Kie.ai vs Elyumfor Wan 3.0
Elyum bills only when you keep a take ($0.50 for 5s at 1080p); Kie.ai uses a prepaid wallet and does not publish a Wan 3.0 rate.
Wan 3.0 is Alibaba's video model, in public beta since August 6, 2026. One pass can run 2 to 30 seconds at 480p, 720p, or 1080p, with speech, foley, and ambience generated with the picture. Attach up to 10 images and 5 clips to lock a face, a product, a location, and existing footage, then describe how they combine. It also edits a clip you already have. Practitioners who already like it use it for 1080p 30s ads from a small reference set, as the Wan 3.0 page lists.
The model is the same. The bill is not. Elyum lists Wan 3.0 at 10 credits per second at 1080p on the pricing page and charges only when you keep a take. Kie.ai sells it as omni-reference video on a prepaid wallet ($5 minimum, no listed plans) and does not publish a Wan 3.0 rate. Failed tasks on Kie.ai are not charged, per its FAQ as cited in 2026 reviews. On Elyum a failed generation is never charged, and a kill refunds in full (one kill a month on Free; paid plans kill freely). Kie.ai clip length and resolution caps are not published.
Kie.ai's pricing and billing pages returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-07, so dollar figures for Kie.ai come from third-party reviews and Kie.ai model pages, not a live plan table. Mid-to-late 2026 reviews describe video-generation instability (Sora 2 most often) and a roughly 2.5/5 Trustpilot rating with credits-vanishing complaints. A fuller Kie.ai summary sits on the Kie.ai alternative page.
Wan 3.0 on Kie.ai
Kie.ai offers Alibaba Wan 3.0 as omni-reference video generation with text, image, video, and audio references on its Wan 3.0 product page. There is no listed plan that unlocks it. You buy a prepaid wallet (minimum $5). Credits do not expire. Kie.ai does not publish a Wan 3.0 price, a max resolution, or a max clip length. Third-party writeups put typical video tasks at 100-500 credits ($0.50-$2.50) at $0.005 per credit; that band is not a Wan 3.0 quote. Signup may include about 80 free test credits, per a third-party review, not confirmed on Kie.ai's own pricing page.
A task Kie.ai marks as failed is not charged, per the platform FAQ cited by multiple 2026 reviews. An Aisofting review wrote that credits disappeared due to platform glitches, and that support once replied that the money was gone without issuing a refund. Watermark and commercial-use terms for paid Wan 3.0 files are not published. The product is one async createTask API plus a Playground, which is why API-only shops stay.
Wan 3.0 on Elyum
On Elyum, Wan 3.0 is 3 credits/s at 480p (5s = 15 credits = $0.15; 15s = 45 credits = $0.45), 5 credits/s at 720p (5s = 25 credits = $0.25; 15s = 75 credits = $0.75), and 10 credits/s at 1080p (5s = 50 credits = $0.50; 15s = 150 credits = $1.50). Clips run 2 to 30 seconds. Native audio rides in the same generate. Modes are text to video, image to video, reference to video, and video editing. One credit equals $0.01.
Every render returns as a free preview. KEEP it and we charge the listed credits. KILL it and the refund is automatic and full. Failed generations are never charged. Kept files download at full quality with no watermark, and commercial use is included. The Free plan is up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card. Plus is $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, Ultra $69/mo. Free gets one kill a month; paid plans kill freely. Same model from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor via the MCP docs. REST lives on the REST API docs.
What a Wan 3.0 take costs
| Scenario | Kie.ai | Elyum |
|---|---|---|
| One 5s 1080p take you keep | Not published | 5 × 10.4 = 50 credits ($0.50) |
| One 15s 1080p take you keep | Not published | 15 × 10.4 = 150 credits ($1.50) |
| Ten 5s 1080p takes, keep two | Not published; successful tasks still bill | 2 × 50 credits = 100 credits ($1.00) |
| A failed generation | Not charged (FAQ). Glitch-loss reports exist | Never charged |
| Monthly plan needed to access the model | None listed. Prepaid wallet, $5 minimum | No. Free plan, up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card |
| Watermark on the file | Not published | None on kept takes; commercial use included |
Elyum: 1 credit = $0.01, charged only when you keep a take. Kie.ai figures from its own pricing pages and independent reviews, verified 2026-09-07; sources at the end. Full rate card on the Wan 3.0 page.
Where the two differ
Elyum bills per second at a published rate (10 credits/s at 1080p, 1 credit = $0.01). Kie.ai bills prepaid credits at $0.005 each per third-party reports and does not publish a Wan 3.0 rate.
Elyum previews are free. KEEP charges; KILL refunds in full. Kie.ai does not charge failed tasks, per its FAQ as cited in 2026 reviews, but an Aisofting review reported credits vanishing without a refund.
Elyum: 2 to 30 seconds at 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Kie.ai max resolution and max clip length are not published.
Elyum: Free (up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card), Plus $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, Ultra $69/mo, plus top-ups. Kie.ai lists no plans. Prepaid wallet, $5 minimum. Credits on Kie.ai do not expire.
Kie.ai is API-first: one async createTask API, query-task, webhooks, and a Playground. Elyum is a web studio plus MCP and REST. Elyum has no timeline editor, stock footage, avatars, mobile app, team seats, or community feed. Other host pages sit on the compare index.
Elyum kept takes have no watermark and include commercial use. Kie.ai watermark and commercial-use terms are not published.
Pick Kie.ai when
- One createTask API and one prepaid wallet across image, video, music, and chat models.
- Credits do not expire, and the minimum top-up is $5, with no listed subscription.
- Failed tasks are not charged, per the platform FAQ cited by 2026 reviews.
- Third-party reviews say list prices often sit 30-70% below official model APIs.
Pick Elyum when
- A kept 5s 1080p take is 5 × 10.4 = 50 credits ($0.50), printed on the rate card.
- Previews are free. KEEP charges; KILL refunds in full. Failed generates never bill.
- Clips are 2 to 30 seconds at 480p, 720p, or 1080p, with native audio in one pass.
- Kept downloads have no watermark and include commercial use. Studio, MCP, and REST.
Wan 3.0 in three styles, rendered on Elyum
Getting the most out of Wan 3.0
- State the beat order in the prompt (open on product, hold the face, end on the location). Wan 3.0 can hold one pass up to 30 seconds, and a 10-image, 5-clip bind needs a timeline to follow.
- Put spoken lines in quotes and name the speaker. Native audio generates with the picture, so a silent prompt often yields foley and ambience with no dialogue.
- Label every reference. Image 1 is the face. Image 2 is the bottle. Clip 1 is the storefront. Keep identity locked. Ten unlabeled stills get averaged.
- When you edit, say what must stay. Keep the camera path and the take timing. Replace the line at 0:08 and the shirt color. Do not restage the room.
- Hunt the take at 480p or 720p (2.6 or 5 credits/s on Elyum), then rerun the keeper prompt at 1080p. One camera move per beat. Slow push-in, then a static hold.
Frequently asked questions
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Does Kie.ai watermark Wan 3.0 downloads?
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