Vidu Q3 🧠 Model Freemium

What it is

Vidu is the video model from ShengShu Technology, a Beijing lab linked to Tsinghua University. Vidu Q3 launched in January 2026. It generates up to 16 seconds of 1080p video with dialogue, voiceover, sound effects and music in one pass. In April 2026 ShengShu added Q3 Reference-to-Video, which builds scenes from several reference subjects, props and styles.

Key features

• Up to 16-second multi-shot sequences at 1080p
• Native dialogue, voiceover, SFX and music
• Reference-to-video from subjects, environments, costumes and props
• Six cinematic effect types: particles, fluids, camera moves, transitions, lighting
• Strong at anime and comic-drama styles

Where you can use it

The Vidu app (vidu.com) and the Vidu API platform. Krea lists Vidu Q3 and Q2 among its video models, so you can compare Vidu against Kling or Veo in one workspace.

Pricing and rights

Vidu sells credits through subscriptions in its app, but the pricing page would not load for us, so plan prices, watermark rules and commercial-use terms are not verified here. We also found no published API rate.

Who it is for

Creators of serialised short dramas, anime-style clips and story shorts who want sound and several shots from one prompt.

Verdict

Vidu Q3 is a capable storytelling model with native audio, and ShengShu said it placed high on Artificial Analysis at launch. It is offered in fewer Western apps than Kling or Seedance, and we could not confirm its pricing and rights terms.