Vidu Q2
Vidu Q2 is the previous generation and the model that established Vidu's reference-to-video positioning: up to seven reference images covering faces, gestures, scenes or props combined into one coherent clip with multiple-entity consistency.
- Up to
- 10 seconds
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Aspect ratios
- 16:9, 9:16, 3:4, 4:3
- Weights
- Not released
- API
- Yes
- Commercial use
- Not established
Output is 1 to 10 seconds at 540p, 720p or 1080p, with optional background music and an audio option that adds 15 credits to the base task. A Q2-pro variant additionally accepts reference video for video editing and subject replacement.
Vidu's Terms of Use (https://platform.vidu.com/docs/terms-of-use) were not reviewed, so commercial-use rights are left unverified.
Specification
- What it takes in
- text, image, video
- What it makes
- video, audio
- Maximum duration
- 10 seconds
- Maximum resolution
- 1080p
- Aspect ratios
- 16:9, 9:16, 3:4, 4:3, 1:1
- Controls
- image-to-video, start-end-frame, reference-character-consistency, extend, keyframes
- Weights
- Not released
- API
- Yes
- Pricing
- Credits at $0.005 each with a base-plus-per-second structure. Examples: text-to-video 720p starts at 15 credits ($0.075) plus 5 credits/s ($0.025); reference-to-video 1080p starts at 75 credits ($0.375) plus 10 credits/s ($0.05); Q2-pro reference-to-video 1080p starts at 85 credits ($0.425) plus 10 credits/s. Audio on image-to-video or reference-to-video adds 15 credits. Off-peak is half price.
- Released or updated
- 2025-10-21 (Q2 reference-to-video, text-to-video and video extension); Q2-pro reference-to-video 2026-01-27; 9s and 10s durations added (date not stated in changelog)
- Prompt limit
- 3,000 charactersVendor figure, checked 2026-08-16Collected from the vendor's own documentation on 16 August 2026. Vendors change these between model versions without announcing it, so check the vendor's current API reference before you rely on it. Check the vendor's documentation
Strengths
- Up to 7 reference images (Q2-pro: 1-4 images when a reference video is supplied)
- Q2-pro supports reference video, video editing and subject replacement
- Video extension endpoint adds 1-7 seconds
- Arbitrary aspect ratios supported on Q2 reference/image modes
Weaknesses
- 10 second cap versus 16 on Q3
- Base-plus-per-second pricing is harder to forecast than flat per-second
- Background music does not apply at 9 or 10 second durations
- Superseded by Q3 for new work
Best for
- Multi-subject composition and video-editing workflows where Q2-pro's video reference is needed.
What to understand before using it
Explainers naming the mechanisms this model's own documentation mentions.
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.
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Shortgenius
Generate AI short-form videos and auto-publish them to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.
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Vivideo
AI video generation via the Vivideo API: auto or manual mode, avatars, voices, brand kits.
See it from the vendor
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