Vidu
Vidu is a cloud platform for generating video and image content from text, images, and reference videos.
What Vidu is
Vidu is a cloud platform for generating video and image content from text, images, and reference videos. Its video modes include Text to Video, Image to Video, and Reference to Video, producing audiovisual clips up to 16 seconds and 1080p. Other listed tools include AI sound effects, templates, AI image generation, and AI avatars. Vidu Agent can turn an idea or task into a 15–30-second multi-shot video with voiceover. Vidu also describes a real-time model that responds in milliseconds.
The service is aimed at independent creators and teams, with uses including social media, e-commerce, advertising, and professional video production. It is available on the web and through an API for developers and enterprises, and commercial use is supported. New users receive trial credits upon registration, with more credits available through daily login and events. Subscription credits last 30 days; purchased and bonus credits last two years. Subscriptions renew monthly or annually and Vidu says it cannot provide refunds. The API privacy policy says personal data is transferred to and stored in Singapore.
Good
- Generates audiovisual video up to 16 seconds and 1080p.
- Includes text, image, and reference video modes.
- Vidu Agent makes multi-shot videos with voiceover.
- API access and commercial use are supported.
- New users receive trial credits upon registration.
Watch out
- Subscription credits expire after 30 days.
- Vidu says subscription payments are nonrefundable.
- API-policy personal data is stored in Singapore.
- User content license includes AI training and product improvement.
Who it suits
Vidu suits independent creators and teams making short video or image content, including for social media, e-commerce, or advertising. Its API may also suit developers and enterprises integrating generation into products.
Verdict
Vidu brings several generation modes, image tools, and an API into one cloud service. Review credit validity, refund terms, and the content license before using it for a project.
The facts
Each one read from Vidu's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI avatars
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- API
- Vidu provides an open platform API with credit-based pricing and supports video, image, audio, and other generation capabilities.checked 5 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Commercial use
- Vidu's terms state that paid users' license extends to commercial use.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Creation tools
- The site lists reference-to-video, image-to-video, text-to-video, AI sound effects, templates, and AI image generation among its creation tools.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Credit limits
- Subscription credits are valid for 30 days, while purchased and bonus credits are valid for 2 years.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Credit validity
- Subscription credits are valid for 30 days, while purchased and bonus credits are valid for 2 years.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data location
- The API privacy policy says personal data is transferred to and stored in facilities and servers in Singapore.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- cloudchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Image creation
- Vidu offers text-to-image and reference-to-image tools.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Image-to-video
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Vidu says it is designed for independent creators and teams, with uses from social media content to professional video production and commercial advertising.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Maximum resolution
- 1080pchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Maximum video length
- 16checked 20 Sep 2026
- Mobile availability
- Vidu states that Vidu R1 is available on desktop and mobile through the Vidu app.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Vidu identifies ShengShu AI HK Limited as the entity that collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information under its privacy policy.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Real-time model
- Vidu describes its real-time model as responding in milliseconds and generating interactively.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Refunds
- Vidu says it is unable to provide refunds for subscriptions and directs users to support for cancellation help.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Vidu says it protects personal and financial information with encryption and security protocols.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Billing and refunds
- Subscriptions paid through Stripe renew automatically monthly or annually, and Vidu says it is unable to provide refunds.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Free credits
- New users receive trial credits upon registering, and users can also earn credits through daily login and events.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Company size fit
- solo, small, mid market, enterprisechecked 20 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The maker identifies itself as ShengShu Technology and describes Vidu as its world generation model for text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-based generation.checked 4 Oct 2026
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