Runway wan3 at 5, 10 and 20 credits a second vs Sume Wan 3.0
Runway lists wan3 at 5, 10 and 20 credits per second for 480p, 720p and 1080p. Sume's wan-3.0 bills list x 1.25; here are both for 5 and 10 seconds.

Runway's pricing page, read 2026-10-01, lists wan3 at 5 credits per second at 480p, 10 at 720p and 20 at 1080p, plus a wan3_prime tier at 6.8, 14 and 28. Credits are $0.01 each. Sume's wan-3.0 has a list rate of $0.05, $0.10 and $0.20 per second at the same three resolutions, and Sume bills list x 1.25.
So on these two price sheets Runway's wan3 is cheaper per second than Sume's wan-3.0. What Sume adds is a 2 to 30 second range, up to 10 reference images, 5 reference videos and 5 reference audios, and one billing wallet across every video model.
What does a clip cost on each?
| Clip | Runway wan3 | Sume wan-3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 s 480p | $0.25 | $0.32 |
| 10 s 480p | $0.50 | $0.63 |
| 5 s 720p | $0.50 | $0.63 |
| 10 s 720p | $1.00 | $1.25 |
| 5 s 1080p | $1.00 | $1.25 |
| 10 s 1080p | $2.00 | $2.50 |
What are Sume's Wan 3.0 limits?
Per Sume's catalog: 2 to 30 seconds, 480p/720p/1080p, text-to-video, image-to-video with an end frame, and reference-to-video. Reference caps are 10 images, 5 videos (15 seconds combined, at least 16 fps) and 5 audios (15 seconds combined). bitrate_mode is not accepted. See the video docs.
How do I switch a Runway call?
Send the same prompt to /v1/videos with model: "wan-3.0".
curl -X POST https://api.sume.com/v1/videos \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SUME_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: wan-port-001" \
-d '{
"model": "wan-3.0",
"prompt": "A fishing boat leaves a foggy harbor at sunrise",
"duration": 5,
"resolution": "720p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}'Sources
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