HiDream vs Vidu (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Vidu grades higher than HiDream: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Vidu grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Vidu
AI video generator with reference-to-video and image-to-video
Which one is for you
Pick HiDream if
- Fits if you want to try an image and video app on free credits
- Works for companies shopping for an image and video API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want paid prices, as they could not be read without signing in
- Not for you if you want a single product, as HiDream.ai runs several and the consumer one is vivago
- Tight if you are free: 30 credits, then ads to earn more
- Watch out: enterprise API pricing is not published on the homepage
Pick Vidu if
- Fits if you want characters or objects to stay consistent across a clip
- Works for people making short clips on a modest monthly budget
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want refunds: the page says it can't provide them
- Tight if you stay free, as it's 540P and the credit amount isn't shown
- Watch out: yearly prices are a limited-time 18% offer, so they may change
- Watch out: the Ultimate plan's credit total reads 8,000 and 10,000 in different places
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAHiDreamFair | 2.4GPAViduFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPaid plan prices could not be read, because the vivago pricing page shows only a sign-in prompt. It sits in the middle by default. | C$8.25 a month on Standard, billed yearly, for 800 credits, or $10 billed monthly, just over the $8 that marks the cheaper quarter. Premium is $35.42 and Ultimate $95.83. |
| Free plan and trial | C30 free credits on a new account, with more earned by watching ads. What a credit buys was not readable. | CA free plan with the Q4 model at 540P and 10 references a month, with sign-up and daily login credits. The page doesn't say how many credits that is. |
| Features | CThe vivago app, an enterprise API, marketing video tools, film tools and open-source models. The listing gives few limits. | BText, image and reference-to-video, a text-to-image tool, sound effects, off-peak queues and an API platform. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. The offering spans several products, so there is some sorting out. | CNo store rating on record. Credits, models, resolutions and queue types take some learning before you know what a clip will cost. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only on the pages read, with TikTok the one integration listed. | BWeb, with an API platform for developers, and no phone or desktop apps. |
| Best for | vivago image and video app | short video clips from text or reference images |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: HiDream and Vidu. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| HiDream | Vidu | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $8.25 per month for 800 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Vivago, the consumer app, gives new accounts 30 free credits and lets users earn more credits by watching ads. | Q4 model at 540P for 2 credits per second and 10 references a month; credit amount not shown. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | HiDream.ai | Vidu |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | vidu.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
HiDream
- Paid plan prices could not be read: the vivago pricing page shows only a sign-in prompt without logging in.
- HiDream.ai is a company with several products; the consumer app is vivago, at vivago.ai.
- The 30 free credits are stated for new vivago accounts; what a credit buys was not readable.
- Enterprise API pricing is not published on the homepage.
Vidu
- The page describes the yearly prices as a limited-time offer ('Yearly Billing 18% Off').
- The Free plan's credit amount is not shown, and the Q4 model uses 2 credits per second at 540P.
- Credits are sold at $1.03, $1.01 and $0.96 per 100 on the paid tiers.
- The Ultimate plan's credit total reads inconsistently on the page, so check it before buying.
Key features
HiDream
- vivago creation app
- A web app for AI image and video generation with templates, an effects library and an AI agent that starts from a story idea.
- Enterprise API platform
- HiHarness is described on the homepage as a multimodal platform with 200+ APIs for model services.
- Marketing video tools
- HiBurst is aimed at marketing content, with storyboard control and one-click publishing to TikTok.
- Film production platform
- Zhenzan is presented as a platform for AI film creation and multi-role collaboration.
- Open-source models
- Company news mentions the open-source HiDream-E1.1 image editing model and the HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 model.
Vidu
- Vidu Q-series models
- The site offers Vidu Q4 and Q3, with the plan table listing 720p and 1080p generation and 11 to 16 second Q3 videos.
- Reference-to-video
- Multi-reference consistency lets you supply reference images so characters or objects stay consistent across a clip.
- Text, image and sound tools
- Text-to-video, image-to-video, text-to-image and an AI sound effect generator sit beside templates.
- Off-peak mode
- Premium and Ultimate add an off-peak quota of 20 or 200 videos a day, queued outside busy hours.
- API platform
- A separate API platform is linked from the site for developers and enterprise customers.
Plans
HiDream
Pricing could not be confirmed. See hidreamai.com.
Vidu
Free$0
Q4 model at 540P and 10 references a month; no commercial-use line on the page.
Standard$8.25
per month for 800 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
Fast generation channel, 3 to 16 second videos, up to 4 videos at once, commercial use.
Premium$35.42
per month for 3,500 credits, billed yearly ($43 billed monthly)
Ultra-fast channel and an off-peak quota of 20 videos a day; yearly total is $425.
Ultimate$95.83
per month for 10,000 credits, billed yearly ($115 billed monthly)
Off-peak quota of 200 videos a day; page shows 8,000 and 10,000 credits in different spots.
Ways to pay less
HiDream
No public discounts listed.
Vidu
- Annual discount
Yearly billing, 18% off
The pricing page shows a Yearly Billing toggle labeled 18% off, for example $99 a year for Standard against $10 monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HiDream or Vidu?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HiDream has no price we could confirm, and Vidu starts at $8.25 per month for 800 credits, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, HiDream or Vidu?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both HiDream and Vidu have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.