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
Free Plan: 20 free credits for image generation. Creator Plan: $29/month with 600 credits per month (up to 150 generations). Each generation costs 4 credits. Additional credit packs available for active subscribers.
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
Consistent cartoon characters across every scene and page
Create characters from text description, photo, or artwork
9 art style presets including Pixar-inspired 3D, anime, watercolor, chibi, and flat 2D
Change pose, expression, outfit, and background while maintaining character consistency
Multi-character scene creation with shared background and layout reference
Photo to cartoon conversion for people and pets
Canvas page designer with text, speech bubbles, and layout tools
Print-ready PDF export at 300 DPI with KDP cover wrap and 24-page check
Shareable digital flipbook with public link
Commercial rights included on Creator Plan
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
Characters stay consistent across every scene and page without style drift
No design or AI experience required
Full commercial rights to all generated content on Creator Plan
MiniMax H3
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