vidu-q3cheapestVidu Q3 API — how to connect and pay
Vidu Q3 — text-to-video and image-to-video from Prime (sole provider). 540p/720p/1080p, 5 or 10 second duration. Priced per second.
Channel comparison
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vidu-q3:whitedefault| Channel | Price |
|---|---|
Prime vidu-q3cheapest | from $0.0344 / s |
White vidu-q3:whitedefault | from $0.042667 / s |
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vidu-q3:whiteWhat is Vidu Q3
Vidu Q3 — text-to-video and image-to-video from Prime (sole provider). 540p/720p/1080p, 5 or 10 second duration. Priced per second.
Contract at a glance
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- video
- Mode
- async (job + polling)
- Status polling
- every 3 s · up to 600 s
Strengths
- Pricing: per second
- Inputs: text, image
- 2 configurable options
- One API key for media generation
Where it is used
- Social media clips
- Promos and title sequences
- Still-image animation
- Storyboards and animatics
API contract
Generation runs asynchronously: create a job, then poll its status until completion.
- Create job
- POST /api/media/generate
- Check status
- GET /api/media/jobs/{jobId}
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- video
- Polling
- every 3 s · up to 600 s
- Authentication
- Authorization: Bearer sk-pv-…
Example request
Pass your key in the Bearer header. The API returns jobId for polling the status.
curl -sS https://getvibeapi.com/api/media/generate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $GETVIBE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary '{"model":"vidu-q3:white","prompt":"a beautiful landscape","opts":{"input":"text-to-video","duration":"5","resolution":"720p"}}'JavaScript
const response = await fetch('https://getvibeapi.com/api/media/generate', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GETVIBE_API_KEY}`,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "vidu-q3:white",
"prompt": "a beautiful landscape",
"opts": {
"input": "text-to-video",
"duration": "5",
"resolution": "720p"
}
}),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`GetVibe API: ${response.status}`);
const { jobId } = await response.json();
console.log(jobId);API request parameters
Parameters for requests to Vidu Q3 via the GetVibe API.
promptreq.image_urlinputdurationresolutionimage_file_idimage_base64| Parameter | Type | Values | Default | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
promptreq. | text | text description | required | — |
image_url | URL | Public image URL | — | — |
input | option selection | Text → video (default) · Image → video · Reference → video | Text → video | Text → video: $0.064/s, Image → video: $0.059067/s, Reference → video: $0.059067/s |
duration | option selection | 5 (default) · 10 | 5 | 5: $0.064/s, 10: $0.064/s |
resolution | option selection | 540p · 720p (default) · 1080p | 720p | 540p: $0.042667/s, 720p: $0.064/s, 1080p: $0.074667/s |
image_file_id | text | Alternative to image_url: the id of your own file from POST /v1/files (file-pv-…) | — | Included in the base price |
image_base64 | text | Alternative to image_url: the file inline, as base64 or a data: URI | — | Included in the base price |
Request: POST https://getvibeapi.com/api/media/generate. Prices in USD.
Price of Vidu Q3
The cost of Vidu Q3: from $0.0344 per second. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate, and the final charge is shown in the API response (priceRub). Payment in USD, no subscriptions.
What a default request costs
With no parameters sent, the request uses these values: Duration — 5, Resolution — 720p, Source material — Text → video. That request costs $0.32.
“from $0.0344” is the cheapest parameter set, not the price of a default request.
Channels and prices for every parameter combination
For every channel, the price of every parameter combination. It is exactly the amount a successful generation is charged, and the same figure as in the machine-readable table linked below.
Whitevidu-q3:whitefrom $0.042667 / sexact prices
| Input \ Resolution | 540p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text → video | $0.042667 / s | $0.064 / s | $0.074667 / s |
| Image → video | $0.042667 / s | $0.064 / s | $0.074667 / s |
| Reference → video | $0.053333 / s | $0.106667 / s | $0.133333 / s |
Every combination as JSON: /api/media/price-table?model=vidu-q3%3Awhite
Primevidu-q3from $0.0344 / sexact prices
| Input \ Resolution | 540p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text → video | $0.042667 / s | $0.064 / s | $0.074667 / s |
| Image → video | $0.0344 / s | $0.059067 / s | $0.073867 / s |
| Reference → video | $0.0344 / s | $0.059067 / s | $0.073867 / s |
Every combination as JSON: /api/media/price-table?model=vidu-q3
README
The machine-readable contract for Vidu Q3 contains the request schema, operations, limits, polling and response examples.
# Vidu Q3
Public model: vidu-q3:white
Create job: POST /api/media/generate
Check status: GET /api/media/jobs/{jobId}
## Input parameters
- `prompt` (text): text description; default: required
- `image_url` (URL): Public image URL; default: —
- `input` (option selection): Text → video (default) · Image → video · Reference → video; default: Text → video
- `duration` (option selection): 5 (default) · 10; default: 5
- `resolution` (option selection): 540p · 720p (default) · 1080p; default: 720p
- `image_file_id` (text): Alternative to image_url: the id of your own file from POST /v1/files (file-pv-…); default: —
- `image_base64` (text): Alternative to image_url: the file inline, as base64 or a data: URI; default: —
## Public variants
- `vidu-q3`: Prime
- `vidu-q3:white`: WhiteFAQ about the Vidu Q3 API
How much does Vidu Q3 cost?
The price of Vidu Q3: from $0.0344 per second. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate.
Is it compatible with the OpenAI SDK?
Yes, the API is fully OpenAI-compatible. Just change base_url to https://getvibeapi.com/v1 and set your key — the rest of the code stays the same.