# Vidu Q2 reference-to-video AI generator

URL: https://dreambench.ai/models/vidu-q2

Vidu Q2 builds each clip from reference images, keeping the characters, props and places in them consistent. On DreamBench it works from the sheets DreamBench designs, and you can redo any scene without starting over.

**What Vidu Q2 is.** Vidu Q2 is a video model from ShengShu Technology, the company behind Vidu. ShengShu launched its reference-to-video mode, the one DreamBench uses, in October 2025. In that mode, Vidu Q2 builds a clip from 1 to 7 reference images, such as faces, gestures, settings or props, and keeps those subjects consistent as the clip plays. Vidu describes it as lively in motion, expressive and rich in detail. A clip runs up to 10 seconds, and Vidu can add background music that it picks to suit the clip.

**What Vidu Q2 is good at.**
- A whole cast from your references: Vidu Q2 can work from up to 7 reference images in one clip, so several characters, their props and a setting can share the scene.
- Subjects that stay themselves: Vidu Q2 uses the images as references for the whole clip, so each character, prop and place stays consistent with how it looks in them.
- Lively, expressive motion: Vidu describes Q2 as strong on motion and expressive emotion, with rich detail, which suits scenes told through faces and gestures.

**Vidu Q2 on DreamBench.**
- Vidu Q2 makes each clip straight from reference images: the character, prop and location sheets DreamBench designs for your video, including sheets built from images you upload. It doesn’t start from an opening frame.
- The sound switch asks Vidu to add background music of its choosing, never dialogue or sound effects, so let faces and gestures tell the story. Vidu doesn’t add music to clips of 9 or 10 seconds, so those clips play silent even with the switch on.
- DreamBench runs Vidu Q2 itself, not its Q2 Pro or Q2 Turbo variants.
- The sound switch works this way in the reference-to-video mode DreamBench uses; what Vidu says about sound in its other modes doesn’t apply here.

**Specifications.**
- Made by: ShengShu Technology
- Longest clip: 10 seconds per generation
- Video length on DreamBench: Up to 30 seconds on Starter, 2 minutes on Plus and 5 minutes on Ultra and Studio
- Resolution: 720p and 1080p
- Aspect ratios: 1:1, 16:9, 9:16 and 4:3
- Sound: Background music only, on or off: no dialogue, voices or sound effects
- Reference images: Up to 8 per video; the first 4 are included, then 43 credits each
- Plans: Every plan
- Credits: 21 per second at 720p and 39 per second at 1080p, plus 183 per video
- A 15-second 720p video with sound uses 498 credits.

**Prompt ideas.**
- Kite day on the hill: Anime style, widescreen 16:9. At golden hour, 4 friends race up a grassy hill: a tall girl in a green beanie, a boy with round glasses and a camera, a small girl in twin braids holding a red kite, and a scruffy white dog. The kite catches the wind and climbs; they collapse in the grass at the top, grinning, as the city lights come on below. No dialogue.
- A scarf for the mail carrier: Hand-drawn 2D animation, 4:3. In a snowy forest village, a fox in a blue mail carrier’s cap knocks at a round door and hands a package to a family of badgers. The smallest badger tears off the paper to find a knitted red scarf, and the whole family wraps it around the fox, who hides a shy smile behind it. Soft pencil lines, warm window light, falling snow.
- The morning bouquet: Vertical 9:16, warm morning light. A florist in a mustard cardigan wraps a bouquet of blue hydrangeas in brown paper, ties it with twine and hands it across the counter to a grinning boy on a bicycle. He tucks it into his front basket and pedals off down a cobbled street, past buckets of tulips and a chalkboard sign. Told in gestures and expressions, no dialogue.

