Wan 3.0

Four limits shaped how you shoot until now: clip length, drifting anatomy, refusals, and silent output.This release removes all four.30 sOne take, no cuts1080p1920×1080 · 30 fpsSoundWritten by the modelNoneContent filterFewer artifacts/More usable takes/Simpler to control

Generated with Wan 3.0

Thirty seconds, one frame, and audio the model wrote itself

Zero cuts, a completely static camera, and audio written by the model together with the picture — nothing hand-picked or synced afterwards.

Turn the sound on — it is the point here

What is Wan 3.0?

Wan 3.0 is Alibaba Tongyi Lab's new video model, built to generate 30 seconds of continuous footage in a single take with native audio and no content filter.

It is the next step in the Wan family that already powers uncensored video on ZenCreator, and the change is duration held at quality. Earlier models produced short fragments that had to be chained together, and a body in motion came apart somewhere in the middle — which is why long close-ups were the shot nobody attempted.

Two things follow from that. The clip no longer has to be assembled from pieces, and it no longer arrives silent: the model writes the soundtrack in the same pass as the picture. Both are covered in detail below.

What is Wan 3.0 Prime?

Wan 3.0 Prime is the same Wan 3.0 model on a faster queue: the same inputs, the same output, returned about 40% faster. The Generate Audio toggle, screenplay-style prompts, references and multi-subject consistency all work exactly as in Wan 3.0. Pick Prime when the wait matters more than the cost — when you are testing ideas or iterating on a shot.

Tools: Image to Video, Text to Video and Video to Video.
Duration: from 5 to 30 seconds per generation.
Resolution: 480p, 720p or 1080p.
Audio: optional native audio, written by the model.
Image to Video: animate a first frame, a first and last frame, or work from up to 9 reference images and 3 audio clips (references and a last frame are not used together).
Video to Video: upload the video file itself, add a prompt, and add up to 9 images and up to 3 audio clips.
No negative prompt: describe anything unwanted in the main prompt.

Wan 3.0 Prime · Image to Video · 5 s · 480p

Migration

What changes if you already shoot in Spice mode?

Wan 3.0 does not start from scratch — it continues the workflow you already have and removes the limits that forced the workarounds around it.

Wan 3.0 example — woman in warm lamplight, the kind of long close-up where earlier models lost the hands

From Wan 2.7 / Spice

Longer and cleaner

Thirty seconds instead of short fragments. The body no longer falls apart mid-motion, so the same familiar approach stops costing you endless re-rolls.

Wan 3.0 example — window-lit scene carried through exactly as the prompt described it

From Seedance 2.0

A different level of understanding

The prompt is read more accurately and the scene is carried through as written, so fewer attempts stand between you and a usable take.

Wan 3.0 example — reclining pose in violet light, anatomy and proportions held through the movement

From Seedance 2.5

The same seconds, more freedom

Equal duration, but more accurate with bodies and poses, no refusals on explicit scenes, and a wider range of inputs.

Where the difference shows

What does Wan 3.0 give you in practice?

Four things change, and each one removes a workaround you are doing today.

01 — Body and anatomy

Hands, fingers, joints, spine curvature and body weight in motion. This is where earlier models broke down, and it shows first in long close-ups.

02 — No content filter at all

No refusals and no euphemisms. The scene is generated exactly as described, on the first attempt rather than the third rewrite.

03 — Simple control

Prompts up to 20,000 characters, duration of 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 or 30 seconds, a selectable aspect ratio — and nothing hidden in an advanced panel.

04 — A wider input

Up to 9 reference images and 3 audio clips in Image to Video; up to 3 videos in Video to Video — or a first and last frame when a scene has to run from one point to another.

Why does 30 seconds in one take matter?

Because a single continuous take removes the two things that give AI video away: the cut, and the slow slide out of shape that follows it.

