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  "data": {
    "a": {
      "slug": "replicate-video",
      "name": "Replicate video models",
      "vendor": "Replicate (Cloudflare)",
      "vendorUrl": "https://replicate.com",
      "kind": "platform",
      "category": "video-generation",
      "summary": "Replicate runs third-party and open video models, among them Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Runway Gen-4.5, Seedance 2.0 and Wan, through one predictions API with Python and JavaScript clients and an MCP server.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/replicate-video",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/replicate-video.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/replicate-video.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/replicate-video.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/replicate/replicate-python",
      "license": "Proprietary service under Replicate's terms of service. The Python and JavaScript clients and `replicate-mcp` are Apache-2.0, and each model carries its own licence",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "sse",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.replicate.com/v1",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "replicate"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "replicate"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "replicate-mcp"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "Self-serve. A person signs up in a browser and creates a bearer API token (40 characters, prefix `r8_`) at replicate.com/account/api-tokens. An account can hold several named tokens and disable any of them. Tokens have no scopes or expiry. The hosted MCP server at https://mcp.replicate.com/sse takes the token in a browser flow, and the local `replicate-mcp` package reads `REPLICATE_API_TOKEN`.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "Pay as you go from prepaid credit (valid one year, not refundable) or monthly in arrears. Official video models bill per second of output video, with tiers by resolution, mode and audio shown on each model page. Community models bill per second of hardware time. Failed runs aren't charged, and a cancelled official-model run may be. The try-for-free collection lets a new account run `minimax/video-01` a limited number of times before buying credit (https://replicate.com/collections/try-for-free).",
      "priceSummary": "Pay per use",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index, the HTTP API reference or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 917,
        "npmWeekly": 704939,
        "pypiWeekly": 356876,
        "asOf": "2026-10-08"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://replicate.com/docs",
      "llmsTxt": "https://replicate.com/docs/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://api.replicate.com/openapi.json",
      "capabilities": [
        "video.generate",
        "video.image-to-video",
        "video.audio",
        "video.edit",
        "video.extend"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "model-platform",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "python",
        "typescript",
        "async-jobs",
        "webhooks",
        "open-weights",
        "status-page"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-15",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 62.1,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 402,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 842,
        "categoryRank": 4,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 72,
          "maintenance": 48,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 75,
          "schema": 86,
          "security": 41,
          "transparency": 72
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-08"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "One bearer token reaches more than twenty official video models at published per-second prices, each with a typed input schema, and failed runs aren't charged. Tokens have no scopes or spend cap, no SLA is published, and the terms let Replicate withdraw any model without notice.",
        "bestFor": "An agent that wants several vendors' video models behind one token and one request shape, or open models such as Wan next to closed ones.",
        "strengths": [
          "Official video models bill per second of output at prices shown on each model page, from $0.10 for Wan 2.7 to $0.40 for Veo 3.1 with audio",
          "Every model publishes a typed input schema, and the four we read require only `prompt`",
          "Failed runs aren't charged, and a `Cancel-After` header ends a job after a set time",
          "API inputs, outputs, files and logs are deleted after one hour by default",
          "Public OpenAPI document with 36 operations, llms.txt and Markdown docs pages"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Tokens have no scopes, expiry or spend cap, and any token can run every model and delete account resources",
          "No SLA is published and the terms disclaim service levels. Replicate may withdraw a model without notice",
          "No idempotency key on prediction creates, and a 429 carries a wait time in the body with no `Retry-After` header documented",
          "The public changelog's newest entry is 21 April 2026, and the stable npm and PyPI clients date from November and May 2025",
          "No security.txt, and no certification is named on the pages we read"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call official models at `POST /v1/models/{owner}/{name}/predictions` with no version, then poll `GET /v1/predictions/{id}` or pass `webhook`. Video jobs usually outlast the 60-second `Prefer: wait` window",
          "Download the output file within the hour. API predictions lose inputs, outputs and logs after 60 minutes",
          "Read the model's price tiers before setting `resolution`, `mode` or `generate_audio`. Kling 3.0 runs from $0.168 to $0.42 a second and Veo 3.1 doubles with audio",
          "Send `Cancel-After` on every create. There is no idempotency key, so a blind retry is a second paid video",
          "Keep credit above $20 or enable auto-reload. Low balances are throttled, and granted credit with no card is held to 6 requests a minute"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "B",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 62.1
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 72,
          "maintenance": 48,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 75,
          "schema": 86,
          "security": 41,
          "transparency": 56
        },
        "provenanceScore": 87
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST https://api.replicate.com/v1/models/google/veo-3.1/predictions \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $REPLICATE_API_TOKEN\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"input\":{\"prompt\":\"a red fox running through fresh snow\",\"duration\":4,\"resolution\":\"720p\"}}'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add replicate https://mcp.replicate.com/sse --transport sse --scope user",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "replicate": {
              "args": [
                "-y",
                "replicate-mcp@latest"
              ],
              "command": "npx",
              "env": {
                "REPLICATE_API_TOKEN": "${REPLICATE_API_TOKEN}"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/replicate-video"
      },
      "sameCompany": [
        "replicate-deploy",
        "replicate-image",
        "replicate-musicgen"
      ],
      "area": "content",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Veo 3.1 with audio",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.4,
          "note": "$0.20 without audio"
        },
        {
          "item": "Veo 3.1 Fast with audio",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.15,
          "note": "$0.10 without audio"
        },
        {
          "item": "Kling 3.0 pro (1080p)",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.224,
          "note": "$0.336 with audio, standard 720p $0.168, 4K $0.42"
