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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vidu.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick OpenAI Sora API for transparency \u0026 trust (+19).\n\nPick Vidu API for reliability (+35), schema \u0026 documentation (+33), agent ergonomics (+55), security \u0026 auth (+28), payments \u0026 pricing (+20), maintenance \u0026 community (+42).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | OpenAI Sora API | Vidu API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 0 | 35 | Vidu API +35 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 15 | 48 | Vidu API +33 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 55 | Vidu API +55 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 28 | Vidu API +28 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 20 | Vidu API +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 15 | 57 | Vidu API +42 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 68 | 49 | OpenAI Sora API +19 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **9.7 · F** | **40.4 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | OpenAI Sora API | Vidu API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | OpenAI | ShengShu Technology |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.openai.com/v1` | `https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-15 |\n| Popularity | 32k stars | 5 stars, 25 PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 1/5 (2) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**OpenAI Sora API.** Six months' notice, from 24 March to 24 September 2026. Shut down on 2026-09-24, so every call fails.\n\n**Vidu API.** Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak. No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### OpenAI Sora API\n\n1. Don't call /v1/videos. The Videos API was removed on 2026-09-24\n2. Remove `sora-2`, `sora-2-pro` and the dated snapshots from configs and fallback chains\n3. Pick another provider from this category. OpenAI has no video model on its API now\n\n### Vidu API\n\n1. Send `Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY`. The scheme is Token, not Bearer\n2. POST the task, then poll the Get Creation endpoint by task id or set `callback_url`\n3. Set `off_peak` only for jobs that can wait up to 48 hours. It roughly halves the credit rate\n4. Set `audio` to true for dialogue and sound on Q3. It's off by default\n5. Keep the AI-generated label on outputs. The terms forbid removing it\n\n## Other comparisons with OpenAI Sora API or Vidu API\n\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Google Veo vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-vidu.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-vidu.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-pika.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-runway.md)\n- [Pika API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-vidu.md)\n- [PixVerse API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pixverse-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Runway API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/runway-vs-vidu.md)\n",
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