Pricing and terms
Vidu Pricing: Standard, Premium, Ultimate and Credits per Second
Vidu's plans as shown on vidu.com/pricing on October 26, 2026: Free, Standard $10, Premium $43, Ultimate $115 and up, credits a month, Q4 credits per second, off-peak quotas, no refunds.
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Short answer: Vidu's pricing page on October 26, 2026 listed Free, Standard ($10 a month, 800 credits), Premium ($43, 3,500 credits) and Ultimate ($115 for 10,000 credits, slider to 20,000). With Q4 at 2 credits a second on paid plans, a 5-second 540P clip is about 10 credits, or roughly 10 cents at the page's $1.03 per 100 credits. On Cicadas the Vidu Q4 clip is priced per run and shown before you generate on the Vidu Q4 page; there is no subscription.
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Plans on the page
| Plan | Price | Credits a month | Price per 100 credits (page) | Q4 usage at 540P | Extras listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Price$0 | Credits a monthsign-up bonus credits, amount not stated | Price per 100 credits (page)n/a | Q4 usage at 540P4 credits a second | Extras listed10 references a month |
| Standard | Price$10 a month, billed yearly as $99 (about $8.25) | Credits a month800 | Price per 100 credits (page)$1.03 | Q4 usage at 540P2 credits a second | Extras listedfast channel, 3–16 s clips, 4 videos at once, commercial use, no watermark |
| Premium | Price$43 a month, billed yearly as $425 (about $35.42) | Credits a month3,500 | Price per 100 credits (page)$1.01 | Q4 usage at 540P2 credits a second | Extras listedultra-fast channel, off-peak 20 videos a day, 300 references |
| Ultimate | Price$115 a month, billed yearly as $1,150 (about $95.83); slider to 20,000 credits at $230 / $2,300 | Credits a month10,000 (up to 20,000) | Price per 100 credits (page)$0.96 | Q4 usage at 540P2 credits a second | Extras listedoff-peak 200 videos a day, 300 references |
The comparison table on the same page lists 1080p and 720p generation, 6–8 s clips, Vidu Q3 11–16 s clips, unlimited Q2 1080p images, batch generation of 4 and Ultra HD up to 4K across the paid tiers; monthly billing is 18% more than the yearly figures.
What one clip costs
At 2 credits a second (paid plans, Q4, 540P), 5 seconds is about 10 credits and 8 seconds about 16. At the page's $1.03 per 100 credits that is roughly 10 to 17 cents per clip on Standard, before counting the subscription itself. Higher resolutions cost more credits; the page does not list them.
Cicadas prices the same Vidu Q4 run per clip on the Vidu Q4 page and shows it before you generate, with credits returned on failure. The AI video cost index compares it with other models.
Terms the page states
- No refunds; Stripe subscriptions renew until cancelled.
- Off-peak mode has daily quotas (20 videos on Premium, 200 on Ultimate).
- Commercial use and watermark-free downloads are listed for paid plans.
Read Vidu's page before paying; tiers, credit counts and promotions change.