds, long takes. Complex interactions and long clips drift more than single-subject shots.
• No uploads yet. Image-to-video and reference-to-video need uploads that Shotloom does not accept yet.
• Free renders are limited. Each visitor gets a small number of Wan 3.0 clips at 480p for 5 s; daily site limits apply. Higher settings need credits. When you hit a limit, join early access.

Credit costs on Shotloom

Failed renders are refunded automatically. One-time credit packs are on the pricing page. If you are choosing between models, see Wan 3.0 vs Kling 3.0.

Shotloom is independent and unofficial. Wan 3.0 is a trademark or product name of its owner, used here only to say which model you are choosing.