Overview
Vidu is a domestically produced AI video generation tool launched by Shengshu Technology, positioned as a globally leading AI content production platform. It supports 1080P HD video output, can generate videos up to 4 seconds long, and features character consistency, ensuring that created characters, objects, and scenes remain consistent throughout the video. Vidu offers multiple generation modes such as text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video, and has introduced the Vidu S1 real-time interaction model and the Vidu Claw AI creative employee feature to meet the diverse needs of individual creators to professional teams. On 2026-10-08, Shengshu released the preview version of its new-generation flagship video model, Vidu Q4 Preview, and made it fully available, upgrading three capabilities: character performance, cinematic language, and complex visual effects. It supports up to 15 reference images and 3 reference audio clips at a time, with output covering 2K and 4K, 10-bit color depth, and a maximum single generation of 16 seconds of video. The launch price starts at 0.09 yuan per second.
Key Features
- Reference-to-Video: The world's first reference-to-video feature, supporting multi-subject consistency to ensure characters, objects, and scenes remain consistent throughout the video. Users can upload up to 7 subject images for accuracy and save characters, props, and scenes to a subject library, allowing one-click selection of reference subjects to improve creation efficiency and video quality. The Vidu Q4 Preview model released on 2026-10-08 supports up to 15 reference images and 3 reference audio clips at a time.
- Image-to-Video: Based on any image, describe the scene in the user's imagination and instantly bring it to life dynamically. Supports first and last frame functionality; after uploading the first and last frame images, Vidu AI automatically fills in smooth transitions. It can also transform comic images into animated videos with natural and fluid character movements.
- Text-to-Video: Directly generate videos from text descriptions, supporting 1080P HD output, up to 4 seconds, quickly turning creativity into visual content. The Vidu Q4 Preview model released on 2026-10-08 covers 2K and 4K output, 10-bit color depth, and a maximum single generation of 16 seconds of video.
- Vidu S1 Real-time Interaction Model: A real-time interaction model supporting actions like hand hearts, winks, and putting on sunglasses, allowing users to interact instantly with AI to generate dynamic videos.
- Vidu Claw AI Creative Employee: Hire an AI creative employee, input ideas to instantly unlock unlimited scenes, suitable for quickly generating creative video content.
- Vidu Q4 Preview Flagship Model: Released by Shengshu on 2026-10-08 and made fully available, this new-generation flagship video model upgrades three capabilities: character performance, cinematic language, and complex visual effects. It supports up to 15 reference images and 3 reference audio clips at a time, with output covering 2K and 4K, 10-bit color depth, and a maximum single generation of 16 seconds of video. The launch price starts at 0.09 yuan per second.
- Template Library: Provides trending video templates, including fun features like kissing, hugging, blooming flowers, and AI costume changes, helping users easily create viral short videos.
Use Cases
- Animation Creation: Transform comic images into animated videos with fluid movements, suitable for animators and ACG creators.
- Film and Advertising: Used for generating shots, actions, and performances in commercial projects to improve production efficiency.
- Short Video Creation: Quickly create viral short videos using the template library, suitable for social media content creators.
- Character Consistency Projects: Video projects requiring consistent characters, objects, or scenes, such as series content production.
Pros
- Rapid Generation: Videos generated in 10 seconds, fast and efficient.
- Character Consistency: Reference-to-video feature ensures multi-subject consistency, enhancing creation quality.
- HD Output: Supports 1080P HD video with clear picture quality.
- Off-Peak Unlimited Credits: Unlimited credits in off-peak mode, allowing unlimited free video generation.
- Multi-Mode Support: Covers text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video, and other generation methods, offering strong flexibility.
- Flagship Model Upgrade: The Vidu Q4 Preview released on 2026-10-08 upgrades character performance, cinematic language, and complex visual effects, supporting up to 15 reference images and 3 reference audio clips, 2K and 4K output, 10-bit color depth, and up to 16 seconds per generation.
Pricing
Adopts a freemium model, offering a free trial with unlimited credits in off-peak mode for unlimited free video generation; advanced features require a subscription plan. The Vidu Q4 Preview launch price starts at 0.09 yuan per second. Please visit the official website for specific pricing.
Summary
Vidu is suitable for individual creators, anime enthusiasts, film and advertising professionals, and short video creators who need to quickly generate high-quality AI videos. Its core advantages lie in rapid generation, character consistency, HD picture quality, and rich generation modes. In particular, the reference-to-video feature solves the pain point of character consistency in AI videos, while the off-peak unlimited credits mode lowers the barrier to use. With the 2026-10-08 release of the Vidu Q4 Preview flagship model, character performance, cinematic language, and complex visual effects have been upgraded, with support for up to 15 reference images and 3 reference audio clips, 2K and 4K output, 10-bit color depth, and up to 16 seconds per generation.
Version History
- Shengshu releases Vidu Q4 Preview. (2026-10-08): Shengshu has released the preview version of its new-generation flagship video model, Vidu Q4 Preview, and made it fully available, upgrading three capabilities: character performance, cinematic language, and complex visual effects. It supports up to 15 reference images and 3 reference audio clips at a time, with output covering 2K and 4K, 10-bit color depth, and a maximum single generation of 16 seconds of video. The launch price starts at 0.09 yuan per second.