Video model alternative
Wan 3.0 vs Seedance 2.5
Two models built for 30-second takes with sound. Wan 3.0 is Alibaba's API-only model, generally available on Alibaba Cloud since August 24, 2026, and it reads documents and web pages as input. Seedance 2.5 is ByteDance's 30-second model, built around up to 50 references. Wan 3.0 does not run on Imgo; the note below reads Imgo's live catalog for Seedance 2.5.
Run this comparison yourself
Same prompt, same aspect ratio — only the model changes. Run it on each one and judge the difference on your own screen.
Test prompt · Aspect ratio 16:9
A red fox trots through fresh knee-deep snow at dawn. The camera tracks low beside it at the same speed, snow kicking up from its paws, breath visible in the cold air, warm golden backlight through bare birch trees.
Seedance 2.5 isn't generatable on Imgo yet.
Wan 3.0 isn't on Imgo — copy the prompt to test it there.
- Run it on Seedance 2.0 instead
External reference — not available on ImgoLast checked: 2026-10-08
Wan 3.0 — external reference, not available on Imgo. It entered public beta on August 6, 2026 and became generally available on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio and Qwen Cloud on August 24, 2026. Imgo has no Wan 3.0 model and no credit price for it.
Not priced on Imgo
Side by side
| Capability | Wan 3.0 | Seedance 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Clip length | 2–30 s per request, one continuous take at 30 fps | 5–30 s per pass, in 5-second steps |
| Resolution | 480p, 720p or 1080p | 720p, 1080p or 4K |
| Frames | First frame, or first and last frame | Start frame, or start and end frame (an end frame needs a start frame) |
| References | Up to 10 images, 5 video clips and 5 audio clips; video and audio are each capped at 15 s in total | Up to 50 across images, video and audio — ByteDance lists 30 images, 10 video clips and 10 audio clips; not combined with frames in one request |
| Documents and links | One document (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, text or Markdown) or one public web page per request — not both | None; put the document's key points in the prompt |
| Audio | Dialogue, music and sound effects, on by default | Native audio generated with the video |
| Published price | $0.05, $0.10 or $0.20 per second at 480p, 720p or 1080p; the faster wan3.0-video-prime tier has the same capabilities and its own rate | No public per-second price we could verify |
| Weights | Closed; API only | Closed; API only |
Watch Wan 3.0 if…
Your source is a document — a report, a deck, a spreadsheet or a web page — that should become a video without being retyped, or you want cheap 480p drafts of a 30-second take. You will need your own Alibaba Cloud integration to run it.
Watch Seedance 2.5 if…
The take has to hold many references at once — characters, products, motion and voice — or the delivery needs 4K. Fifty reference slots in one request is the widest budget of the two.
What to use on Imgo today
Seedance 2.0 is live in Imgo's video generator: clips up to 15 seconds, image, video and audio references, and native audio. For a 30-second piece, plan two shots that share the same reference images; for a document, paste its key points into the prompt.
Seedance 2.0 on Imgo — open the video generator →Frequently asked questions
- Can I use Wan 3.0 on Imgo?
- No. Wan 3.0 is not integrated into Imgo and has no Imgo credit price; this page is an external reference, last checked on 2026-10-08. It runs on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio and Qwen Cloud.
- Can I use Seedance 2.5 on Imgo?
- The availability note at the top of this page reads Imgo's live model catalog. When we last checked, on 2026-10-08, generation with Seedance 2.5 was not switched on; Seedance 2.0 is live in the video generator.
- Which one costs less?
- Only Wan 3.0 has a published rate: $0.05, $0.10 or $0.20 per generated second at 480p, 720p or 1080p, so a 30-second 1080p take costs about $6 on the standard tier. We could not verify a public per-second price for Seedance 2.5. Neither is priced on Imgo.
- Is either model open source?
- No. Both are closed and reached through their vendors' APIs. The most recent open-weight Wan flagship is Wan 2.2, released in July 2025 under Apache-2.0.