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Vidu Q3 Pro API Pricing

Vidu Q3 Pro costs $0.0337–$0.0897 per second of generated video, depending on resolution. That's up to 25% below Shengshu's official list price. No subscription needed; failed generations are free.

Per second from
$0.0337
540p
5 s at 720p
$0.38
official $0.50
1 minute at 540p
$2.02
official $2.70
Below official
up to 25%

Try it

Try Vidu Q3 Pro — see the price before you run

Runs on your balance at the price on the button; failed runs are refunded. Results are saved to your account.

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Price list

Vidu Q3 Pro price per second

Every tier with Shengshu's official list price, our price and what common clip lengths cost.

Vidu Q3 Pro pricing for every tier
TierOfficialCheaperGenSave5 s clip16 s clip5 s clips / $10
540p
audio included
$0.045/s$0.0337/s−25%$0.17$0.5459
720p
audio included
$0.10/s$0.0748/s−25%$0.38$1.2026
1080p
audio included
$0.12/s$0.0897/s−25%$0.45$1.4422
  • Official price: Vidu international API list price for viduq3-pro (text / image / first-and-last-frame to video), platform.vidu.com/pricing at $0.005 per credit, checked 2026-10-19 (540p 9 credits = $0.045 / s, 720p 20 = $0.10, 1080p 24 = $0.12; audio included). Verified October 18, 2026.

By task

Vidu Q3 Pro pricing by endpoint

Each Vidu Q3 Pro endpoint is billed on the same per-second rates. Starting price per endpoint:

Cost examples

What Vidu Q3 Pro videos cost

Worked examples at today's prices, against the official list price.

Vidu Q3 Pro cost examples
Use caseRequestTierOfficialCheaperGenSaved
Test clip1 × 1 s540p$0.045$0.034$0.011
Social clip1 × 5 s720p$0.50$0.38$0.13
Longest single clip1 × 16 s1080p$1.92$1.44$0.48
Prototype batch50 × 5 s540p$11.25$8.41$2.84
Monthly production1,000 × 5 s720p$500.00$373.80$126.20

Estimate your monthly Vidu Q3 Pro bill

Pick a tier and your monthly volume. Switch models to compare — same live prices as the tables above.

Model
Resolution

Drag the slider — or pick a model — to try your own numbers.

Vidu Q3 Pro at 720p: 1,000 minutes of video per month costs $6,000 at the official list price and $4,486 on CheaperGen — you save $1,514 a month.

Billing

How Vidu Q3 Pro billing works

The same rules apply in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Full details in the billing docs.

  • Unit. Per second of video, for any length in 1–16 s.
  • Audio. Included at no extra cost.
  • Official reference. Vidu international API list price for viduq3-pro (text / image / first-and-last-frame to video), platform.vidu.com/pricing at $0.005 per credit, checked 2026-10-19 (540p 9 credits = $0.045 / s, 720p 20 = $0.10, 1080p 24 = $0.12; audio included), verified October 18, 2026.
  • Hold, then settle. The quoted price is held from your prepaid balance when you submit and becomes the final charge on success. The exact cost is returned with every generation.
  • Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full automatically.
  • Price before you run. POST /v1/quote/shengshu/vidu-q3-pro/text-to-video returns the price, the official price and your discount for any input — free.

FAQ

Vidu Q3 Pro API Pricing questions

Vidu Q3 Pro costs from $0.0337/s at 540p to $0.0897/s at 1080p, billed per second of generated video. The official list price is $0.045/s to $0.12/s (Vidu international API list price for viduq3-pro).

A 5-second clip costs $0.17 at 540p, $0.38 at 720p and $0.45 at 1080p. You can pick any length in 1–16 s and pay per second.

Per second of video, from prepaid credits in US dollars. The exact cost is shown on the Generate button in the Studio and returned with every API generation.

No. Vidu Q3 Pro generates synchronized audio at no extra cost.

No. The quoted price is held when you submit and refunded in full, automatically, if the generation fails or you cancel it before it starts.

See Vidu Q3 Pro API cost for finished pieces, monthly budgets and what drives the bill, and price per second for the rate at every resolution.

No subscription is needed: CheaperGen is prepaid — add credits, spend them on any model in the API or the Studio, and failed generations are refunded automatically. Optional monthly plans add credits every month, and Pro and Max also lower prices. The quote endpoint (POST /v1/quote/{endpoint}) is free, so you can price any request before you run it.