        },
        {
          "item": "Runway Gen-4.5",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.12
        },
        {
          "item": "Seedance 2.0 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.18,
          "note": "without video input. 480p $0.08, 1080p $0.45, 4K $1.00, more with video input"
        },
        {
          "item": "Wan 2.7 text-to-video",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.1
        },
        {
          "item": "Wan 3.0 1080p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.1,
          "note": "billing table on 8 October 2026 during a promotion. README lists $0.20"
        },
        {
          "item": "Hailuo 2.3 768p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.0467,
          "note": "$0.28 per 6-second video, $0.56 for 10 seconds, $0.49 for 6 seconds at 1080p"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Replicate, LLC",
        "domain": "replicate.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1998-05-26",
        "domainNote": "replicate.com was registered in 1998, long before Replicate the company existed.",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://replicate.com/terms",
        "privacy": "https://replicate.com/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://replicatestatus.com",
        "changelog": "https://replicate.com/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-08",
        "notes": [
          "The terms of service (last update 1 April 2026) name Replicate, LLC, 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, as the contracting party and govern use of the API and the models.",
          "The privacy policy was last updated on 1 April 2026.",
          "replicatestatus.com redirects to https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/services?search=replicate, where Replicate is one component of Cloudflare's status page.",
          "https://replicate.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 8 October 2026.",
          "RDAP gives a registration date of 1998-05-26 for replicate.com.",
          "Replicate's image and music models and its deployments are listed separately."
        ],
        "score": 87
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/replicate-video.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "replicate-video",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.replicate.com/v1",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:29:11.31742574Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 401,
          "lastMs": 103,
          "lastNote": "asks for credentials",
          "authRequired": true,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 249,
          "p95ms24h": 279,
          "samples24h": 41,
          "samples30d": 41,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-10-09",
              "probes": 41,
              "ok": 41
            }
          ]
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:29:11.31742574Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "Replicate video models scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Vidu API's 40.2 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Vidu API leads on maintenance \u0026 community.",
    "b": {
      "slug": "vidu",
      "name": "Vidu API",
      "vendor": "ShengShu Technology",
      "vendorUrl": "https://platform.vidu.com",
      "kind": "model",
      "category": "video-generation",
      "summary": "ShengShu's Vidu models behind an async REST API.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vidu.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/shengshu-ai/vidu-mcp",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "vidu-mcp"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "`Authorization: Token \u003ckey\u003e` header (Token, not Bearer). The hosted MCP at api.vidu.com/mcp/v1 takes the same header.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "Credits at $0.005 each plus sales tax. Q3 Pro 24 credits a second at 1080p ($0.12), 20 at 720p ($0.10), 9 at 540p ($0.045). Q3 Turbo 13 at 1080p ($0.065), 11 at 720p ($0.055), 7 at 540p ($0.035). Off-peak mode roughly halves each rate. Q2 charges a start fee plus a per-second rate, Q1 80 credits a clip (https://platform.vidu.com/docs/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$0.005 / credit",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 in docs or pricing. Prepaid credits (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 5,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": 25,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/introduction",
      "capabilities": [
        "video.generate",
        "video.image-to-video",
        "video.audio",
        "video.extend"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "official",
        "hosted",
        "closed-source",
        "async-jobs",
        "webhooks",
        "mcp",
        "python"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-15",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 40.2,
        "grade": "E",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 807,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 842,
        "categoryRank": 11,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 55,
          "maintenance": 57,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 35,
          "schema": 48,
          "security": 28,
          "transparency": 46
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak. No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference.",
        "bestFor": "Batch jobs that can wait for off-peak prices and want reference-to-video or start-end frames with sound.",
        "strengths": [
          "Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak",
          "Clips up to 16 seconds with synced dialogue and sound effects",
          "Callbacks, a task list and a cancel endpoint",
          "Hosted streamable HTTP MCP server as well as a stdio package"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference",
          "No status page, SLA or official SDK",
          "Terms let ShengShu record and use inputs and outputs for operational and other purposes, and don't name the output's owner",
          "stdio MCP package last released on 2025-06-24",
          "5 concurrent tasks on the standard tier"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Send `Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY`. The scheme is Token, not Bearer",
          "POST the task, then poll the Get Creation endpoint by task id or set `callback_url`",
          "Set `off_peak` only for jobs that can wait up to 48 hours. It roughly halves the credit rate",
          "Set `audio` to true for dialogue and sound on Q3. It's off by default",
          "Keep the AI-generated label on outputs. The terms forbid removing it"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 3,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "E",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 40.2
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 55,
          "maintenance": 57,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 35,
          "schema": 48,
          "security": 28,
          "transparency": 17
        },
        "provenanceScore": 74
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2/text2video \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"model\":\"viduq3-turbo\",\"prompt\":\"a paper boat drifting down a rainy street\"}'",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "Vidu": {
              "headers": {
                "Authorization": "Token \u003ckey\u003e"
              },
              "url": "https://api.vidu.com/mcp/v1"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/vidu"
      },
      "area": "content",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 1080p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.12,
          "note": "24 credits, off-peak $0.06"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.1,
          "note": "20 credits, off-peak $0.05"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 540p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.045,
