Ultra-fast text-to-image AI for creators and developers
Stage
Startup
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Founded
2026
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Based in
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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
Creator: $15 (50% off $30) for 600 image generations, commercial use license, batch generation, priority support, credits valid for 1 year. Studio: $59 (50% off $118) for 3000 image generations, commercial use license, batch generation, priority support, credits valid for 1 year.
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
Turbo inference with latency-optimized sampling for rapid feedback loops and batch generation
Prompt and negative prompt guidance to control compositions and remove artifacts
High-resolution 1024px outputs with strong edges, textures and lighting control
One-click style presets including cinematic, product, portrait and illustration looks
History and downloads to keep recent generations and export results
Production-ready with observability, rate limits and safe defaults
0.7 seconds average first-frame latency on A100 GPUs
8-12GB VRAM friendly for local runs and lean cloud deployments
Commercial use license included with all plans
Batch generation capability for processing multiple images
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
Exceptional speed with 0.7s first-frame latency enabling real-time creative workflows
Consistent character and style generation for maintaining visual coherence across batches
Low hardware requirements optimized for 8-12GB VRAM for local and cloud deployment
Production-ready reliability with observability and safe defaults for enterprise use
Commercial rights included enabling direct use of generated images in professional projects
MiniMax H3