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MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0): Pricing, Performance & Examples

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) is a video generation model from MiniMax, released in August 2026.

MiniMax H3 (also known as Hailuo 3.0 / hailuo-3) is MiniMax's omni-modal video generation system. It accepts text, image, video, and audio references and generates 4–15s clips at 768P (2K via H3-Regenerate-2K) with native 32 kHz stereo

Input
TextImageAudioVideo
Output
AudioVideo

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) examples

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MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) API

POST/v1/generations

Image-to-video start frame.

Run a request to see the response

Use it in your code

OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.

import requests

# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
    "https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "minimax-h3",
        "input": {"prompt": "A timelapse of clouds moving across the sky"},
        "wait": "auto",
    },
)
job = res.json()

# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    res = requests.get(
        f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
        params={"wait": 60},
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    )
    job = res.json()

if job["status"] == "completed":
    print("video:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
    print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])

Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) pricing

Providers

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) starts at $0.0800 per second of 720p video via MiniMax.

Provider720p $/shigh $/sLatency sModalities in / out
MiniMax logoMiniMax
$0.0800$0.130
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MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) latency

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) benchmarks

Capability tiers

Standing within each category, adjusted for leaderboard depth.

Performance by category and language

Where MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.

Quality Tracker

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MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) license

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) is a proprietary model available under its provider's product and API terms.

License
MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement
Hosted access

MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement - restricted community license with territory, attribution, and revenue-threshold commercial authorization requirements.

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) resources

Official sources for MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0): api documentation, official playground, official launch post, model weights.

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FAQ

Common questions about MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0).

When was MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) released?

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) was released on August 3, 2026 by MiniMax. This is the official MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) available via API?

Yes, MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details. It is served by 1 provider tracked on LLM Stats.

Who created MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0)?

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) was created by MiniMax.

What is the license for MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0)?

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) is released under the MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement license.

Is MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) multimodal?

Yes, MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where can I use MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0)?

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) is available through 1 provider including MiniMax.

Where is the MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) paper or technical report?

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 3.0) has a paper or technical report available at https://www.minimax.io/news/minimax-h3-open-source. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.