Alibaba Launches Wan3.0, Doubling AI Video Duration to 30 Seconds as Part of $56.5B AI Expansion

Alibaba unveiled Wan3.0, its latest AI video generation model, on August 24, 2026, marking a significant expansion in the company's AI capabilities following a $10.2 billion capital raise dedicated to infrastructure investment. The new model generates continuous video clips up to 30 seconds in length—double the 15-second limit of its predecessor Wan2.7—while maintaining advanced visual consistency and character fidelity across extended sequences.