Seedream 4.0 vs MiniMax H3

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Seedream 4.0 compared with MiniMax H3
Detail	Seedream 4.0	MiniMax H3
What it does	Next-generation AI image generator and editor for ultra-fast 2K image 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	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan with credits included upon sign-in. Basic plan: $9.9/month (was $19.9/month), includes 12,000 credits/year (~600 images or 300 videos). Pro plan: $23.9/month (was $47.9/month), includes 36,000 credits/year (~1,800 images or 900 videos). Enterprise plan: $63.9/month (was $127.9/month), incl	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	Ultra-fast 2K image generation in approximately 1.8 seconds Unified text-to-image generation, image editing, and enhancement in single workflow Support for up to 6 reference images for precise editing Coordinated generation of up to 9 images simultaneously Batch generation with intelligent variation control Native bilingual support for Chinese and English prompts Watermark-free image and video downloads Commercial use license included in all plans Access to all image and video models Permanent data storage for generated content	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	Lightning-fast 2K rendering in approximately 1.8 seconds using Mixture of Experts architecture All-in-one platform unifying text-to-image generation and sophisticated editing without tool switching Multi-reference precision allowing up to 6 reference images and generation of 9 visuals at once Batch creation system producing multiple coordinated images while cutting resource use Native bilingual support for both English and Chinese prompts with cultural context understanding	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)	29 no change since last check	15 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	4	12
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	58	43

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