Wan 3.0 on Alibaba: $0.041256 per second at 480p outside Singapore
Alibaba prices Wan 3.0 480p at $0.041256 per second in Hong Kong and Virginia, and $0.05 in Singapore. Sume bills one global rate of $0.0625.
Alibaba Cloud charges less per second for Wan 3.0 in five regions than in Singapore. At 480P the figures are $0.041256 per second in Beijing, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Virginia and Hong Kong, against $0.05 in Singapore. Sume sells wan-3.0 at one rate for every caller, $0.0625 per second at 480p.
Alibaba's regional prices
USD per second from the Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Wan3.0-Video page, which was last updated September 28, 2026.
| Resolution | Beijing, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Virginia, Hong Kong | Singapore | Singapore premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480P | $0.041256 | $0.05 | 21.2% |
| 720P | $0.082513 | $0.1 | 21.2% |
| 1080P | $0.165025 | $0.2 | 21.2% |
What the gap means for a 30 second clip
The premium column is computed here: $0.05 / $0.041256 = 1.2120, and the other two tiers give the same ratio within rounding. Put differently, the other five regions are 17.5% cheaper than Singapore.
| 30 s clip | Other five regions | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 480P | $1.23768 | $1.50 |
| 720P | $2.47539 | $3.00 |
| 1080P | $4.95075 | $6.00 |
The Sume rate
Sume's Video Router lists wan-3.0 with a fal list of $0.05, $0.10 and $0.20 per second for 480p, 720p and 1080p (fal 2026-08-24). Sume bills that list times 1.25. There is no region field in the request, so every caller pays the same rate.
Note that the Sume rates are built on fal's list, not on Alibaba's prices, so they do not move when Alibaba changes a region.
| Resolution | Sume per second | 30 s clip on Sume |
|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.0625 | $1.875 |
| 720p | $0.125 | $3.75 |
| 1080p | $0.25 | $7.50 |
How to choose
A direct Alibaba account can be cheaper per second, but you pick a region, manage a cloud account and a model service, and handle the 300 requests per minute limit yourself. Sume is a single API and a single balance. Pick on the whole workflow, not only the per-second line.
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