MiniMax H3 Max vs MiniMax H3

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MiniMax H3 Max compared with MiniMax H3
Detail	MiniMax H3 Max	MiniMax H3
What it does	AI video generator for text and image-to-video creation	2K video with native stereo audio in one pass
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Standard Credit Pack: $50 for 2,500 credits; Pro Credit Pack: $100 for 6,000 credits; Max Credit Pack: $200 for 16,000 credits. All are one-time purchases with no recurring charge. Credits are consumed based on video duration and resolution; short 5-second videos are more efficient.	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
Key features	Text-to-video generation Image-to-video generation First-frame and end-frame controls Multiple aspect ratios (21:9 to 9:16) Three prompt expansion modes 480P and 768P resolution options 5-15 second video duration Generation history and downloads API access on Pro plans	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
What makes it different	Ranked #1 for image-to-video in independent evaluations (August 2026) Fast generation times: 4.7s for text-to-video and 6.4s for image-to-video Post-trained for stronger prompt adherence and aesthetics Reference-guided generation for consistent subjects and styles Focused workflow with clear controls and no recurring charges	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
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)	5 no change since last check	15 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	12
Citation Flow (Majestic)	17	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	24	43

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