Vidu Q4 API
Vidu's newest model — up to 4K, 15 reference images and voice references
Try Vidu Q4
Runs on your balance at the price shown on the button. Results are saved to your account.
Image used as the opening frame. JPG/PNG/WebP, URL or upload.
Output resolution. Higher resolutions cost more per second.
Length of the generated clip in seconds (3–16s). You pay per second.
Create a free account with Google or email — pay only for what you generate.
Your video will appear here
Write a prompt, pick your settings and hit Run. You only pay for successful generations.
What is Vidu Q4?
Vidu Q4 (preview) animates a first frame or combines up to 15 reference images and 3 voice clips into 3–16 second videos with audio at 1080p, 2K or 4K.
The newest Vidu
Q4 is Shengshu's latest video model: sharper detail, steadier subjects and native resolutions up to 4K, with audio generated alongside the picture.
References with voices
Combine up to 15 images of people, products and places, plus up to 3 short voice clips, and Q4 will cast them in one scene — with matching speech.
Vidu Q4 pricing
Pay per second of video. No subscription. Failed generations are refunded automatically.
| Tier | Official price | Cheaper Gen. | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
1080p audio included | $0.113/s | −6% | |
2K audio included | $0.179/s | −6% | |
4K audio included | $0.366/s | −6% |
- Official price: Vidu API list price for viduq4-preview at $0.005 per credit (1080p 24 credits = $0.12 / s, 2K 38 = $0.19, 4K 78 = $0.39; audio and references included). Prices verified 2026-10-16.
- 540p and 720p are not offered yet: our channel's rate there is above Vidu's own price.
Specifications
- Resolutions
- 1080p · 2K · 4K
- Duration
- 3–16 s
- Aspect ratios
- 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 3:4 (reference-to-video)
- Inputs
- One first frame, or 1–15 reference images + up to 3 MP3 voice clips
- Status
- Preview (Vidu)
- Released
- Oct 7, 2026
Use Vidu Q4 via API
One request to start a job, one to fetch the result. Same shape for every model.
import os, time, requests
API = "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY']}"}
# 1. Submit the job
job = requests.post(f"{API}/run/shengshu/vidu-q4/image-to-video", headers=headers, json={
"prompt": "She looks up from the book and smiles as snow begins to fall outside the window",
"image_url": "https://cdn.cheapergen.ai/samples/portrait.jpg",
"resolution": "1080p",
"duration": 5
}).json()
# 2. Poll until it finishes (or pass "webhook_url" and skip polling)
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
time.sleep(3)
job = requests.get(f"{API}/generations/{job['id']}", headers=headers).json()
print(job["status"], job["output"]["video"]["url"] if job["status"] == "succeeded" else job["error"])Example prompts
Hit “Try it” to load a prompt into the playground above.
Vidu Q4 FAQ
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Vidu Q4 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. · Markdown · OpenAPI
