Generally available (vidu.com web app and Vidu Open Platform API)[1]
Vidu Q3 generates finished clips with dialogue, voiceover, sound effects and music baked in, at up to 16 s[1] per generation[1]. Reference-to-video accepts up to 7[2] images[2], and resolution options run to 1080p[3]. The Open Platform API bills in credits with off-peak discounts[3]; its per-second prices are not published on a fetchable page.
Pricing
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| API price, 720p with audio (per second) | No public data |
| API price, 1080p with audio (per second) | No public data |
| API price, 4K (per second) | No public data |
| API billing basis | Credit-based ('Account Recharge'); credit cost per generation varies by model variant, resolution and duration; discounted off-peak generation available[3] |
| Cheapest paid consumer plan | No public data |
| Consumer plan ladder | No public data |
| In-app cost per second | No public data |
| Free tier | Free credits granted monthly to all users (amount not stated on fetchable vendor page)[4] |
Output specs
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Max length, single generation | 16 s (Vidu Q3)[1] |
| Max length with extensions | No public data |
| Max output resolution | 1080p (viduq3-pro / viduq3-turbo)[3] |
| Frame rate | No public data |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9 (default), 9:16, 3:4, 4:3, 1:1; 'auto' additionally available in reference-to-video[3] |
| Max reference inputs per generation | 7 (viduq3 series (reference-to-video))[2] |
Features
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Native audio | Yes (Vidu Q3)[1] |
| Lip-sync | No public data |
| Text-to-video | Yes (viduq3-pro)[5] |
| Image-to-video | Yes (viduq3-turbo / viduq3-pro / viduq3-pro-fast)[6] |
| First / last frame control | Yes (viduq3-pro / viduq3-turbo / viduq3-pro-fast)[7] |
| Multi-shot in one generation | Yes (viduq3-pro)[3] |
| Video editing | No public data |
| Video extension | No public data |
Access
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available (vidu.com web app and Vidu Open Platform API)[1] |
| Public API | Yes (Vidu Open Platform (platform.vidu.com))[5] |
| Where to use it | Vidu web app (vidu.com); Vidu Open Platform API (platform.vidu.com) with text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video and start-end-to-video endpoints[5] |
| Regional limits | No public data |
| Release date | 2026-01-27 (viduq3-pro)[5] |
Public leaderboards
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| LMArena text-to-video score | No public data |
| LMArena text-to-video rank (of 48) | No public data |
| LMArena image-to-video score | 1363 ±9 (vidu-q3-pro)[8] |
| LMArena image-to-video rank (of 48) | #18 (vidu-q3-pro)[8] |
| VGI-Bench overall score | No public data |
Where Vidu Q3 appears on this site
Vidu Q3 vs Kling 3.0 · Alternatives guides
All head-to-head comparisons
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Evidence
Only official sources are cited: vendor pages, and leaderboard publishers for their own rankings. Anything we could not find on such a page is shown as “No public data”.
- Vidu Q3 — AI Video Model with Native Audio (official product page) — ShengShu Technology (Vidu). www.vidu.com/vidu-q3. Checked 2026-10-07
- Vidu Open Platform — Vidu Q3 Reference-to-Video API reference — ShengShu Technology (Vidu). platform.vidu.com/docs/api-reference/video-models/vidu-q3/reference…. Checked 2026-10-07
- Vidu Open Platform — Vidu Q3 Text-to-Video API reference — ShengShu Technology (Vidu). platform.vidu.com/docs/api-reference/video-models/vidu-q3/text-to-v…. Checked 2026-10-07
- Vidu official blog — 10 Best Free AI Video Generators — ShengShu Technology (Vidu). www.vidu.com/blog/best-ai-video-generator. Checked 2026-10-07
- Vidu Open Platform — API Update Notice — ShengShu Technology (Vidu). platform.vidu.com/docs/api-reference/updates. Checked 2026-10-07
- Vidu Open Platform — Vidu Q3 Image-to-Video API reference — ShengShu Technology (Vidu). platform.vidu.com/docs/api-reference/video-models/vidu-q3/image-to-…. Checked 2026-10-07
- Vidu Open Platform — Vidu Q3 Start-End-to-Video API reference — ShengShu Technology (Vidu). platform.vidu.com/docs/api-reference/video-models/vidu-q3/start-end…. Checked 2026-10-07
- Arena (arena.ai) — Image-to-Video Leaderboard — arena.ai (LMArena). arena.ai/leaderboard/image-to-video. Checked 2026-10-07