On the Hailuo AI App: free tier and paid monthly plans (rates listed in app). On MiniMax Open Platform: billed per output second, with 2K tier priced above 768p tier. On this site: 18 credits per second at 768p and 29 credits per second at 2K, with annual plans showing 50% discount and various month
Starter: $5.99 for 1 credit; Creator: $14.99 for 3 credits; Studio: $39.99 for 10 credits. One-time purchase, no subscription. Standard creation uses 1 credit, enhanced video mode uses 2 credits.
Key features
Multimodal reference input: images, video, and audio
Context-IR token-based pricing variant
Downloadable weights for local deployment
H3-Contextual Omni Representation for modality bridging
Up to 12 reference files with caption compression
AI-generated costume transformations with preset options including wizard, witch, vampire, and astronaut
Three captioned images and 9-second silent MP4 export at 720×1280 resolution
Edit captions after generation without requiring regeneration
Private account-based storage for uploads and saved results
Mobile browser support with optional image-only download
Shared credit balance across three templates: I'm Sorry I Lied, Dime, and Ozil
Failed generations automatically return credits
Free fictional samples available to watch and download
What makes it different
Only model generating video and audio together natively
2K output at lower per-second rate than competitors
Downloadable open weights available
Accepts richer multimodal reference input than competitors
Single-photo creation workflow requiring only one original image
No subscription required; credits never expire and are purchased as one-time packs
Integrated platform handling both AI generation and slideshow creation in one tool
Silent MP4 downloads for flexible music and audio customization