Macro Detail Video Models
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Vidu Q3 is the best model for macro detail of the three we tested, because it returned both the largest frame and the most data inside it, for the lowest charge. Macro is the one subject where the whole frame is texture, so pixel count and bytes per second are close to the only measurements that matter. We sent one identical dew and thistle prompt to three models on August 26, 2026 and probed every file. Vidu Q3 cost 3 credits for 3 seconds at 540p and returned 960 by 528 carrying 0.61 megabytes per second of video. Seedance 1.5 cost 6 credits for 4 seconds and returned 864 by 496 at 0.57 megabytes per second. WAN 2.2 Standard cost 3 credits flat and returned 832 by 480 at 0.21 megabytes per second, though it delivered 6.3 seconds and was the only file at 30 frames per second. The ranking basis is pixel count and data density first, then what the run cost.
Side-by-side, same prompt
Every model below ran the identical prompt on PixelDojo so the outputs are directly comparable: “Extreme macro of a bumblebee on a purple thistle covered in morning dew, individual hairs and water beads in focus, shallow depth of field, gentle breeze”
Vidu Q3
253sThe largest frame at 960 by 528 and the densest file at 0.61 megabytes per second of video, for 3 credits. The 540p tier is 1 credit per second, the same rate as 360p.
Seedance 1.5
228s864 by 496 at 0.57 megabytes per second of video, close behind on density but at double the rate. 1.5 credits per second, so our 4 second minimum cost 6 credits.
WAN 2.2 Standard
138s3 credits flat for 6.3 delivered seconds at 30 frames per second, the only file here above 24. Also the thinnest at 0.21 megabytes per second and the smallest frame at 832 by 480.
Ranked on how much file survived per second of footage
1. Vidu Q3, the most texture for the smallest charge
Our clip cost 3 credits, a 3 second run at the 540p rate of 1 credit per second, and it was ready 253 seconds after the request. The file measured 960 by 528 at 24 frames per second over 3.04 seconds and 1,840,622 bytes, which is 0.61 megabytes for every second of video. It leads on both of the numbers that decide a macro shot: 506,880 pixels a frame against 428,544 and 399,360 from the other two, and the highest byte rate of the three. That combination is what keeps individual hairs and the edge of a water bead from turning into a smear. The rate card also has a quirk worth using. 360p and 540p both cost 1 credit per second, so there is no reason to run the lower one, and 720p is 2 while 1080p is 3. Durations go from 1 to 16 seconds, so a 10 second macro drift at 540p is 10 credits. Skip it if you need 30 frames per second for the breeze, or if you want an audio track without switching audio on.
2. Seedance 1.5, near identical detail at twice the rate
This run cost 6 credits, a 4 second clip at 1.5 credits per second, and it was ready 228 seconds after the request. The file measured 864 by 496 at 24 frames per second over 4.05 seconds and 2,309,317 bytes, so 0.57 megabytes per second of video. That is within 0.04 megabytes of the top file, which is close enough that you would struggle to call it in a blind comparison, and it comes with 12 percent fewer pixels a frame and a rate that is 50 percent higher. It also carried a stereo 44.1 kHz track, though at a mean of minus 39.5 decibels it is the quietest audio we measured across the whole batch, so treat it as a placeholder rather than a bed. Durations run from 4 to 12 seconds, so 12 seconds of macro is 18 credits. Skip it when the budget is the constraint and you are not planning to use the audio, because you are paying twice for detail you can get for 3 credits.
3. WAN 2.2 Standard, the smoothest motion and the thinnest picture
Our clip cost a flat 3 credits and was ready 138 seconds after the request, comfortably the fastest of the three. It measured 832 by 480 at 30 frames per second over 6.30 seconds and 1,345,511 bytes, so 0.21 megabytes per second of video. There are two ways to read that. The good half is real: 6.3 delivered seconds for 3 credits works out at 0.48 credits per second, less than half the cheapest rate here, and it was the only file above 24 frames per second, which is what a gentle breeze moving a thistle actually needs. The bad half is the byte rate, roughly a third of the top two, at the smallest frame in the test. On a macro subject there is nothing in the frame except detail, so a thin file has nowhere to hide the loss. One more thing we measured: we ran this model twice that day on two unrelated prompts and both files came back at exactly 6.30 seconds and 189 frames. Skip it whenever the texture is the shot.
Three macro clips, one prompt, 12 credits total. The top two files were within 0.04 megabytes per second of each other, and one of them cost half what the other did.
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The cheapest run held the most detail
The 3 credit clip led on pixels per frame and on bytes per second. Price ordering and detail ordering came apart completely on this prompt, which is why we measured instead of assuming.
One model returns a fixed length whatever you ask for
We asked WAN 2.2 Standard for 5 seconds on two separate prompts and both files arrived at 6.30 seconds and 189 frames. Worth knowing before you build a cut around a requested duration.
Two rate tiers can cost the same
Vidu Q3 charges 1 credit per second at 360p and at 540p. Running the lower tier saves nothing, so the only reason to pick it is a smaller download.
How It Works
How to prompt a macro shot that keeps its detail:
Name the smallest thing in the frame
Our prompt asked for individual hairs and water beads in focus. Naming the finest element tells the model where to spend detail, and it is the part you will check first when the file arrives.
Ask for one small movement, not a camera move
We asked for a gentle breeze. A macro frame has almost no depth to travel through, so a push or an orbit tends to break the focus plane, while a small movement inside the frame keeps it.
Divide the byte size by the real duration
That single number separated these three more cleanly than resolution did. The top two files were 0.61 and 0.57 megabytes per second and the third was 0.21, at frame sizes that looked similar in a listing.
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Common Questions
Everything you need to know about Macro Detail Video Models
Which AI video model is best for macro detail?
Vidu Q3 on our August 26, 2026 test. It returned the largest frame at 960 by 528 and the highest byte rate at 0.61 megabytes per second of video, and it did that on a 3 credit run. On a macro subject the entire frame is texture, so those two numbers decide it.
What did each macro clip cost?
Vidu Q3 was 3 credits for 3 seconds at the 540p rate of 1 credit per second. Seedance 1.5 was 6 credits for its 4 second minimum at 1.5 credits per second. WAN 2.2 Standard was 3 credits flat. The three came to 12 credits.
Does frame rate matter for a macro shot?
Less than it does for action, but it is not nothing. A macro subject usually has a slow drift or a breeze, and the only 30 frames per second file here made that movement smoother. The trade was the thinnest picture of the three, so we ranked detail ahead of it.
How long can a macro clip run?
Vidu Q3 accepts 1 to 16 seconds, so a 16 second drift at 540p is 16 credits. Seedance 1.5 accepts 4 to 12 seconds at 1.5 credits per second. WAN 2.2 Standard is a flat charge and delivered 6.3 seconds for us on both runs we made.
Can I get a macro clip at higher resolution?
Vidu Q3 charges 2 credits per second at 720p and 3 at 1080p. There is also a separate video upscaler at 5 credits, which is often cheaper than paying the 1080p rate for the whole take when the source is already sharp.
How do I run these from the API?
POST to /api/v1/models/vidu-q3/run, /api/v1/models/seedance-1.5/run or /api/v1/models/wan-2.2-standard/run with your prompt and a duration. The same key works across the catalog and the request shape does not change between models.