MiniMaxReleased on Jan 15, 2025

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.

Input
TextImage
Output
Video

T2V-01-Director examples

Recent arena outputs from T2V-01-Director, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

T2V-01-Director 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": "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.

Provider720p $/sLatency p95 sInputOutput
Replicate logoReplicate
$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.

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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

Models like T2V-01-Director

Other video models ranked closest to T2V-01-Director.

FAQ

Common questions about T2V-01-Director.

Who created T2V-01-Director?

T2V-01-Director was created by MiniMax.

What is the license for T2V-01-Director?

T2V-01-Director is released under the Proprietary license.

Is T2V-01-Director multimodal?

Yes, T2V-01-Director is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where can I use T2V-01-Director?

T2V-01-Director is available through 1 provider including Replicate.