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        "a": "not found in the text",
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        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Popcraft MCP or Vidu API?"
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        "answer": "Popcraft MCP uses an OAuth sign-in. Vidu API needs an API key.",
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        "answer": "Yes. Popcraft MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://popcraft.ai/api/mcp and Vidu API at https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2.",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vidu.json\n- Best video generation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/video-generation/index.md\n- All 131 video comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/video-generation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Popcraft MCP (F)\n\nGood for: Popcraft’s hosted MCP connector generates and edits video, images and audio through multiple models.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 65 against 55\n- Security \u0026 auth, 55 against 28\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n\nWatch for: Published tool inventories disagree\n\n### Vidu API (E)\n\nGood for: Batch jobs that can wait for off-peak prices and want reference-to-video or start-end frames with sound.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 35 against 15\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 48 against 40\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 57 against 15\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 46 against 36\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n\nWatch for: No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Popcraft MCP | Vidu API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 35 | Vidu API +20 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 40 | 48 | Vidu API +8 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 55 | Popcraft MCP +10 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 55 | 28 | Popcraft MCP +27 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 20 | Popcraft MCP +10 |\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) | 36 | 46 | Vidu API +10 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **37.9 · F** | **40.2 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Popcraft MCP | Vidu API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | Model API |\n| Vendor | Popcraft | ShengShu Technology |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://popcraft.ai/api/mcp` | `https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2` |\n| Transports | Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.popcraft-ai/popcraft-mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-15 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-04-07 | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-07 | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 0 stars | 5 stars, 25 PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Popcraft MCP.** OAuth connector without copying API keys. Published tool inventories disagree.\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### Popcraft MCP\n\n1. Preview credit cost and obtain approval before submitting paid generation.\n2. Discover the current tool list instead of assuming the advertised count.\n3. Poll the existing job rather than resubmitting a generation after a timeout.\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. 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