# Vidu Q3 Text to Video Turbo API

> Vidu Q3 Turbo 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.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/vidu/q3/text-to-video/turbo
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/vidu/q3/text-to-video/turbo/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Vidu
- Type: Video model
- Model ID: `vidu/q3/text-to-video/turbo`
- Price: From $0.39 per run
- Capabilities: text to video
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

- Unified Run API: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run`

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "vidu/q3/text-to-video/turbo",
  "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"
}'
```

The response returns a run id; poll `GET https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/{id}` until the status is `completed` or `failed`.

## FAQ

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

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "vidu/q3/text-to-video/turbo" 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 Turbo and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Vidu separately.

## README

### Vidu Q3 Text to Video Turbo

Vidu Q3 Turbo turns a prompt into a 1–16 second clip with native audio. Turbo is faster and cheaper.

#### Fields

| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `prompt` | string, required | — | Up to 2,000 characters. |
| `aspect_ratio` | `16:9` / `9:16` / `4:3` / `3:4` / `1:1` | `16:9` | Output frame shape. |
| `audio` | boolean | true | Generate native audio. Same price on or off. |
| `resolution` | `360p` / `540p` / `720p` / `1080p` | `720p` | Sets the per-second rate. |
| `duration` | integer 1–16 | 5 | Output length in seconds. |
| `seed` | integer | random | Fix it to compare prompt changes. |

#### Billing

You pay for output seconds: $0.04 at 360p or 540p, $0.077 at 720p, $0.08 at 1080p.

| Output | 540p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4s | $0.16 | $0.308 | $0.32 |
| 5s (default) | $0.20 | $0.385 | $0.40 |
| 8s | $0.32 | $0.616 | $0.64 |
| 16s | $0.64 | $1.232 | $1.28 |

Failed runs are not charged.

#### Prompting

- Describe subject, action, camera, and sound.

#### Also on SandBase

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