ShengshuCheap Vidu Q3 Mix API
Run Shengshu's official Vidu Q3 Mix from $0.11/s — 8% below the official $0.12/s, and up to 9% off at 1080p. Pay per second, no subscription, failed generations refunded.
- From
- $0.11/s
- 720p
- Official
- $0.12/s
- Shengshu
- You save
- up to 9%
- 100 × 5 s clips
- $55.00
- official $60.00
Price check
Vidu Q3 Mix: our price vs the official price
Every Vidu Q3 Mix tier, priced live from our catalog next to Shengshu's official list price.
| Tier | Shengshu official | Cheaper Gen. | You save | 5 s clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
720p audio included | $0.11/s | −8% | $0.55$0.60 | |
1080p audio included | $0.132/s | −9% | $0.66$0.73 |
Official price: Vidu API list price for viduq3-mix at $0.005 per credit (720p 24 credits = $0.12 / s, 1080p 29 = $0.145; audio included). Verified October 16, 2026.
At scale
What Vidu Q3 Mix costs at volume
Totals for common batch sizes at today's per-second prices.
| Batch | Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 × 5 s clips | 720p | $60.00 | $55.00 | $5.00 |
| 100 × 5 s clips | 1080p | $72.50 | $66.00 | $6.50 |
| 60 minutes of footage | 720p | $432.00 | $396.00 | $36.00 |
Why it costs less
Same official Vidu Q3 Mix, lower price
The model and its output are the same; the cost of serving it is lower. How our inference works.
Official partnerships
Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest partner and channel pricing on official models like Vidu Q3 Mix.
Our own inference engine
For open-source models, our own inference engine — GPU scheduling, warm pools and per-model tuning — lowers the cost of every output further.
Automatic routing
Every Vidu Q3 Mix request is routed to the most cost-effective healthy channel, with live health checks and failover.
Spend less
Ways to pay even less for Vidu Q3 Mix
Draft at 720p, deliver at 1080p
A second of 720p costs $0.11 — 83% of the 1080p rate ($0.132/s). Iterate on prompts and camera moves cheaply, then render the final cut with the same prompt.
Test with 3-second clips
You pay per second of output (3–15 s per clip). A 3-second 720p test costs $0.33; lengthen only the takes you keep.
Consider Vidu Q3 Turbo for volume
In the same family, Vidu Q3 Turbo costs $0.0616/s at 1080p vs $0.132/s for Vidu Q3 Mix — 53% less.
Failed generations cost nothing
The price is held when you submit and refunded in full if a generation fails or you cancel it while it is queued. You only pay for outputs you get.
Volume pricing below these rates
Committed monthly volume unlocks rates below the public price list, plus invoicing and dedicated capacity.
Cheaper alternatives
Cheaper alternatives to Vidu Q3 Mix
Other official video models with an overlapping task, cheapest first. Price per second at each model's lowest tier.
Start generating with Vidu Q3 Mix
Try Vidu Q3 Mix in the Studio, or call it from your code with one API key. A 5-second 720p clip costs $0.55 and failed generations are refunded.
curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/shengshu/vidu-q3-mix/reference-to-video \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "…"}'FAQ
Cheap Vidu Q3 Mix API questions
Our prices on this page are live; Shengshu's official prices were verified October 16, 2026.
Vidu Q3 Mix is developed by Shengshu. Cheaper Gen. provides API access through official upstream endpoints and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.