Chaining five-second fragments means every join is a place where the face shifts, the light jumps or the fabric changes — and editing around that is where the hours go. A continuous take has no joins to hide, and Wan 3.0 pairs it with a completely static camera when you ask for one: the frame stays still and the subject carries the motion, which is the hardest case for any video model and the fastest way to spot a fake.

Duration is set as 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 or 30 seconds, so a nine-second cutdown for a Reel costs you a number in a field rather than a trip to an editor.

On top of that

Does Wan 3.0 really come with sound?

Yes — the model writes its own soundtrack for the scene it draws, created alongside the picture rather than matched afterwards.

Wan 3.0 example — wide interior scene where footsteps, breathing and room tone are generated with the picture

Footsteps, breathing, room tone, music

Because audio is produced in the same pass as the frames, a step sounds when the foot lands — not a third of a second later. No library search, no manual alignment.

How do you write a prompt for a 30-second take?

Describe one continuous action, not a sequence of shots. A 30-second take is one camera and one subject, so a prompt that reads like a shot list will fight the model. Write what the subject does from the first second to the last, in the order it happens.

Put the camera in the prompt explicitly. State that the camera is static if you want it static. Left unsaid, models tend to invent a slow wander, and that wander is what makes a long take feel unstable.

Spend your characters on the body, not on adjectives. With up to 20,000 characters available, the useful detail is posture, weight distribution, where the hands are and how they move. That is what the model now holds, and a generic prompt wastes the improvement.

Describe the sound you want. The soundtrack is generated from the same prompt, so naming the sonic environment — rain against a window, a quiet room, an upbeat track — gets you a matching mix instead of a default one.

Use references for identity, prompt text for motion. Up to ten images and five videos can go in together. Let them carry who the character is and what the place looks like, and keep the written prompt for what happens.

When should you still pick another model?

Wan 3.0 is built for long, continuous, uncensored scenes. Some jobs still belong elsewhere.

Short social cutdowns rendered as cheaply as possible — a five-second clip from Wan 2.7 Spicy does the job without paying for duration you will trim away.
Precise start-and-end-frame choreography across a series of shots — Kling 2.1 is built around that control.
Still images rather than motion — use Wan 2.7 in Text-to-Image instead of pulling a frame out of a video.

Where can you use Wan 3.0 in ZenCreator?

Wan 3.0 is live in ZenCreator's Text to Video, Image to Video and Video to Video, next to the other video tools, in the same interface, under the same account, with a shared generation history. Wan 3.0 Prime runs in the same three tools: pick either model from the model list.

Open the Video Generator→Starting from a prompt or a video instead? Open Text to Video or Video to Video.

Questions

How long can a Wan 3.0 video be?

Up to 30 seconds in one continuous take, with no cuts and no stitching. Duration is set as 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 or 30 seconds, so shorter clips are equally straightforward.

Does Wan 3.0 generate sound automatically?

Yes, and it is generated in the same pass as the picture rather than matched to it afterwards. Describing the sonic environment in your prompt is enough to steer it.

Is Wan 3.0 uncensored?

Yes — there is no content filter in front of the model, so explicit scenes are not softened, rewritten or rejected before they reach it.

What resolution does Wan 3.0 output?

480p, 720p or 1080p — chosen per generation, with a selectable aspect ratio.

How many reference files can Wan 3.0 take?

Up to 9 reference images and 3 audio clips in Image to Video; up to 3 videos in Video to Video. Alternatively you can supply a first and last frame when a scene needs to run from a defined starting point to a defined end.

How does Wan 3.0 compare to Wan 2.7 Spicy?

Wan 2.7 Spicy tops out at 15 seconds; Wan 3.0 runs a full 30 in one take and holds anatomy through motion instead of drifting. Both generate audio and both run without content filters.

Can I use Wan 3.0 today?

Yes. Wan 3.0 and Wan 3.0 Prime run in Text to Video, Image to Video and Video to Video.

Sources

Wan (Alibaba Tongyi Lab) — official model site: wan.video
Wan 3.0 announcement and specification, ZenCreator internal, August 2026.
ZenCreator platform documentation — Video Generator