Runway vs Elyumfor Wan 3.0
The model is the same; Elyum charges only kept takes, while Runway keeps the credits on any completed clip, even a bad one.
Wan 3.0 is built for a single 2-to-30-second take at 1080p, with native sound and dialogue in the same file. Ten stills and five clips can sit on one shot, so face, wardrobe, product, and motion stay locked without stitching five-second fragments. You can start from text, a still, a reference set, or an existing edit. That is the model on the Wan 3.0 page.
The weights are the same. The bill is not. Elyum prices Wan 3.0 by the second at 3, 5, and 10 credits per second for 480p, 720p, and 1080p, and you only pay when you keep a take. Runway lists Wan 3.0 as wan3 in its developer model docs and does not publish a per-second Wan 3.0 rate on its pricing page. A completed Runway generation that is off-prompt still spends credits. Only a hard generation error returns them.
Runway still wins on production furniture. Paid tiers include brand kits, custom voice clones, 4K upscaling, and HDR/ProRes on Max. Elyum has no timeline editor, no stock footage, no avatars, no mobile app, and no team seats. If you need those, stay on Runway and treat Wan 3.0 as one model in a larger suite. If you only need the model, Elyum pricing and the keep/kill rule matter more than the suite.
Wan 3.0 on Runway
Runway lists Wan 3.0 as wan3 (Alibaba Wan 3.0) in its developer docs. Runway's pricing page lists Standard at $15/mo ($12/mo yearly) with 625 credits, all AI video and image models, 5 parallel generations, no watermarks, and 4K upscaling. Pro is $35/mo with 2,250 credits. Max is $95/mo with 9,500 credits and a one-month rollover. Runway does not publish a Wan 3.0 per-clip or per-second credit price.
Credits return only on a hard generation error. If the Wan 3.0 clip finishes and is off-prompt, the credits stay spent. Trustpilot reviewers in 2026 wrote that a $15 plan effectively buys only about 10 short (5s) renders, with no credit rollover, and that refund requests are frequently denied even when the tool clearly malfunctioned. Free-tier watermark status is not confirmed. A universal max clip length for Wan 3.0 on Runway was not published.
Wan 3.0 on Elyum
On Elyum, Wan 3.0 runs 2 to 30 seconds at 480p, 720p, or 1080p, with native audio, from text, image, references, or an edit. Rates are 3 credits per second at 480p, 5 at 720p, and 10 at 1080p. A 5-second 480p keep is 15 credits ($0.15). A 5-second 1080p keep is 50 credits ($0.50). A 15-second 1080p keep is 150 credits ($1.50).
Every render comes back as a free preview. You keep the takes you will download, which is the only moment credits are charged, or kill the rest for a full refund. A failed generation is never charged. Paid plans kill freely; Free meters kills at one a month. Kept files have no watermark and include commercial use. Plans are Free (up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card), Plus $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, and Ultra $69/mo. You can also run the model from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through the MCP docs or the REST API.
What a Wan 3.0 take costs
| Scenario | Runway | Elyum |
|---|---|---|
| One 5s 1080p take you keep | Not published | 50 credits ($0.50) |
| Ten 5s 1080p takes, keep two | Credits spent on every completed take; no refund if the clip is just bad | 2 × 50 credits = 100 credits ($1.00) |
| A failed generation | Refunded only on a hard generation error | Never charged |
| Monthly plan to access Wan 3.0 | Standard $15/mo lists all AI video models; Wan 3.0 on Free not confirmed | Free plan, up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card |
| Watermark on the file | None on Standard+; free-tier watermark not confirmed | None on kept takes |
| One 15s 1080p keep | Not published | 150 credits ($1.50) |
Elyum: 1 credit = $0.01, charged only when you keep a take. Runway 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
Runway does not publish a wan3 per-second rate. Elyum bills 3, 5, and 10 credits per second at 480p, 720p, and 1080p. The cut versus comparable platform anchors is already in the listed price.
Runway returns credits only when a generation ends in a hard error. A finished but unusable clip still costs credits. On Elyum we charge only the keeps; a kill refunds the rest. Free meters kills at one a month. Paid plans kill freely.
On Elyum, Wan 3.0 is 2 to 30 seconds at up to 1080p. Runway includes 4K upscaling on Standard and unlimited 4K upscaling on Pro and Max. A native Wan 3.0 max length on Runway was not published in this research.
Runway ships Aleph in-context editing, brand kits, voice clones, and HDR/ProRes on Max. Elyum has no timeline editor, stock footage, avatars, mobile app, or team seats. Weigh the suite on the Runway alternative page.
Runway offers a public developer API that includes wan3. Elyum exposes Wan 3.0 from the web studio and from Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor. Other same-model comparisons sit on the compare index.
Paid Runway plans list no watermarks. Commercial-use terms were not independently verified from official ToS in this pass. Elyum kept takes download clean, with no watermark, and commercial use included.
Pick Runway when
- You already live in Runway and want wan3 in the same credit pool as Gen-4.5 and Aleph.
- You need brand kits, custom voice clones, or HDR/ProRes (Max) next to the generate button.
- You want 5, 15, or 20 parallel generations on Standard, Pro, or Max.
- Your pipeline already talks to Runway's public developer API.
Pick Elyum when
- You iterate a lot: every Wan 3.0 take is a free preview, and a kill refunds the credits.
- You want a published rate: a 15-second 1080p keep is 150 credits ($1.50).
- You need 2 to 30 seconds at 1080p with native sound, without buying the rest of a suite.
- You want to start on Free (up to 150 credits (our algorithm may grant them), no card) or Plus at $9/mo.
Wan 3.0 in three styles, rendered on Elyum
Getting the most out of Wan 3.0
- Open with camera language: 24mm locked-off wide, 50mm handheld medium, or a slow push-in. If you leave the camera blank, Wan 3.0 invents a move that often fights the action.
- Write the soundtrack in the same prompt. Put dialogue in quotes and name the room tone or a specific SFX. A silent prompt usually yields thin, generic ambience.
- Label every reference. You can attach up to ten stills and five clips on one shot. Say which file is the face, the wardrobe, the product, and the motion, or the model averages them.
- Match duration to the beat. A product turn is a 5-second take. A dialogue walk that needs 20 seconds should be 20 seconds. Padding a short action toward 30 seconds invites idle looping.
- For an edit, name the change against the source clip (hold the actor, replace the sky, keep the blocking). Restaging the whole scene in the prompt is a new take, not an edit.
- Keep one location and one time of day per take. Multi-room walkthroughs and hard-cut lists in a single prompt are where faces and lighting drift.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Wan 3.0 video cost on Elyum vs Runway?
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Which Runway plan includes Wan 3.0?
Where else can I compare Wan 3.0 hosts?
- Runway Pricing (official) (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Available Runway AI Models — Runway Developer Docs (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Kling 3.0 on Runway (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Creating with FLUX 3 — Runway Help Center (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Can I have credits refunded? — Runway Help Center (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Runway Reviews — Trustpilot (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Runway AI Pricing 2026: Free Plan, Credits, Max Plan & Best Value — Somake AI (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Runway AI pricing in 2026: every plan, credit cost, and what you actually get — eesel AI (accessed 2026-09-07)
- AI Video Startup Runway Valued at $5.3 Billion With New Funding — Bloomberg (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Runway on X — API model list changelog announcement (accessed 2026-09-07)
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Wan 3.0 is a AI video generator you can preview free on Elyum. Keep the takes you love, kill the rest for a full refund.