          "note": "9 credits"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 1080p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.065,
          "note": "13 credits, off-peak $0.035"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.055,
          "note": "11 credits, off-peak $0.03"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 540p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.035,
          "note": "7 credits, off-peak $0.02"
        },
        {
          "item": "Credit",
          "unit": "credit",
          "usd": 0.005
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "ShengShu AI HK Limited",
        "domain": "vidu.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1999-06-22",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/terms-of-use",
        "privacy": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/update",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "vidu.com was registered in 1999, long before ShengShu (founded 2023) launched Vidu",
          "The docs site answers 200 for any path, so link checks can't tell a moved page from a live one"
        ],
        "score": 74
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "vidu",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:29:19.514365312Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 708,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 716,
          "p95ms24h": 767,
          "samples24h": 259,
          "samples30d": 2308,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "probes": 35,
              "ok": 35
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-06",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-07",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-08",
              "probes": 268,
              "ok": 268
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-09",
              "probes": 122,
              "ok": 122
            }
          ]
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "vidu-mcp",
            "version": "0.1.2",
            "released": "2025-06-24",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:34:22.4302031Z"
          }
        ],
        "githubStars": 5,
        "pypiWeekly": 16,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://vidu.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:39:01.219438967Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "vidu.com",
          "registered": "1999-06-22",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/vidu.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:10:31.712846875Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/update",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:16.145516495Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:16.145516495Z",
            "fingerprint": "209cd3b3818e"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/pricing",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:09.12512938Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:09.12512938Z",
            "fingerprint": "209cd3b3818e"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/privacy-policy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:11.735464536Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:11.735464536Z",
            "fingerprint": "209cd3b3818e"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/terms-of-use",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:14.398354523Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:14.398354523Z",
            "fingerprint": "209cd3b3818e"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:29:19.514365312Z"
      }
    },
    "facts": [
      {
        "a": "Model platform",
        "b": "Model API",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "Replicate (Cloudflare)",
        "b": "ShengShu Technology",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
      {
        "a": "https://api.replicate.com/v1",
        "b": "https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
      },
      {
        "a": "HTTP, SSE (legacy), stdio",
        "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio",
        "name": "Transports"
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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\n### Replicate video models (B)\n\nGood for: An agent that wants several vendors' video models behind one token and one request shape, or open models such as Wan next to closed ones.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 75 against 35\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 86 against 48\n- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 55\n- Security \u0026 auth, 41 against 28\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 46\n\nWatch for: Tokens have no scopes, expiry or spend cap, and any token can run every model and delete account resources\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- Maintenance \u0026 community, 57 against 48\n\nWatch for: No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Replicate video models | Vidu API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 75 | 35 | Replicate video models +40 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 48 | Replicate video models +38 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 55 | Replicate video models +17 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 41 | 28 | Replicate video models +13 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 20 | Replicate video models +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 48 | 57 | Vidu API +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 46 | Replicate video models +26 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.1 · B** | **40.2 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Replicate video models | Vidu API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model platform | Model API |\n| Vendor | Replicate (Cloudflare) | ShengShu Technology |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.replicate.com/v1` | `https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP, SSE (legacy), stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Replicate's terms of service. The Python and JavaScript clients and `replicate-mcp` are Apache-2.0, and each model carries its own licence | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-15 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-04-01 | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-01 | 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 | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 917 stars, 705k npm/wk, 357k PyPI/wk | 5 stars, 25 PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Replicate video models.** One bearer token reaches more than twenty official video models at published per-second prices, each with a typed input schema, and failed runs aren't charged. Tokens have no scopes or spend cap, no SLA is published, and the terms let Replicate withdraw any model without notice.\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### Replicate video models\n\n1. Call official models at `POST /v1/models/{owner}/{name}/predictions` with no version, then poll `GET /v1/predictions/{id}` or pass `webhook`. Video jobs usually outlast the 60-second `Prefer: wait` window\n2. Download the output file within the hour. API predictions lose inputs, outputs and logs after 60 minutes\n3. Read the model's price tiers before setting `resolution`, `mode` or `generate_audio`. Kling 3.0 runs from $0.168 to $0.42 a second and Veo 3.1 doubles with audio\n4. Send `Cancel-After` on every create. There is no idempotency key, so a blind retry is a second paid video\n5. Keep credit above $20 or enable auto-reload. 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Replicate video models has a hosted endpoint at https://api.replicate.com/v1 and Vidu API at https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/replicate-video-vs-vidu.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/replicate-video-vs-vidu.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"replicate-video\", \"b\": \"vidu\"}`. 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