Vidu
Shengshu text-to-video tool with reference-to-video character consistency
Best for
Best for animators and storytellers who need consistent characters across short AI video shots without manual rotoscoping
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $7.99/mo
- Setup time
- 5 minutes
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/21/2026
What we love
- ✓Best-in-class character consistency
- ✓Strong anime and stylized output
- ✓Daily free credits keep iteration cheap
Where it falls short
- −Photoreal humans still wobble in close-up
- −Limited editing controls inside the app
- −Server load slows generation during peaks
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20263 tiers
Free
monthly
- ✓80 monthly credits
- ✓Standard queue
- ✓Watermarked
Standard
monthly
- ✓1100 credits
- ✓Priority queue
- ✓Commercial license
Premier
monthly
- ✓4500 credits
- ✓Highest priority
- ✓API access
Why we picked it
Vidu's multi-reference mode is the headline feature — drop in a character, a prop, and a setting and the model holds them together better than most.
Overview
Vidu is a text- and image-to-video generator from Shengshu Technology that built its reputation on character consistency across multi-subject reference uploads. It supports up to seven reference images per clip, making it a favorite for animators who need the same character to appear in successive shots. Free credits refresh daily and paid plans unlock higher resolution and longer clips.
Key features
- ●Reference-to-video with up to 7 subject images
- ●Text-to-video and image-to-video modes
- ●Anime and stylized presets
- ●Up to 8-second clips at 1080p
- ●First-frame and last-frame conditioning
- ●Character library for reuse
- ●Public API for developers
Best use cases
Animated shorts
Stitch a recurring character through multiple shots without manual frame correction.
Storyboard previz
Turn rough scripts into watchable animatics with consistent props and characters.
Integrations
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