**Vidu Q2 FAQ.**
- **What is Vidu Q2?** Vidu Q2 is a video model from ShengShu Technology, the company behind Vidu. Its reference-to-video mode, launched in October 2025, builds each clip from 1 to 7 reference images and keeps the characters, props and places in them consistent.
- **How does Vidu Q2 use reference images on DreamBench?** Vidu Q2 builds each clip directly from 1 to 7 reference images and keeps the people, props and places in them consistent as the clip plays. On DreamBench those images are the character, prop and location sheets it designs for your video, built from any pictures you upload. It doesn’t start from a single opening frame, so it isn’t image-to-video in the usual sense: the sheets carry each subject’s look from scene to scene.
- **Is Vidu Q2 the latest Vidu model?** No. ShengShu has since released Vidu Q3 and lists a Vidu Q4 Preview in its API. DreamBench runs Vidu Q2 in its reference-to-video mode because it builds every clip straight from the sheets of your cast, props and places, which keeps them consistent from scene to scene.
- **Does DreamBench use Vidu Q2 Pro or Q2 Turbo?** No. DreamBench runs Vidu Q2 itself. Vidu offers Q2 Pro on its own API, where it can also take reference videos and edit footage.
- **How long can a Vidu Q2 video be on DreamBench?** Each clip Vidu Q2 generates can run up to 10 seconds. A whole DreamBench video can be longer, up to 5 minutes depending on your plan, because DreamBench plans the scenes and joins the clips into one video.
- **What resolution does Vidu Q2 use on DreamBench?** Vidu Q2 renders at 720p or 1080p on DreamBench. You can make it square (1:1), widescreen (16:9), portrait (9:16) or 4:3.
- **Does Vidu Q2 make sound?** Only background music. On DreamBench, Vidu Q2’s sound switch asks Vidu to add music it chooses to suit the clip, with no dialogue, voices or sound effects, and Vidu leaves music out of clips that run 9 or 10 seconds, so those play silent even with the switch on. Tell the story through faces and gestures.
- **How much does Vidu Q2 cost on DreamBench?** Vidu Q2 uses credits for each second of video, at a rate that depends on the resolution and stays the same with the music on or off, plus a base amount per video. The table on this page shows the current rates, and you always see the exact cost before you generate.
- **Does Vidu Q2 cost anything to use?** Yes. On DreamBench, each Vidu Q2 video uses credits, which come with a paid plan, and Vidu Q2 is on every plan. A second costs the same with the music on or off, and the composer shows the exact cost before you generate.
- **What should a Vidu Q2 prompt say?** Name each character, prop and place as it appears on its sheet, describe the action through faces and gestures, and don’t write dialogue: on DreamBench, Vidu Q2 adds background music at most, never speech.
- **Should I use Vidu Q2 or Seedance 2.0 for a consistent cast?** Both are on DreamBench, so run the same brief on each and keep the one you prefer. Vidu Q2 builds each clip of up to 10 seconds straight from the sheets of your cast, props and places, with background music at most; the Seedance 2.0 page, linked below, states its own limits.
- **Does DreamBench have a Vidu Q2 API?** No. DreamBench offers Vidu Q2 through its composer, in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install. Developers can use Vidu’s own API, linked under Sources, where the prices and limits are ShengShu’s, not DreamBench’s.
- **Do Vidu Q2 videos have a watermark on DreamBench?** Videos made on the Starter plan carry a small DreamBench watermark; Plus, Ultra and Studio remove it. The picture is otherwise as Vidu Q2 generated it.
- **Can I use Vidu Q2 videos commercially?** Yes. DreamBench’s Terms of Use allow personal and commercial use, including ads and client work. You need the rights to anything you upload.
- **Which DreamBench plans include Vidu Q2?** Available on every plan. Video length depends on the plan: up to 30 seconds on Starter, 2 minutes on Plus and 5 minutes on Ultra and Studio.
- **What aspect ratios does Vidu Q2 support on DreamBench?** 4: 1:1, 16:9, 9:16 and 4:3. Pick the ratio in the composer, or name it in the prompt and DreamBench sets it for you.
- **How do I make a video with Vidu Q2 on DreamBench?** Press Create with Vidu Q2, or pick it in the composer, and describe the video you have in mind. DreamBench writes the scene plan, generates every scene with Vidu Q2 and joins them into one video. Then give any scene new direction and keep the rest.

**Sources.**
- Vidu Q2 in the Vidu API docs: https://platform.vidu.com/docs/api-reference/video-models/vidu-q2
- Vidu Q2 reference-to-video API reference: https://platform.vidu.com/docs/api-reference/video-models/vidu-q2/reference-to-video

Vidu Q2 is developed by ShengShu Technology (https://www.vidu.com/). DreamBench is an independent platform that offers Vidu Q2 alongside other models and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by ShengShu Technology. Vidu Q2 and ShengShu Technology are trademarks of their owners, used here only to name the model and its developer. Released 2025-10. Facts last checked 2026-10-14.