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Wan for AI short films

Short answer. Wan can be used three ways. The Wan app at create.wan.video has a free plan, Pro at $5 a month billed yearly ($6.50 monthly) with 300 credits, and Premium at $20 a month billed yearly ($26 monthly) with 1,200 credits. The Wan3.0 API on Alibaba Cloud bills per second, from $0.05 at 480P to $0.20 at 1080P (Singapore region). The open Wan2.2 weights are free if you run them on your own GPU. For a first short of about a minute, the app's Pro plan is a simple starting point: it adds watermark-free 1080p and 10 to 30 second videos.

Last checked Nov 10, 2026, from the Wan app's pricing page, Alibaba Cloud Model Studio docs and the Wan2.2 GitHub repository. Prices in USD; the app's monthly prices are shown against a higher list price, so check the current offer before you buy.

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Which plan for a short film

OptionPriceWhat you getWhat that means for a short
Wan app Free$0Daily check-in credits; one video and one image at a timeEnough to try prompts and the interface. Watermark-free downloads, 1080p and longer videos come with Pro.
Wan app Pro$5/mo yearly ($6.50 monthly)300 credits a month; Wan's plan card says up to 60 accelerated videosWatermark-free 1080p and 10 to 30 second videos, three at once. Room for a one-minute short with a few takes per shot.
Wan app Premium$20/mo yearly ($26 monthly)1,200 credits a month; up to 240 accelerated videosEight videos at once. Fits films of several minutes or a regular release schedule.
Wan3.0 API$0.05 to $0.20 a secondPay per second of video at 480P, 720P or 1080P, up to 30 seconds per generationSuits people who script their shots in code. Needs an Alibaba Cloud account; app plans don't cover it.
Wan2.2 open weightsFree (Apache-2.0)Run on your own GPU, in ComfyUI or DiffusersNo per-clip cost, but you supply the hardware. The 5B model is listed for consumer cards such as a 4090, at 720P.

A rough budget, as an example. A one-minute film built from 10-second shots is 6 shots. With three takes per shot, that is 18 generations: well inside the 60 videos Wan's card lists for Pro. On the Wan3.0 API the same 18 takes are 180 seconds of video, about $18 at 720P or $36 at 1080P in the Singapore region, or about $15 and $30 in US (Virginia), which lists lower rates. A three-minute film at the same rate is 54 takes, which points to Premium in the app or about $54 at 720P on the API. That's our arithmetic from Wan's and Alibaba Cloud's published numbers, not a Wan figure; the credits a clip uses depend on its length and resolution, and the app shows the cost before you generate.

Extra credits are sold in packs from 30 credits for $1.50 to 3,900 for $100. Pack credits last two years and can't be refunded or swapped for a membership.

Full plan details and sources are on the Wan listing. Verify on the official pricing page before you buy.

A simple setup for a short film

  1. Write it as shots. Start with a one-page story and break it into a shot list. On Pro, videos run 10 to 30 seconds, so give each shot one action and one camera move, and let longer moments run as a single take.
  2. Make your key frames first. Generate stills of your characters and locations (the Wan app makes images as well as video), keep the ones you like, and pick one aspect ratio for the whole film.
  3. Animate from those frames. Use image to video with a still as the first frame. Alibaba Cloud's docs say Wan3.0 also takes a first and last frame, or reference images, so a character can stay the same from shot to shot.
  4. Try on Free, then move up. Test prompts with the free check-in credits, then take Pro when you want watermark-free 1080p. Check the credit cost the app shows before each longer take.
  5. Keep the look steady. Reuse the same reference images and describe the same lighting and lens in every prompt. If you run the open Wan2.2 weights, ComfyUI lets you save the whole setup as a reusable workflow.
  6. Cut it in an editor. Download the clips and assemble them in an editor such as DaVinci Resolve or CapCut. AI Video School's film below used Suno for its songs, and Topaz can upscale 720P clips before export.

Short films made with Wan

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In the video descriptions: D|STUDIO says Under the Same Blue Sky was made with Wan 2.5 through WaveSpeedAI; Assa says Hope was made with Wan 2.5 on Pollo AI; AI Video School says The Album combined Veo, Kling, Wan 2.5 and Suno, and links a separate making-of video. Wan models also run on third-party hosts like these, each with its own prices.

FAQ

Can I make a short film with Wan for free?

Yes, in two ways. The Wan app's free plan gives daily check-in credits, though watermark-free downloads, 1080p and longer videos need Pro. The open Wan2.2 weights are free under Apache-2.0 if you have a GPU to run them.

How long can a Wan clip be?

Wan3.0 generates up to 30 seconds in one pass, per Alibaba Cloud. In the app, Pro and Premium list 10 to 30 second videos. Longer films are many clips cut together in an editor.

Which Wan plan do I need for a short film?

Pro ($5 a month billed yearly, $6.50 monthly, 300 credits) fits a first short of about a minute, and Premium ($20 billed yearly, $26 monthly, 1,200 credits) fits longer films. If you would rather pay per second from code, the Wan3.0 API runs $0.05 to $0.20 a second depending on resolution and region.

Does a Wan app plan include the API?

No. Wan's pricing page says app purchases are for create.wan.video only, and the API is bought separately through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.

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