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Vidu Q3 API pricing per second

Generate video with Vidu's Vidu Q3 through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.

  • Pay as you go, no subscription
  • 15 free credits on a new account
  • Free quote before every call
From$0.28per secondR$0.92 · 16 credits5 seconds at 720p: $1.38Updated November 07, 2026

Pricing

Vidu Q3 pricing by mode and resolution

ModeResolutionPrice per secondIn reaisCredits
With references720p$0.28R$0.9216 credits
With references1080p$0.33R$1.1119 credits
From an image720p$0.39R$1.3022 credits
From an image1080p$0.42R$1.3924 credits
Text only720p$0.39R$1.3022 credits
Text only1080p$0.42R$1.3924 credits
First and last frame720p$0.39R$1.3022 credits
First and last frame1080p$0.42R$1.3924 credits

Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).

Limits

What Vidu Q3 accepts in each request

Modes
With references, From an image, Text only, and First and last frame
Duration
1 to 16 seconds
Resolutions
720p, 1080p
Aspect ratios
16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16
Reference images
up to 7
Sound
With or without sound (audio: false)

Code

How to call Vidu Q3 free quote, generation and result

BODY='{"model":"vidu/q3","prompt":"a dog surfing at sunset","seconds":5,"resolution":"720p","aspect_ratio":"9:16"}'

CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY" | jq .credits)

curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"
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Questions

API questions before your first call

At 720p, each second costs $0.28 and a minute comes to $16.57 (R$55.46, 926 credits). Each generation runs 1 to 16 seconds.
Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The smallest Vidu Q3 generation costs 16 credits, more than the 15 free ones: use those to try a cheaper model from the catalog.
With references: up to 7 images guide the character, product or style. From an image: the image you send becomes the first frame. Text only: the prompt describes everything. First and last frame: two images become the start and the end of the video.
No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on Vidu Q3 and every other model with the same key.
No. The Cut.Pro key calls Vidu Q3 without a Vidu account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.

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