Vidu Q4 list vs Sume's list x 1.25: Omni 4K is $0.30 before margin

The short answer

Vidu's $0.39 per second at 4K is the vendor's own rate. Sume's $0.375 per second for Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 at 4K already includes Sume's margin, which the Video Router docs state as the provider list price times 1.25. Divide by 1.25 and the implied provider list is $0.30. So on a list-to-list basis Vidu's 4K is 30% above Omni's, while on a price-you-pay basis it is only 4% above. Sume does not list Vidu, so this is a comparison of rates, not a purchase option.

Implied provider list for Sume rows

The middle column is the Sume price divided by 1.25. It is derived, not published by the provider on Sume's pages, so treat it as an implied figure.

Why the distinction matters

Buyers often compare a vendor's list price with an aggregator's price and conclude that the aggregator is expensive. That comparison is fair only if the aggregator gives you something for the margin. On Sume the margin buys one account, one wallet, one API shape and one job model across many providers. If you use only one vendor and do not need those, the vendor's own platform may be cheaper. If you test several vendors in a month, the saving in integration time is real.

The Vidu figures also carry conditions: the discount applies to image-to-video and reference-to-video until November 30, and the release names only two price points.

A rule for quotes

Quote clients from the price you pay, not the list. For a 10-second 4K clip that is $3.75 on Omni and $3.90 on Vidu at list. For a team that runs through Sume, the Sume figure is what leaves the wallet; check it in the catalog at the time you quote, because catalog rates can change. If you invoice per clip, store the price shown in the poll response usage.cost alongside the job id, so the figure you bill is the figure that was charged. The Video Router docs state the pricing rule for each model.

Checking a number yourself

Open the public catalog at api.sume.com/v1/catalog, find the row, and divide by 1.25. For Wan 3.0 at 1080p the Sume price is $0.25, so the implied list is $0.20. For Omni at 360p it is $0.0375 / 1.25 = $0.03. These checks need no account. If the catalog row changes, the division still holds, since the docs describe the multiplier as the house margin for each model rather than for one. Repeat the check whenever you update a budget, since the rows move independently.