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Alibaba vs ByteDance
Wan 3.0 vs Seedance 2.5
Two models line by line: prices from the official rates this site has confirmed, capabilities from the vendor's own page. Generation quality is not compared — we have no same-prompt samples we can publish, so anything said about it would be a guess.
The short answer
200 seconds of generation a month: 20 videos × 5 seconds each × 2 attempts on average.
- At this volume Wan 3.0 costs less: $10 a month through Replicate, against ¥302 for Seedance 2.5 through Volcengine Ark.
- Clip length: Wan 3.0 2–30 seconds, Seedance 2.5 4–30 seconds.
- Seedance 2.5 can also do: Edit video, Extend video.
- Channels this site can price: 18 for Wan 3.0, 16 for Seedance 2.5.
Line by line
| Item | Wan 3.0Alibaba | Seedance 2.5ByteDance |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Developer | Alibaba | ByteDance |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Last confirmed | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| At your usage | ||
| Cheapest per month | $10/mo Replicate · Pay as you go | approx.¥302/mo Volcengine Ark · Pay as you go |
| Pricing | ||
| Lowest subscription cost per second | $0.073/s Pika · 720p | $0.122/s Luma · 480p |
| Lowest API price per second | $0.025/s Replicate · 480p · Not specified | approx.$0.100/s Volcengine Ark · 480p · Not specified |
| Official specs | ||
| Clip length | 2–30 seconds | 4–30 seconds |
| What it can do | Text to video, Image to video, First/last frame, Reference to video | Text to video, Image to video, First/last frame, Reference to video, Edit video, Extend video |
| Highest resolution | 1080p | 1080p |
| Audio | Generates its own audio | Generates its own audio |
| Specs (from the price lists) | ||
| Resolution | 480p · 720p · 1080p | 480p · 720p · 1080p |
| Audio | Not stated in the price lists | With audio |
| Billing | Per second, Per 5s clip | Per second, Per 5s clip |
| Where to buy | ||
| Subscription tools | Pika, Krea | Luma, Runway, InVideo AI, Pika, PixVerse, Krea |
| With an exact published rate | Pika | Luma, Pika |
| API | Runway API, fal, Replicate, Alibaba Cloud Bailian, Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | Runway API, fal, Volcengine Ark |
| Source | ||
| Official page | Official source page | Official source page |
The "at your usage" row uses this site's default volume; with your own numbers the answer can change. Compare at your own usage ↗