Vidu
Shengshu Technology
Vidu is a video generation model line from Shengshu Technology. The latest release is Vidu Q4 (7 Oct 2026). This page tracks all 7 Vidu releases since 30 Jul 2024, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →
Vidu Q4released
Adds native audio generation alongside improvements to motion quality and prompt adherence
- License
- Proprietary
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Audio
- native audio generation (synchronized sound produced in single generation pass)
- Motion Quality
- improved
- Prompt Adherence
- improved
First Vidu release to integrate native audio directly into the video generation pipeline rather than as a post-processing add-on.
Vidu S1released
Real-time interactive video foundation model: streams video continuously and turns a single uploaded image into a character driven live by voice input - a different product category from the Q-series clip generators
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Frame rate
- 25 fps continuous, up to 42 fps
- Resolution
- 540p
Unveiled at the 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference, Beijing.
Vidu Q3released
Shengshu (with Tsinghua's TSAIL lab) claims the first video model to generate native audio and video jointly in one pass, up to 16s at 1080p. Reference-to-Video with intelligent camera switching launched globally 2026-04-13
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Audio
- native audio and video generated together in one pass
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Max duration
- 16s
Base model 2026-01-30; announcement_url is the 2026-04-13 Q3 Reference-to-Video press release, the only official English-language page located.
Vidu Q2released
Nuanced emotional expression, smarter cinematography, faster generation; Flash mode (~20s) and Cinematic mode. Reference-to-Video with up to 7 reference images followed 2025-10-21; Q2 image generation with unlimited free 1080p later in 2025
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Max duration
- 8s
Vidu Q1released
1080p with cinematic VFX transitions and auto BGM/SFX; multi-reference (up to 7 images) added July 2025
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Resolution
- 1080p
Announced 2025-03-29; global launch 2025-04-21.
Vidu 2.0released
Sub-10s generation at very low cost; from Shengshu Technology (Tsinghua)
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Vidu 1.0released
China's first Sora-class model; up to 16s
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Architecture
- U-ViT
- Max duration
- 16s
Unveiled 2024-04-27; public/global launch 2024-07-30.
FAQ
- When was Vidu Q4 released?
- Vidu Q4 was released on 7 Oct 2026.
- Is Vidu open source?
- No. Vidu Q4 is closed: the weights are not released and it is available through an API or app only.
- Where can I use Vidu?
- Vidu Q4 is available via Official API and Consumer app.
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