Video model · MiniMax

MiniMax H3

15s max2KAudioOfficial price#1 AA I2V

Base model for HeyGen Video 1.0, Utopai X and Creatify Boreal-H3 (each vendor says so).

Specs

VersionH3 / H3 Max
ReleasedJul 2026 (AA listing); open-sourced 2026-08-03; H3 Max Aug 2026 minimax.io ↗ checked 2026-10-17
Max length15 s
Max resolution2K (H3-Regenerate-2K, hosted); 768p open-weights base
AudioYes
X@MiniMax_AI (also @Hailuo_AI for the app)

Features

  • open weights (33B, community licence)
  • text/image/video/audio context
  • 32 kHz stereo audio, 11 dialogue languages
  • 24 fps

minimax.io ↗ checked 2026-10-17

Pricing Official list

768p$0.08/s
2K$0.13/s

platform.minimax.io ↗ checked 2026-10-17 · figures taken from search summary of this page; page confirmed live but table not parsed

Where to use it

Benchmarks

BoardRankScoreBoard dateSource
AA Text-to-Video v2.1 (768p)#41159liveartificialanalysis.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17
AA Text-to-Video v2.1 (H3 Max)#51155liveartificialanalysis.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17
AA Image-to-Video#11140liveartificialanalysis.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17
LMArena Text-to-Video#814602026-09-21lmarena.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17
LMArena Image-to-Video#114952026-09-21lmarena.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17
DesignArena Image-to-Video (H3 Max)#213242026-10-16x.com ↗ checked 2026-10-17 read from chart image

Use cases

'Coffee is ready' AI UGC clip made with MiniMax H3 on PixVerse
One-prompt UGC shoe product demo for about $1 using MiniMax H3 Max on fal + ElevenLabs
Spec ad for a made-up sticker brand, built with MiniMax H3 on OpenArt
Picsart x MiniMax H3 Challenge, $50k prize pool (selfie / product-image animations)

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