Vidu

class A live

Chinese foundation-model video generator by Shengshu (Tsinghua-affiliated); flagship Vidu Q3 makes up to 16s 1080p clips with synchronized native audio.

Layer 1 — factual axes

API & price	public · ~$0.02-0.145/s	official	source ↗ 2026-07-04
Max output	16s · 1080p	official	source ↗ 2026-07-04
Native audio	yes	official	source ↗ 2026-07-04
Weights	closed	secondary	source ↗ 2026-07-04
Free tier	watermarked	secondary	source ↗ 2026-07-04

Layer 2 — output quality

1061 / 1600

Artificial Analysis Video Arena (image-to-video) ↗ measured 2026-07-04

Eligible for Best free Best for API Native audio

Chinese foundation-model video generator by Shengshu (Tsinghua-affiliated); flagship Vidu Q3 makes up to 16s 1080p clips with synchronized native audio.