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We type a prompt and the Vidu Q3 Turbo API returns a finished clip in seconds. No assets, no reshoots, and the sixteen-second reach tells a whole story.
The Vidu Q3 Turbo API generates video from a text prompt alone, no image needed — clips up to 16s, up to 1080p, five aspect ratios (16:9/9:16/4:3/3:4/1:1), audio on by default, reproducible seed — via one OpenAI-compatible REST endpoint 15% below official.
Input
The text prompt sent to the model
Output
SampleRun the model to replace this previewVidu Q3 Turbo API: Text-to-Video
Use the Vidu Q3 Turbo API to generate video from text alone: no image, up to 1080p and 16 seconds, audio on by default.
The Vidu Q3 Turbo API (video_generate.vidu_q3_turbo_t2v_novita) is the fast, economical text-to-video tier: you supply only a text prompt and the Vidu Q3 Turbo API generates the whole clip from scratch, with no image or reference input. Duration runs 1 to 16 seconds (default 5), resolution scales across 540p, 720p, and 1080p (default 720p), and aspect_ratio covers five ratios -- 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, and 1:1. Audio is on by default, prompts run to 5000 characters, and a seed makes any result on the Vidu Q3 Turbo API reproducible.
Pricing on the Vidu Q3 Turbo API is $0.234 per generation -- 15% below the official rate of $0.275 -- so teams batch dozens of prompt variations from copy alone and ship the winner for a few cents each. The Vidu Q3 Turbo API is async and OpenAI-compatible on one RouterBase key, with the same JSON shape across 200+ models: POST /v1/images/generations with model=video_generate.vidu_q3_turbo_t2v_novita and a prompt, then poll GET /v1/images/generations/{id} until status=success and pull the finished clip from a signed CDN URL on the Vidu Q3 Turbo API.
Six reasons teams ship on the Vidu Q3 Turbo API
From a bare prompt to 16-second 1080p output with audio — what the Vidu Q3 Turbo API gets right.
Generate video from text alone
Describe the scene and the Vidu Q3 Turbo API generates the clip from scratch — no image, no reference, no footage, just a prompt up to 5000 characters.
Fast, economical Turbo tier
At $0.234 per generation the Vidu Q3 Turbo API is the cheap-to-iterate mode — batch many prompt variants, compare, and keep the winner for a few cents each.
Up to 16-second duration
Set any duration from 1 to 16 seconds (default 5). The Vidu Q3 Turbo API lets one render fit a short teaser or a full sixteen-second story without stitching.
Five aspect ratios
Pick 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, or 1:1 per call. The Vidu Q3 Turbo API turns one prompt into landscape, vertical, and square cuts covering every placement.
Audio on by default
Audio is generated by default, so the Vidu Q3 Turbo API ships motion and sound together — flip the flag off when you only need silent video.
Up to 1080p, 15% off
Render at 540p, 720p, or 1080p at $0.234/generation — 15% below the official rate. The Vidu Q3 Turbo API uses the same JSON shape as every RouterBase model; switching is only a model ID change.
Quickstart
Get started with the Vidu Q3 Turbo API in 3 steps
From sign-up to your first text-to-video call in under 5 minutes.
Write a descriptive prompt
Describe subject, motion, mood, and camera in the prompt field (up to 5000 characters). The Vidu Q3 Turbo API generates from text alone, so a concrete, specific prompt yields the cleanest text-to-video result. Choose an aspect_ratio for your placement.
POST to the Vidu Q3 Turbo API endpoint
Send prompt plus optional duration, resolution, aspect_ratio, audio, and seed to POST /v1/images/generations. The Vidu Q3 Turbo API returns an async job id; poll GET /v1/images/generations/{id} until status=success.
Poll and download the clip
The success response from the Vidu Q3 Turbo API contains a signed CDN URL in the results array. Drop it into a <video> tag or copy it to your bucket — ready with no post-processing.
Pay only for what you use
RouterBase passes through partner-tier pricing. Compared against the model's official published API rate.
| Resolution | RouterBase | Official | Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 540p 5s | $0.149 | −15% | |
| 720p 5s | $0.234 | −15% | |
| 1080p 5s | $0.276 | −15% |
About $0.047 per second.One run at the default settings (720p) costs $0.234.With $1 you can run this model approximately 4 times.
What teams build with the Vidu Q3 Turbo API
Real production loads running on the Vidu Q3 Turbo API and the RouterBase catalog.
One line of copy, a 9:16 clip with audio built in — the Vidu Q3 Turbo API gives us square and landscape cuts from the same prompt in minutes.
Variable 1-16s duration means no stitching. The Vidu Q3 Turbo API gives us exactly the length we ask for.
We batch prompt variations overnight on the Vidu Q3 Turbo API across five aspect ratios. Every concept ships by morning for a few cents each.
Audio on by default was the surprise. I sent one prompt to the Vidu Q3 Turbo API and got a scored short in a single call.
RouterBase puts 200+ models behind one key. We made the Vidu Q3 Turbo API our default for fast text-to-video drafts.
At $0.234 per clip the Vidu Q3 Turbo API fits our ad budget, and five aspect ratios cover every feed.
Same JSON shape, different model ID. Adding the Vidu Q3 Turbo API was the easiest change in our rollout.
15% off adds up fast when the Vidu Q3 Turbo API generates thousands of clips per week.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Vidu Q3 Turbo API text-to-video task.
The Vidu Q3 Turbo API text-to-video task generates a video from a text prompt alone on the fast, economical Q3 Turbo tier. No image or reference input is needed — you describe the scene and get a finished clip.