Vidu Q3 Text to Video

vidu/q3/text-to-video

Vidu Q3 is Shengshu's text-to-video AI model. Turn written scripts and prompts into professional-quality video clips with realistic motion, lighting, and scene composition.

Base price
$0.77USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
video
Input fields
6
Production route

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Playground

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Input
Text prompt for video generation, max 2000 characters
The aspect ratio of the generated image. Allowed values: 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1.
Whether to use direct audio-video generation. When true, outputs video with sound.
Output video resolution Allowed values: 360p, 540p, 720p, 1080p.
116
Duration of the video in seconds Range: 1 to 16.
Random seed for reproducibility. If None, a random seed is chosen.
OutputExample

Examples

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Model card

Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.77 / run

Context & modalities

Input
Schema-defined
Output
video

Capabilities

Chat
Not supported
Vision
Not supported
Reasoning
Not supported
Structured output
Not supported
Function calling
Not supported
Audio input
Not supported

Access

Provider
Vidu
Model ID
vidu/q3/text-to-video
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

Human preference

Arena

Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.

Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena

Leaderboard
Text to Video
Rank
#26 of 33
Elo
900 ±17
Gap to #1
−243

Text-to-video arena (silent): people pick the better of two clips from the same prompt, without seeing the model names; audio is not judged.

  1. #21Veo 3.1 FastGoogleOn SandBase959±17
  2. #22Veo 3.1 LiteGoogleOn SandBase941±17
  3. #23LTX-2.5 FastLightricks929±17
  4. #24LTX-2.5 ProLightricks928±17
  5. #25Runway Gen-4.5 (720p)Runway909±18
  6. #26Vidu Q3 ProViduThis model900±17
  7. #27Vidu Q3 TurboViduOn SandBase900±17
  8. #28Kling O1 Pro (January)KlingAI887±18
  9. #29LTX-2.3 FastLightricksOn SandBase844±18
  10. #30LTX-2.3 ProLightricksOn SandBase836±18

API README

Vidu Q3 Text to Video

Vidu Q3 turns a prompt into a 1–16 second clip with native audio.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Up to 2,000 characters.
aspect_ratio16:9 / 9:16 / 4:3 / 3:4 / 1:116:9Output frame shape.
audiobooleantrueGenerate native audio. Same price on or off.
resolution360p / 540p / 720p / 1080p720pSets the per-second rate.
durationinteger 1–165Output length in seconds.
seedintegerrandomFix it to compare prompt changes.

Billing

You pay for output seconds: $0.07 at 360p or 540p, $0.154 at 720p, $0.16 at 1080p.

Output540p720p1080p
4s$0.28$0.616$0.64
5s (default)$0.35$0.77$0.80
8s$0.56$1.232$1.28
16s$1.12$2.464$2.56

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Describe subject, action, camera, and sound.

Also on SandBase

Other Vidu Q3 endpoints: vidu/q3/image-to-video, vidu/q3/reference-to-video/mix, vidu/q3/text-to-video/turbo, vidu/q3/image-to-video/turbo.

Start building

Send your first request

OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
vidu/q3/text-to-video
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "vidu/q3/text-to-video",
  "audio": true,
  "prompt": "In an ultra-realistic fashion photography style featuring light blue and pale amber tones, an astronaut in a spacesuit walks through the fog.",
  "duration": 5,
  "resolution": "720p",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
  status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
  case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
  sleep 2
  result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call Vidu Q3 Text to Video through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "vidu/q3/text-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.

Do I need a separate Vidu account?

No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to Vidu Q3 Text to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Vidu separately.