Vidu
Vidu's reference-to-video mode conditions on several images at once for consistent characters and props.
Full Vidu record →Head to head
Vidu (Shengshu AI) and Hailuo (MiniMax) both sit in Video. Vidu is the cheaper entry point at Offers free credits for users. Paid plans exist but pricing is not published on this page.. Hailuo shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (5 vs 1). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Vidu Shengshu AI | Hailuo MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | Vidu Q4 | H3 |
| Entry cost | Offers free credits for users. Paid plans exist but pricing is not published on this page. | from $4.99/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free Plan 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 Q4 · Vidu S · Vidu S1 · Vidu S2 | H3 · Hailuo 02.5 · Hailuo Video · M2.5 · M2.7 · M3 · MiniMax H3 · MiniMax M2.5 · MiniMax M2.7 · MiniMax M3 · MiniMax M3.1 Flash · 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 | 1 | 5 |
| 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 |
Vidu's reference-to-video mode conditions on several images at once for consistent characters and props.
Full Vidu record →MiniMax's video product, popular for stylised short clips and subject reference.
Full Hailuo record →