MiniMax H3 vs Soul Cinema

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MiniMax H3 compared with Soul Cinema
Detail	MiniMax H3	Soul Cinema
What it does	2K video with native stereo audio in one pass	Film-grade cinematic AI image generator with character consistency
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
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	Basic $12/month (120 credits, up to 4K) or $9/month billed annually. Pro $29/month (600 credits, up to 8K) or $23/month billed annually. Max $79/month (2,000 credits, up to 8K, batch sequences, commercial licence) or $59/month billed annually.
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	Soul ID character consistency across up to 6 frames Palette lock holds requested hex colour values across re-renders 40+ cinematic presets locking lens, light, grain and palette Up to 8K export resolution without re-encoding No watermarks or visible branding on exports Batch sequences on Max plan Commercial licence on Max plan for client work Browser-based console with no installation required Monthly credits that refresh and do not roll over
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	Film-grade lighting and grading built into the generation, not applied afterwards Character stays recognisably the same person across a sequence via Soul ID Full-resolution exports at the exact size the model produced without re-encoding 40+ cinematic looks designed by a director of photography One credit renders one frame with transparent pricing
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	20 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	12	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	43	34

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