Tool · Video, Pictures

Vidu

A web and phone app for making short video clips from a description, a photo, or several reference pictures that keep the same characters or objects. It can also make still images. Runs its maker's own Vidu models.

Go to Vidu’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence: Vidu Terms of Use (The maker's own terms)
Terms page linked from homepage but blocked by robots.txt; not read.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Can I sell what I make?: The terms don't say clearly
Terms and pricing could not be read (terms blocked by robots.txt; pricing rendered by script). Needs review in a browser.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review
Cost: No free plan.
Plans below.
How you use it: In your browser, Phone app, Maker's own API
Homepage has a 'Get App' link (phone platforms not named) and an enterprise API platform at platform.vidu.com.
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Skill needed: No setup
Our judgement: browser app.
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Made by: Shengshu (Vidu)
Homepage shows only 'Vidu' copyright, 'Shengshu Vidu' keyword and a Shengshu jobs link. Terms and privacy pages are blocked by robots.txt, so no legal entity or country read.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review
Status: Available
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

What you can make with it

A video, from a description (main use)
A video, by bringing a photo to life
A picture, the same character or style across many images
A picture, from a description

text to videoimage to videotext to imageimage to image

Homepage lists Text to Video, Image to Video, Reference to Video, Text to Image, Reference to Image and templates. consistent_character = reference-to-video/image keeping subjects the same.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

Prices rendered by script; not readable. API pricing at platform.vidu.com/pricing also script-rendered. free_tier unknown (set false as placeholder); needs review in a browser.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review

Models it uses (not yet listed on Plainly)

Vidu Q4, Vidu Q3, Vidu S (Vidu Stream)

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About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.