Spec pair: Alibaba Cloud Wan and Amazon Nova Reel

Alibaba Cloud Wan and Amazon Nova Reel both print figures on 5 spec lines, resolution, frame rate, frame shape, length and marks; their readings differ on resolution, frame shape, length and marks. From 3 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Fig. 1 Filled: the vendor prints a figure. Empty: no figure, or not read.

Alibaba Cloud Wan and Amazon Nova Reel, reading by spec line, checked 2026-09-25.
Spec line	Alibaba Cloud Wan	Amazon Nova Reel
Maximum resolution	1080p	720p
Frame rate	One rate stated	One rate stated
HDR and bit depth	No figure	No figure
Aspect ratios	21:9 included	One shape named
Longest single output	16 to 30 s	1 to 3 min
Watermark on output	Off by default	Provenance metadata

Inclusion rule. The six spec lines every deliverable page carries. Order. Sheet order of the spec lines.

1Where the two sheets part

Two API sheets with every picture figure printed. Nova Reel is fixed, 1280x720 at 24 fps in six-second shots up to two minutes; Wan3.0 is adjustable, up to 1080P at 30fps with six ratios and up to 30 seconds per call. Nova points to provenance metadata; Wan's watermark switch is off by default.

Maximum resolution

Alibaba Cloud Wan: 1080P, 720P or 480P, with 1080P the default. Amazon Nova Reel: 1280x720, the only dimension currently supported.

Frame rate

Alibaba Cloud Wan: 30fps. Amazon Nova Reel: 24 frames per second, the only value currently supported.

Aspect ratios

Alibaba Cloud Wan: Adaptive by default; fixed shapes run from 21:9 cinema width through 16:9, 4:3 and square 1:1 to 3:4 and 9:16 portrait. Amazon Nova Reel: One frame size only, 1280x720; no other shape is offered.

Longest single output

Alibaba Cloud Wan: 2 to 30 seconds per generation without video input; 5 seconds by default. Amazon Nova Reel: Up to two minutes, generated in six-second increments.

Watermark on output

Alibaba Cloud Wan: A watermark parameter; off by default, so no watermark is added. Amazon Nova Reel: Content provenance can be checked with Content Credentials Verify unless the metadata was removed.

2Figures on file

Wan3.0 video generation
1080P, 720P or 480P, with 1080P the defaultresolution parameterAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan3.0 video generation API reference / recorded 2026-09-25
Nova Reel
1280x720, the only dimension currently supportedvideoGenerationConfig.dimensionAmazon Nova user guide, video generation access and usage / recorded 2026-09-25
Wan3.0 video generation
30fpsoverviewAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan3.0 video generation API reference / recorded 2026-09-25
Nova Reel
24 frames per second, the only value currently supportedvideoGenerationConfig.fpsAmazon Nova user guide, video generation access and usage / recorded 2026-09-25
Wan3.0 video generation
Adaptive by default; fixed shapes run from 21:9 cinema width through 16:9, 4:3 and square 1:1 to 3:4 and 9:16 portraitratio parameterAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan3.0 video generation API reference / recorded 2026-09-25
Nova Reel
One frame size only, 1280x720; no other shape is offereddimension parameterAmazon Nova user guide, video generation access and usage / recorded 2026-09-25
Wan3.0 video generation
2 to 30 seconds per generation without video input; 5 seconds by defaultduration parameterAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan3.0 video generation API reference / recorded 2026-09-25
Nova Reel
Up to two minutes, generated in six-second incrementsoverviewAmazon Nova user guide, video generation / recorded 2026-09-25
Wan3.0 video generation
A watermark parameter; off by default, so no watermark is addedwatermark parameterAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan3.0 video generation API reference / recorded 2026-09-25
Nova Reel 1.1
Content provenance can be checked with Content Credentials Verify unless the metadata was removedcontent provenanceAmazon Nova user guide, video generation / recorded 2026-09-25

3One more delivery sheet beside Alibaba Cloud Wan and Amazon Nova Reel

SceneMixer's printed figure on the checks where Alibaba Cloud Wan and Amazon Nova Reel differ, read 2026-11-04.
Check	SceneMixer	Source
Maximum resolution	Resolution is set by the tier: Wan 3.0 at 480P (the default), 720P and 1080P, and a MiniMax H3 tier at 2K	SceneMixer MiniMax H3 tier guide
Aspect ratios	16:9 landscape by default, or 9:16 portrait, chosen once per project	SceneMixer, what comes out (video specs guide)
Longest single output	Segments of 15 or 30 seconds, chosen per episode; the tier table's longest clip is 30 seconds	SceneMixer, what comes out (video specs guide)

Inclusion rule. Checks on which the two tools differ and SceneMixer prints a figure; checks it prints nothing on are not shown. Order. The order checks take on every tool page.