Vidu
Vidu's reference-to-video mode conditions on several images at once for consistent characters and props.
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Vidu vs HeyGen
Vidu (Shengshu AI) and HeyGen (HeyGen) both sit in Video. Vidu is the cheaper entry point at Offers free credits; paid plans exist but detailed individual monthly pricing is not published in the text.. Vidu shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (9 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Vidu Shengshu AI | HeyGen HeyGen |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | Vidu Q3 | Avatar V |
| Entry cost | Offers free credits; paid plans exist but detailed individual monthly pricing is not published in the text. | Free tier · from $29/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free Tier free | Free free · Creator $29 · Pro $49 · Business $149 |
| Model stack | GPT2 · Vidu Q1 · Vidu Q1 Image · Vidu Q2 · Vidu Q2 Image · Vidu Q3 · Vidu S1 · Vidu S2 | Avatar III · Avatar IV · Avatar V · ElevenLabs voices · Seedance 2.0 · Starfish Voices · Video Agent |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 9 | 3 |
| Origin | China | Global |
| 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 | Photo avatars, Voice cloning, 175+ language dubbing, Interactive avatars, Video translate, AI Video Generator, Stock Digital Twins, Custom Digital Twins |
HeyGen
Spokesperson avatars, voice cloning and multi-language dubbing for business video.
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