# Magic Hour MCP vs Vidu API (slim)

> Magic Hour MCP scores 50.7 (D) to Vidu's 40.2 (E) for video generation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Magic Hour MCP scores 50.7 (D) on agent readiness against Vidu API's 40.2 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Vidu API leads on payments & pricing. Both do video generation.

- Magic Hour MCP: D 50.7, rank #1053 of 1510 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/magic-hour-mcp.min.md
- Vidu API: E 40.2, rank #1324 of 1510 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.min.md
- Magic Hour MCP, good for Agents making short-form video and images, from talking photos and ads to lip-synced translations, on a credit plan. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 82 against 48; Security & auth, 45 against 28; Maintenance & community, 75 against 57; Transparency & trust, 58 against 46.
- Vidu API, good for Batch jobs that can wait for off-peak prices and want reference-to-video or start-end frames with sound. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 20 against 15. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Magic Hour MCP | Vidu API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 35 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 48 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 55 | 55 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 28 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 15 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 57 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 58 | 46 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Magic Hour MCP | Vidu API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Model API |
| Vendor | Magic Hour AI, Inc. | ShengShu Technology |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.magichour.ai/` | `https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Tools exposed | 50 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `io.github.magichourhq/magic-hour` | not listed |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-15 |
| Terms last updated | not read yet | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | not read yet | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not read yet | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not read yet | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not read yet | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not read yet | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not read yet | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | none | 5 stars, 25 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |

Why the edge:
- Schema & documentation, Magic Hour MCP +34: Magic Hour MCP 82 (All 50 tools read from tools/list with JSON Schema inputs and 29 enums, built from Magic Hour's OpenAPI specification (25). llms.txt (10). Long descriptions with a get_workflow_guide tool for choosing between them (17 of 20). Typed inputs with enums and no free-form objects (15). Worked examples; error responses not documented (5 of 15). Dated changelog with entries on 3 to 5 November 2026 (10 of 15, product changelog rather than MCP versions). 25 + 10 + 17 + 15 + 5 + 10 = 82.); Vidu API 48 (No OpenAPI file (0). No llms.txt or Markdown copies, though the HTML reference pages render without a browser (0). The image-to-video reference says what each model family is for (Q3 for synced audio and storyboards, Q2 for speed and quality, Q1 for clarity) (15). Typed parameters with model lists, per-model duration ranges (1 to 16 seconds on Q3), resolution options and defaults, though one `model` field carries nine values whose valid durations differ (13). We found no error-code reference, and examples rest on the listing's check (5). A dated update log, latest entry 15 September 2026 (15).)
- Maintenance & community, Magic Hour MCP +18: Magic Hour MCP 75 (Changelog entries on 3, 4 and 5 November 2026 (30). More than three dated entries in 90 days (20). Changelog and support; issues on the public MCP repository not read (10 of 25). Registry entry io.github.magichourhq/magic-hour (0.1.1, 4 November) (15). No package health read (0). 30 + 20 + 10 + 15 + 0 = 75. Registry presence read from Anchor Terminal's own daily import of the official MCP registry (/api/v1/registry.json, 6 November 2026), not the registry's API.); Vidu API 57 (Model reading. The update log's latest entry, on 15 September 2026, adds the S2-Avatar real-time interactive model and the S2-Editing real-time editing model. viduq3-mix and other reference models arrived on 13 April (30). Q1 and Q2 stay callable, no removals found, no policy (10). Dated update page and support by email (12). No official SDK. A hosted MCP server is live, but the stdio package was last released on 24 June 2025 (5). The MCP repository has 5 stars and no recent release (0).)
- Security & auth, Magic Hour MCP +17: Magic Hour MCP 45 (API keys as Bearer tokens or OAuth through the Claude and ChatGPT connectors (20 of 30). Destructive deletes are annotated; no read-only key (8 of 20). Tools return generated media, not third-party text (10). No audit log found (0). No security.txt or certifications found; face and voice tools come with policy limits in the terms (7 of 20). 20 + 8 + 10 + 0 + 7 = 45.); Vidu API 28 (Model reading of the checklist (credential, training, retention, operator visibility, programme). One API key sent as `Authorization: Token`, no scopes found (20). The terms (effective 23 January 2025) let ShengShu examine, record, copy and use inputs and outputs for operational and other purposes, and don't rule out training (0). No retention period or deletion call found (0). Task list for per-task visibility, no audit log (8). No security.txt, bug bounty or certification found (0).)
- Transparency & trust, Magic Hour MCP +12: Magic Hour MCP 58 (Closed service under terms naming Magic Hour AI, Inc., revised 3 October 2026 (15). The privacy policy says prompts, uploads and outputs aren't sold or used to train models, for free and paid accounts, and MCP requests are handled the same way; retention periods aren't given (20 of 30). No deprecation policy found (5 of 20). Subprocessors not read (10 of 20, model providers named in tool docs). 15 + 20 + 5 + 10 = 50.); Vidu API 46 (Closed models under terms with ShengShu AI HK Limited and Hong Kong law. The terms don't restrict commercial use and forbid removing the AI-generated label, but don't say who owns the output (12). The terms let ShengShu record and use inputs and outputs for operational and other purposes, with no retention periods, and we didn't read the privacy policy against them (5). No deprecation policy (0). No subprocessor list or data locations found (0).)
- Payments & pricing, Vidu API +5: Magic Hour MCP 15 (No machine payment protocol (0). Plan and credit-pack prices public, per-tool credit costs not read (10). 400 sign-up credits with no card, but API access sits on paid plans (5 of 20). A person signs up for a key in a browser (0). Tool discovery is open, but calls need a key (0). 0 + 10 + 5 + 0 = 15.); Vidu API 20 (No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Credit prices per second are published at $0.005 a credit, Q3 Turbo at 7 to 13 credits a second, with off-peak at about half (20). No free credits published (0). A person signs up and buys credits (0).)