Alibaba Rolls Out Wan3.0 Video Model With 30-Second Generation and Document Inputs
- Alibaba officially rolled out Wan3.0 on August 24, 2026, after opening a public beta through Alibaba Cloud's Model Studio and Qwen Cloud on August 6.
- Wan3.0 generates up to 30 seconds of video in one pass at up to 1080p, twice the duration cited for the prior generation.
- The model accepts text, images, audio, video, PowerPoint, PDF, Word, spreadsheet, and web-page inputs, converting business documents and other source material into video.
- Alibaba priced a HK$80 billion new-share placement, about $10.2 billion, and said it will direct all net proceeds to full-stack AI capabilities including infrastructure.
- Reuters reported beta use of Wan3.0 for short dramas, film production, advertising, tourism promotion, and music videos.