Vidu changes by date, 2025 to 2026
Vidu: 7 entries, 28 July 2025 to 14 September 2026, naming 2 versions from Vidu Q2 to Vidu Q3; 4 name no model. Apart from new models, most concern references or consistency and sound, voice or lip-sync. As of 2026-09-25.
| Line | Entries |
|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly Video | 7 |
| Amazon Nova Reel | 5 |
| Gemini Omni | 5 |
| Google Veo | 15 |
| Grok Imagine | 4 |
| HappyHorse | 6 |
| Kling AI | 37 |
| LTX | 16 |
| Luma Ray | 9 |
| Midjourney video | 4 |
| MiniMax Hailuo | 7 |
| PixVerse | 20 |
| Runway | 31 |
| Seedance | 16 |
| Sora | 4 |
| Vidu | 7 |
| Wan | 26 |
Inclusion rule. All seventeen lines on the register, each with its count of dated entries and version rows. Order. Alphabetical by line.
1What the notes say
Vidu's API update notice dates six video changes between July and November 2025: lip-sync, an off-peak mode, reference video from one to seven images, the Q2 Pro and Q2 Turbo models, extension and text-to-video for Q2, and sound and picture in one output. Vidu Q3 reference models for drama and for ads appear on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio's list in September 2026.
2Every entry
| Date | Version | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2025 | Not named in the note | Lip-sync from text or audio | Maker's note |
| 7 August 2025 | Not named in the note | An off-peak mode at lower credit cost | Maker's note |
| 26 August 2025 | Not named in the note | Reference video generation from one to seven images | Maker's note |
| 24 September 2025 | Vidu Q2 | Vidu Q2 Pro and Q2 Turbo for image-to-video and start-and-end frames | Maker's note |
| 21 October 2025 | Vidu Q2 | Q2 gains reference-to-video, text-to-video and extension | Maker's note |
| 13 November 2025 | Not named in the note | Audio and video in one output for reference-to-video and image-to-video | Maker's note |
| 14 September 2026 | Vidu Q3 | Vidu Q3 reference-to-video models for drama and for ads are listed on Model Studio | Arrival on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio |
Inclusion rule. All entries on the register for this line: the maker's notes, platform arrivals and undated rows. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.
3Each entry with its source
- July 28Lip-sync from text or audio2025
- August 7An off-peak mode at lower credit cost2025
- August 26Reference video generation from one to seven images2025
- September 24Vidu Q2 Pro and Q2 Turbo for image-to-video and start-and-end frames2025
- October 21Q2 gains reference-to-video, text-to-video and extension2025
- November 13Audio and video in one output for reference-to-video and image-to-video2025
- vidu/viduq3-drama_reference2videoVidu Q3 reference-to-video models for drama and for ads are listed on Model Studio
4Versions
- Vidu Q2: 2 entries, from 24 September 2025
- Vidu Q3: 1 entry, from 14 September 2026
- Not named in the note: 4 entries
5Kinds of change
- New models and snapshots: 2
- Clip length and extension: 1
- Sound, voice and lip-sync: 2
- References and consistency: 3
- Start, end and middle frames: 1
- Faster and lighter tiers: 2
6Latest dated entry
14 September 2026, Vidu Q3: Vidu Q3 reference-to-video models for drama and for ads are listed on Model Studio.
A Vidu reference-to-video model designed for drama and AI comic series production.
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models
7Neighbouring lines
8Notes read
- Vidu, API update notice, read 2026-09-25
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models, read 2026-09-25
How entries are chosen and sorted: the method.