Vidu Q4 is the next flagship video model from ShengShu Technology, the company behind Vidu AI. The Preview went live on 7 October 2026 with 4K output, native sound and a heavy focus on believable acting: expressions, emotion and voice that move together. It only does image-to-video and reference-to-video for now. Here is what that means for a TikTok, Reels and Shorts calendar.
Vidu Q4 is ShengShu Technology's next-generation flagship AI video model, released as Vidu Q4 Preview on 7 October 2026: it turns one image, or up to 15 reference images plus up to 3 voice clips, into a clip of up to 16 seconds with synchronized speech and sound effects, at up to 4K with 10-bit color, from $0.014 per second at launch pricing. It is available in Vidu's web product and API.
For marketers the point is performance: Q4 is built to keep a character's face, emotion, body movement and voice in sync, which is what makes AI UGC style clips read as human.
| Maker | ShengShu Technology (Vidu) |
|---|---|
| Released | Vidu Q4 Preview, 7 October 2026. A full, non-preview Q4 release date has not been announced |
| Modes | Image-to-video and reference-to-video only. No text-to-video in the Preview |
| Max clip length | Up to 16 seconds per generation (3 to 16 seconds image-to-video, 1 to 16 seconds reference-to-video) |
| Resolution | 540p, 720p, 1080p, 2K and 4K, with 10-bit color depth |
| References | Up to 15 reference images and up to 3 audio references (3 to 12 seconds each, mp3) |
| Native audio | Yes: synchronized dialogue and sound effects generated with the video, with automatic camera switching |
| Pricing | Launch pricing from $0.014 per second (RMB 0.09), which applies at the lowest resolution; Artificial Analysis measured about $7.20 per minute at production settings. Per-second prices for each resolution not verified |
| Benchmark | Debuted 3rd on the Artificial Analysis image-to-video leaderboard (AA-Video-I2V) with 1,179 Elo on 8 October 2026; absent from the text-to-video board because it has no text-to-video mode |
| Access | Vidu web product and Vidu API platform (image-to-video and reference-to-video endpoints) |
Vidu Q3 Pro, announced on 30 January 2026, was the first Vidu model to generate up to 16 seconds of 1080p video with native dialogue, sound effects and music in one pass. Q4 Preview keeps the 16 second ceiling and native audio, and adds 4K and 2K output, 10-bit color, up to 15 image references and 3 voice references, and a stronger focus on acting: facial expression, emotion, body movement and voice in sync.
The Vidu web app and the Vidu API platform. Launch pricing starts at $0.014 per second; the Preview label means specs and pricing may change before the full Q4 release.
Most AI video models are judged on cinematic shots. Short-form is judged on faces: a creator talking to camera, a reaction, a product held up with a line delivered over it. Q4 is explicitly tuned for that, coordinating expression, emotion, movement and voice, and the 3 voice references mean you can keep the same voice across a whole series rather than rolling a new one each time.
The missing text-to-video mode is less of a limit than it sounds for brands. You almost always start from a real product shot or an approved character image anyway, and reference-to-video with up to 15 images is exactly how you keep packaging, logos and a recurring character consistent across a week of posts.
Treat 4K as a nice-to-have: TikTok, Reels and Shorts compress hard, and 1080p is plenty for vertical feeds. The real decision is cost per usable clip, so test at 720p or 1080p before budgeting at 4K.
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Vidu Q4 is ShengShu Technology's next-generation flagship AI video model, released as Vidu Q4 Preview on 7 October 2026, that turns images and voice references into up to 16 second clips with native audio at up to 4K.
Launch pricing starts at $0.014 per second (RMB 0.09) at the lowest resolution, and higher resolutions cost more.
No. The Preview supports image-to-video and reference-to-video only, so every generation starts from at least one image.
Up to 15 reference images and up to 3 audio references of 3 to 12 seconds each.
Vidu Q3 Pro (January 2026) generated 16 second 1080p clips with native audio; Q4 Preview adds 2K and 4K, 10-bit color, more references and a focus on expressive acting.
Specs verified against the sources above on October 13, 2026. Model access and pricing change often; check the maker's page before you build on any number here.
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