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Vidu free credits: what the grant buys, and what comes next

October 23, 2026

Vidu gives free accounts a credit grant that resets on a schedule rather than accumulating, spent per clip by model, length and resolution. Its reference-to-video features, where you give it characters and objects to keep consistent, are the reason to try it, and they are partly reachable on the free tier at a higher credit cost. Free renders are watermarked and queued. The grant buys a few clips per period. Beyond that it is a monthly plan, or paying per clip where you need the shots.

How the free tier works

Vidu is credit-based with a free grant that renews on a schedule; it does not bank. Clips cost credits by model generation, length and resolution, and the reference-to-video modes, which take one or more reference images and hold them across the clip, cost more than plain text-to-video. Free renders carry a watermark and sit in a lower-priority queue, and the newest models and longest durations are for paid plans. At the time of writing the grant and costs are on the pricing page in the app; they change with model updates.

What the credits buy

A few clips per period, fewer if you use the reference modes. The right free test is the one Vidu is good at: give it your character reference and see whether it holds in two different scenes. If it does, you have learned the thing worth paying for.

Where people get stuck

  • Reference modes cost more, so the grant buys one or two consistency tests.
  • The watermark on free downloads.
  • The newest model is paid-only.
  • The grant renews on Vidu's schedule, not your project's.

Stretching it

  • Prepare clean reference images before spending a credit; the reference modes are only as good as the input.
  • Test consistency across two scenes at the shortest length.
  • Spend the grant inside its period.

What then

Vidu's plans are monthly allowances with clean downloads, priority and the newest models. If consistent characters across many shots are your work, compare it on that axis with the film model page. If you need a set of shots this week rather than an allowance every month, pay-per-clip fits: nixm sells one credit per HD clip, bought once and never expiring, with a cast character that holds across shots, dialogue, score and ambience in one pass, and extend; no watermark, no queue tier. Your first HD video with sound is free on a new account. You can plan the shot without an account; rendering takes a free sign-in with no card, and no transcript of what you type is kept.

frequently asked

How many free credits does Vidu give?

A grant that renews on a schedule and does not bank; the amount and per-clip costs are on the pricing page in the app. It buys a few clips per period.

Does Vidu reference-to-video work for free?

Partly: the reference modes are reachable on the free tier but cost more credits, so the grant buys one or two consistency tests.

Does Vidu free have a watermark?

Yes, with a slower queue. Plans remove both.

Do Vidu free credits roll over?

No. The grant renews on schedule; unspent credits are lost.

What is the alternative to a Vidu subscription?

Pay per clip. nixm sells one credit per HD clip with native sound and a cast character that holds across shots, bought once and never expiring.

Which is better for consistent characters, Vidu or nixm?

Test both on your own reference across two scenes. Vidu is a reference-to-video model; nixm is a workflow that casts a character once and holds it across every shot.

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