Video generation

Vidu Q1

Name: Vidu Q1
Author: Shengshu Technology (Vidu)

Vidu Q1 is the legacy model kept for existing integrations.

A video generation model by Shengshu Technology (Vidu) · read 2026-08-14 · sourcing medium

Up to: 5 seconds
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1
Weights: Not released
API: Yes
Commercial use: Not established

It produces exactly 5 second clips at 1080p only, across text-to-video, image-to-video, start-end-to-video and reference-to-video, and is the only Vidu video model with an explicit anime style parameter.

Commercial use — Not established

Vidu's Terms of Use (https://platform.vidu.com/docs/terms-of-use) were not reviewed, so commercial-use rights are left unverified.

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Specification

Vendor figures, read 2026-08-14Read from Shengshu Technology (Vidu)'s own documentation on 2026-08-14. Vendors change these between model versions without announcing it, so check theirs before you commit a shot to a number. Sourcing for this entry is mixed. Some fields came from pages we retrieved, others could not be confirmed and are left blank. Check the vendor's current documentation

What it takes in: text, image
What it makes: video
Maximum duration: 5 seconds
Maximum resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1
Controls: image-to-video, start-end-frame, reference-character-consistency
Weights: Not released
API: Yes
Pricing: 80 credits ($0.40) per 5 second 1080p clip for text-to-video, image-to-video, start-end-to-video and reference-to-video; 40 credits ($0.20) in off-peak mode.
Released or updated: legacy model, still listed in the API as of 2026-08-14; original release date not stated in Vidu's changelog

Strengths

Explicit anime style mode
movement_amplitude control (auto/small/medium/large) which Q2 and Q3 ignore
Flat, predictable $0.40 per clip

Weaknesses

Locked to exactly 5 seconds and 1080p
No audio
Two generations behind Q3

Best for

Anime-styled short clips and legacy integrations.

What to understand before using it

Explainers naming the mechanisms this model's own documentation mentions.

Character and set consistency: the weakest link names “consistency”
Temporal consistency: flicker, drift and morphing names “consistency”
Camera control: a move without a camera names “control”
Conditioning and control: everything you hand the model besides noise names “control”

MCP servers that front Shengshu Technology (Vidu)

Servers in the media MCP directory whose own description or homepage names this vendor. Absence of a server here is not evidence that none exists: most publish no tool list at all.

Shortgenius Video generation
Generate AI short-form videos and auto-publish them to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Vivideo Video generation
AI video generation via the Vivideo API: auto or manual mode, avatars, voices, brand kits.

See it from the vendor

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Sources

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