Vidu
Vidu's reference-to-video mode conditions on several images at once for consistent characters and props.
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Vidu vs Runway
Vidu (Shengshu AI) and Runway (Runway) 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 8). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Vidu Shengshu AI | Runway Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | Vidu Q3 | Gen-4.5 |
| Entry cost | Free tier with credits. Paid plans are available but pricing is not disclosed in the text. | Free tier · from $15 one-time |
| Pricing tiers | Free Tier free | Free free · Standard $15 · Pro $35 · Max $95 |
| Model stack | GPT2 · Vidu Q1 · Vidu Q1 Image · Vidu Q2 · Vidu Q2 Image · Vidu Q3 · Vidu S1 · Vidu S2 | Aleph · Aleph 2.0 · Banana Pro · Gen-4 · Gen-4 Image · Gen-4 Image Turbo · Gen-4 Turbo · Gen-4.5 · Kling 3.0 · Kling 3.0 Nano · Lyria 3 · Lyria 3 Clip · Lyria 3 Pro · Nano Banana Pro · Nano Banana Pro 2 · Nano Banana Pro 2 2K · Nano Banana Pro 2K · Seed Audio 1.0 · Seedance 2.0 · Seedance 2.0 Fast · Seedance 2.0 Pro · Seedance 2.0 Pro 1080p · Seedance 2.5 · Veo 3.1 |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 9 | 8 |
| 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 | Text to video, Video to video, Act-Two performance capture, Aleph editing, Frames, AI Video Generation, AI Image Generation, AI Audio Generation |
Runway
Generation plus a full editing toolkit aimed at film and advertising production.
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