Wan 2.1 T2V 480p Ultra Fast

Wan 2.1 T2V 480p Ultra Fast

Playground

WAN 2.1 T2V 480p Ultra-Fast turns text prompts into unlimited 480p AI videos with ultra-fast throughput and reliable 480p output. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Wan 2.1 T2V 480p Ultra Fast is a text-to-video model optimized for speed and iteration. Write a prompt, pick a duration, and generate a short 480p video quickly—ideal for rapid concept testing, storyboard previews, and high-volume variations.

What it’s good at

• Text-to-Video (T2V): generate video directly from a prompt
• Ultra-fast generation: built for quick iteration and high-throughput workflows
• 480p output: lightweight resolution for draft-quality previews and batch runs
• Creative control knobs: guidance scale, steps, flow shift, seed

Common use cases

• Storyboard & pre-visualization: turn scripts into short motion sketches before committing to higher-cost renders
• Marketing concept exploration: generate multiple variants of the same idea (camera, action, mood) and pick winners fast
• Motion style prototyping: test different motion intensity settings for pacing, dynamism, and scene continuity
• Batch ideation: generate many drafts to explore composition, timing, and cinematic language

Inputs

• Prompt (required): describe subject, action, setting, lighting, camera movement, and mood
• Negative prompt (optional): list artifacts to avoid (blur, jitter, distortion, low quality, inconsistent motion)

Parameters (Playground / API)

• Size: 832×480 (480p)
• Duration: 5s or 10s
• Num inference steps: higher can improve stability/detail but costs more time
• Guidance scale: higher follows the prompt more strictly; too high may reduce natural motion
• Flow shift: adjusts motion feel and temporal dynamics
• Seed: use a fixed value for reproducibility; use -1 for random

Pricing

Prompting tips (T2V)

• Write like a director: Subject + Action + Scene + Camera + Style
• Use concrete motion verbs: walks, turns, reaches, leans, spins, drifts, stops
• Add camera language to make it feel like “video,” not “animated still”: slow dolly-in, handheld, orbit, pan left, tilt up, rack focus
• Keep negative prompts short and practical: blurry, jittery, flicker, distorted, low quality, inconsistent motion

Authentication

For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.

API Endpoints

Submit Task & Query Result

set -euo pipefail

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "A cinematic ocean wave at sunrise, highly detailed",
  "size": "832*480",
  "num_inference_steps": 30,
  "duration": 5,
  "guidance_scale": 5,
  "flow_shift": 3,
  "seed": -1
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/wan-2.1/t2v-480p-ultra-fast" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "${REQUEST_BODY}")

TASK=$(printf '%s' "${SUBMIT_RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
if [ -z "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
  printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
  exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.urls.get // empty')
if [ -z "${RESULT_URL}" ]; then RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"; fi

# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
  RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
    "${RESULT_URL}" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}")
  RESULT=$(printf '%s' "${RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
  STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')

  case "${STATUS}" in
    completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
    failed|cancelled|timeout) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
    created|processing) sleep 2 ;;
    *) printf 'Unexpected status: %s
' "${STATUS}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
  esac
done

Parameters

Task Submission Parameters

Request Parameters

Response Parameters

Result Request Parameters

Result Response Parameters