MiniMax H3
by MiniMax
A frontier video model that runs from 480p drafts up to 4K.
What it is
MiniMax H3 is described by fal, who run it for us, as "a frontier video model". The endpoint we use most animates a supplied image into 2K video, using it as the opening frame, or pairs a first and a last frame to control a transition between two images, with the aspect ratio following the input.
What makes it practical is the range. It runs at 480p, 768p, 2K and 4K, and the price moves with it. That means the same model does your throwaway drafts and your final render, so you are not learning two different tools , you are turning one dial.
The Hailuo tier from the same maker sits underneath it as the cheapest video in the studio, which is the right place to test whether an idea moves well before you pay for it in 2K.
What it is good at
Draft at 480p, deliver at 2K or 4K. The prompt that worked cheap is the prompt you run expensive, so nothing is relearned between the two.
Pair two images and it controls the transition between them. The most reliable way to get a move you actually planned rather than one you accepted.
Aspect ratio comes from the input, so a vertical still gives a vertical clip without a separate setting to forget.
Where it struggles
- MiniMax publishes no list of limitations, so none is invented here.
- Because the aspect ratio follows your input image, the shape is decided before you generate. Crop the still first if the frame matters.
- The jump from 768p to 2K roughly doubles the rate. The Studio shows the amount for each before you run.
How to prompt it
Describe the movement and keep the subject description short , the opening frame already carries what things look like. Say what changes over the clip: a step taken, a head turned, a camera that pushes in. A prompt that only describes a scene gives you a photograph that wobbles.
An example that shows what that means
She lowers the book, looks up towards the window and holds there, camera easing in very slightly from a medium shot, late light crossing the room from the right, dust visible in the beam, no other movement.
What we offer here
Straight from the catalogue, so this list never goes stale. The price is the provider’s published rate with our markup on top, and it is on the button before you run anything.
Questions
Which resolution should I use?
Draft at 480p or 768p while you are still deciding, then run the winner at 2K. The cost of each is on the button, so the trade is never hidden.
Can I control how a clip starts and ends?
Yes , supply a first and a last frame and it builds the transition between them. That is the most controllable way to use it.
What is Hailuo?
The cheaper tier from the same maker, and the least expensive video in the studio. Use it to check whether an idea moves well before paying for the frontier model.