Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (TMTPost · Oct 17, 2026)

ByteDance Merges AI Video Tools, Squeezing Standalone Platforms

KEY FACTS

ByteDance's Xiaoyunque and Jimeng saw parts of their businesses merged in October, with teams already notified.
Jianying launched the one-stop creation workbench Jianying Hub on September 20, integrating scripting, storyboarding, generation and editing.
Shengshu Technology released Vidu Q4 Preview on October 8, with a debut promotional price of 0.09 yuan per second.
Xiaoyunque ran a promotion from October 13 to 26, with premium membership priced as low as 0.19 yuan per second.
Aishi Technology's Series C brought cumulative funding to 2.98 billion yuan, at a post-money valuation above 2 billion US dollars.

KEY DATA

0.09 yuan/secVidu Q4 Preview debut price

0.19 yuan/secXiaoyunque premium membership promo price

2.98 billion yuanAishi Technology Series C funding

over 800 millionJianying global MAU

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

Through Jianying Hub and a price war, ByteDance is pulling the AI video creation chain into its own ecosystem, eroding the middle-layer value of standalone platforms such as Aishi and Shengshu. Founders must pivot to vertical scenarios or technical differentiation, or they will struggle to escape being squeezed by the giants.

Source: TMTPost report