Veo 3.1 vs Wan 3.0: price and capabilities
Veo 3.1 (google/veo-3.1) from Google and Wan 3.0 (alibaba/wan-3.0) from Alibaba are both video generation models on the OceanToken API. Wan 3.0 has the lower starting price: from $0.045 per second of video against $0.18 for Veo 3.1 (75% less), each at its lowest resolution and mode. Veo 3.1 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. Both take text prompts and reference images; only Wan 3.0 also takes reference video and reference audio.
Side by side
| Spec | Veo 3.1 −10% | Wan 3.0 −30% |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Veo 3.1google/ | Wan 3.0alibaba/ |
| Publisher | Alibaba | |
| Kind | Video generation | Video generation |
| Video price | from $0.18 / second of video | from $0.045 / second of video |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −10% | −30% |
| Reference inputs | text and images | text, images, audio and video |
| Outputs | video | video |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose Wan 3.0 for the lower starting price: from $0.045 per second of video against $0.18, 75% less.
- Choose Wan 3.0 if you need reference video and reference audio: Veo 3.1 does not list them.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts and references; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Veo 3.1 or Wan 3.0?
Wan 3.0, by starting price. Wan 3.0 has the lower starting price: from $0.045 per second of video against $0.18 for Veo 3.1 (75% less), each at its lowest resolution and mode. Veo 3.1 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. The OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which takes more kinds of input, Veo 3.1 or Wan 3.0?
Wan 3.0. Veo 3.1 takes text and images; Wan 3.0 takes text, images, audio and video.
Can I call both Veo 3.1 and Wan 3.0 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id google/veo-3.1 or alibaba/wan-3.0.
Models and publishers
Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 · All Google models · All Alibaba models
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