MiniMax H3 vs MiniMax H3 Max

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MiniMax H3 compared with MiniMax H3 Max
Detail	MiniMax H3	MiniMax H3 Max
What it does	2K video with native stereo audio in one pass	AI video generator that creates short videos from text or images
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	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: $9.9/mo with 16 credits per month. Pro: $29.9/mo with 49 credits per month. Enterprise: $99.9/mo with 166 credits per month. Generation costs: 2 credits for 5 seconds at Standard, 1 credit for 5 seconds at Turbo (480P or 768P); 4 credits for 10 seconds at Standard, 2 credits at Turbo; 5 cre
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	Text-to-video and image-to-video generation Multiple aspect ratios: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 Resolutions from 480P to 1080P Standard and Turbo model options First and last frame guidance for image-to-video Credit estimation before generation MP4 downloads and task history
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	Independent workspace that keeps prompt, model settings and finished takes together for focused revisions Review credit estimate before generating to control costs Practical prompt recipes and shot briefs for product films, vertical stories and establishing shots
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	15 −1 (down) since last check	3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	12	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	22
Referring domains (Majestic)	43	31

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