# Vidu Q3

> Vidu Q3 is ShengShu's Vidu video model, released in January 2026, that generates up to 16 seconds of video and native audio in one pass — dialogue, voice-over, sound effects and music, in English, Japanese or Chinese. On Kenerate AI it runs from text, a start image or up to 4 reference images at 540p–1080p for 45 credits a second at 720p (225 credits for 5 seconds). Vidu Q3 Pro adds start-and-end frames from 15 credits a second.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/models/vidu/vidu-q3
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 20 October 2026

## Key facts
- Official name: Vidu Q3
- API IDs: vidu/q3 · vidu/q3-pro
- Maker: ShengShu Technology (Vidu)
- Released: January 2026
- Clip length: 1–16 s
- Resolution: 540p · 720p · 1080p
- Aspect ratios: 16:9 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 1:1
- Sound: Native, toggle (same price)
- References: Up to 4 images
- End frame: Q3 Pro only

## Steps
1. Open the video studio — Go to /app/video and pick Vidu Q3 (the button on this page selects it) or Vidu Q3 Pro. Video needs any one-time credit pack.
2. Choose the mode — Text to video, image to video with a start image, or — on Q3 — reference to video with 1–4 images of your characters, props or locations. On Q3 Pro add an end frame if you want one.
3. Write the shot and the sound — Describe the action and camera, then the audio: put spoken lines in quotes and name the ambience or music. A prompt is required when you start from an image.
4. Pick length, resolution and ratio — Choose 1–16 seconds, 540p to 1080p and an aspect ratio (Q3). The credit cost shows before you generate.

## In depth

### Vidu Q3 vs Q3 Pro on Kenerate
Both tiers make 1–16 s clips at 540p, 720p or 1080p with sound, and Vidu's API lists the Pro tier with text, image and start-end to video [4]. What changes is the input and the price — per 5-second clip at 720p:
- Vidu Q3 — 225 credits. Start image or 1–4 reference images, five aspect ratios. Best for keeping characters and products consistent.
- Vidu Q3 Pro — 188 credits. Start image plus an optional end frame; the ratio follows the model or your start frame. Best for planned shots between two keyframes.

### Prompting Vidu Q3 for sound
Vidu builds Q3 around audio and video made together, including conversations between several characters [1]. Write the picture first — who is in the shot, what they do, where the camera moves — then the soundtrack: put each spoken line in quotes after the speaker, and name the ambience and music ("rain on the window, a soft piano"). Keep one action per few seconds; for a 16-second clip, describe the beats in order.

### Vidu Q3 on Kenerate vs Vidu's own app
Vidu offers Q3 on vidu.com and through its API [1][2]. On Kenerate you run it without a Vidu account, pay per second from one credit balance shared with Kling, Seedance, PixVerse, Veo and Wan, and buy one-time packs instead of a subscription. Don't use real people's likenesses or copyrighted characters without permission.

References:
[1] Vidu Q3 — Vidu: https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3
[2] ShengShu launches Vidu Q3 Reference-to-Video — PR Newswire, 13 Apr 2026: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shengshu-launches-vidu-q3-reference-to-video-with-expanded-visual-and-audio-capabilities-302740489.html
[3] Vidu Q3 model card — Puter: https://developer.puter.com/ai/vidu/vidu-q3/
[4] Vidu Q3 API — WaveSpeedAI: https://wavespeed.ai/vidu-q3-api

## FAQ
Q: What is Vidu Q3?
A: Vidu Q3 is a video model from ShengShu Technology's Vidu, released in January 2026. It generates up to 16 seconds of video with native audio — dialogue, voice-over, sound effects and music — in one pass, with output in English, Japanese or Chinese and frame-level camera control. A Reference-to-Video mode was added in April 2026.

Q: What is the difference between Vidu Q3 and Vidu Q3 Pro?
A: On Kenerate both make 1–16 second clips at 540p–1080p with sound. Vidu Q3 adds reference to video (1–4 images) and five aspect ratios; Vidu Q3 Pro takes a start and an end frame instead and is cheaper per second (37.5 vs 45 credits at 720p). Pick Q3 for consistent characters, Q3 Pro for keyframe-to-keyframe shots.

Q: How much does Vidu Q3 cost on Kenerate?
A: Vidu Q3 is 21, 45 or 48 credits a second at 540p, 720p or 1080p; reference mode is 21 up to 540p and 46.2 at 720p–1080p. A 5-second 720p clip is 225 credits and a 16-second 1080p clip is 768. Vidu Q3 Pro is 15, 37.5 or 45 credits a second — 188 for 5 seconds at 720p. Sound doesn't change the price.

Q: How long can Vidu Q3 videos be?
A: 1 to 16 seconds per clip, in whole seconds, on both Q3 and Q3 Pro. Vidu lists 16 seconds as the maximum per generation.

Q: Does Vidu Q3 generate sound?
A: Yes. Vidu Q3 makes audio with the video — speech, voice-over, effects and music, including conversations between several characters. On Kenerate sound is on by default; you can switch it off, but the price stays the same.

Q: What resolution does Vidu Q3 support?
A: On Kenerate, 540p, 720p and 1080p, plus 360p in reference mode. 540p is less than half the price of 720p, so it's the cheapest way to test a prompt before a 1080p run.

Q: How does Vidu Q3 reference to video work?
A: Upload 1 to 4 images — a character, an outfit, a prop, a location or a style — and describe in the prompt how they appear together. ShengShu says the mode combines subjects, environments, costumes, props and visual styles in one workflow. It's on Vidu Q3 only, not Q3 Pro.

Q: Can Vidu Q3 use a start and end frame?
A: On Kenerate, the end frame is a Vidu Q3 Pro feature: upload a start image and an end image and Q3 Pro generates the motion between them, at the same per-second price. Standard Vidu Q3 takes a start image only.

Q: Is Vidu Q3 free?
A: Not on Kenerate's free plan — video needs any one-time credit pack, with no subscription. The cheapest Vidu Q3 clip is 1 second at 540p for 21 credits; on Q3 Pro it's 15.

Q: What is vidu/q3?
A: It's the model ID API platforms use for Vidu Q3, with endpoints such as vidu/q3/text-to-video and vidu/q3-pro/start-end-to-video. On Kenerate you don't need a Vidu account or API key — the same model runs in the browser as kenerate/vidu-q3 and kenerate/vidu-q3-pro.

## Related pages
- Vidu AI video generator: https://kenerateai.com/vidu-ai-video-generator
- PixVerse V6: https://kenerateai.com/models/pixverse/pixverse-v6
- Kling 3.0: https://kenerateai.com/models/kwaivgi/kling-v3-0
- MiniMax H3: https://kenerateai.com/models/minimax/minimax-h3
- Reference to video: https://kenerateai.com/reference-to-video-ai
- All AI video models: https://kenerateai.com/ai-video-models

## Sources
- Vidu Q3 — Vidu: https://www.vidu.com/vidu-q3
- ShengShu launches Vidu Q3 Reference-to-Video — PR Newswire, 13 Apr 2026: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shengshu-launches-vidu-q3-reference-to-video-with-expanded-visual-and-audio-capabilities-302740489.html
- Vidu Q3 model card — Puter: https://developer.puter.com/ai/vidu/vidu-q3/
- Vidu Q3 API — WaveSpeedAI: https://wavespeed.ai/vidu-q3-api