Vidu
Vidu's reference-to-video mode conditions on several images at once for consistent characters and props.
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Vidu vs Hailuo
Vidu (Shengshu AI) and Hailuo (MiniMax) both sit in Video. Vidu is the cheaper entry point at Free tier with credits. Paid plans are available but pricing is not disclosed in the text.. Vidu shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (9 vs 2). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Vidu Shengshu AI | Hailuo MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | Vidu Q3 | H3 |
| Entry cost | Free tier with credits. Paid plans are available but pricing is not disclosed in the text. | from $4.99/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free Tier free | Free free · Standard $4.99 · Unlimited $24.99 |
| Model stack | GPT2 · Vidu Q1 · Vidu Q1 Image · Vidu Q2 · Vidu Q2 Image · Vidu Q3 · Vidu S1 · Vidu S2 | H3 · Hailuo 02.5 · M2.5 · M2.7 · M3 · MiniMax H3 · MiniMax M2.5 · MiniMax M2.7 · MiniMax M3 · MiniMax Music 3.0 · MiniMax Speech 2.8 · Music 3.0 · Speech 2.8 |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 9 | 2 |
| Origin | China | China |
| Capabilities | Multi-image reference, Anime styles, Start and end frames, Audio generation, Text to Video, Image to Video, Reference to Video, AI Sound Effect Generator | Subject reference, Director camera controls, 1080p, Fast generation, Video Generation, Text Generation, Speech Synthesis, Music Generation |
Hailuo
MiniMax's video product, popular for stylised short clips and subject reference.
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