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- T2V-01-Director
T2V-01-Director: Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window
T2V-01-Director is a video generation model from MiniMax, released in January 2025.
Advanced text-to-video model with precision camera control. Supports 720p at 25fps for 6 seconds. Enhanced instruction following with cinematic camera movements (pan, tilt, zoom, tracking, etc). Up to 3 combined movements per prompt.
T2V-01-Director examples
Recent arena outputs from T2V-01-Director, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.
T2V-01-Director API
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": "t2v-01-director",
"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.
T2V-01-Director pricing
Providers
T2V-01-Director starts at $0.0800 per second of 720p video via Replicate.
| Provider | 720p $/s | Latency p95 s | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.0800 | — |
T2V-01-Director benchmarks
Rankings
Performance by category and language
Where T2V-01-Director is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.
Quality Tracker
Similar Models
How T2V-01-Director compares to its closest neighbors on each video arena it competes in.
T2V-01-Director license
T2V-01-Director is released under the Proprietary license, which restricts commercial use.
- License
- Proprietary
- Non-commercial
Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply
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FAQ
Common questions about T2V-01-Director.