ShengShu releases Vidu Q4 Preview
4K, 10-bit video up to 16 s with 15 reference images and 3 voice references, at a launch price from RMB 0.09 per second
Partly confirmed
The takeaway
Around Oct 8-10, 2026 Beijing-based ShengShu Technology released Vidu Q4 Preview, the first preview of its next flagship video model.
Status
- Claim
Partly confirmed
- Our reporting
- Medium confidence
- Importance
- 2 of 5
- Last verified
- 11 October 2026
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Key facts
- Reported by IT Home on Oct 10, 2026; a hands-on review appeared on Tencent News on Oct 8 (per Pandaily, Oct 10)
- Output: 540p, 720p, 1080p, 2K and 4K, 10-bit colour, up to 16 seconds per generation; image-to-video and reference-to-video only for now
- References: up to 15 reference images (characters, scenes, props) and up to 3 reference audio clips to keep a character’s voice consistent
- Price: two-month launch offer from RMB 0.09 per second (a 10-second clip under RMB 1) on Vidu’s SaaS product; the standard price was not given
- Positioning: AI short dramas, advertising, social content and film production; the full Q4 release date was not announced
- No benchmark numbers; quality claims come from ShengShu and one reviewer
What happened
ShengShu, the Tsinghua-linked maker of the Vidu video models, previewed its Q4 generation. It focuses on consistent characters (many image and voice references) and on a much lower price per second. We found no official ShengShu post in English; details come from Pandaily’s summary of IT Home and a Tencent News review.
Why it matters
Chinese video-model makers are competing hard on price. A launch price several times below typical API rates makes many takes affordable for short-drama and ad production, which is where much AI video work in China happens.
Sources
2 sources from 2 sites. Numbers match the chips in the text.
2 sources: 1 primary, 1 press
Primary
- Vidu (product site)vidu.com, official
Press
Changes
- Filed (lab/press check)