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Hailuo AI (MiniMax H3): pricing, free plan & limits

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Last verified 2026-10-11 against platform.minimax.io

Facts from official pages

StatusVerified active
ModelsVerified MiniMax H3, MiniMax H3 Max (legacy: Hailuo 2.3, Hailuo 02)
TypeOur note Video model + app
Pricing modelVerified App subscription; pay-as-you-go API, billed per second
Free planVendor claim MiniMax says new users get free credits. The exact amount and the plan page could not be verified (the subscribe page redirected to the homepage).
CreditsNot verified
Starting priceVerified App "From $9.99/mo" (homepage). API: H3 $0.08/sec (768P), $0.13/sec (2K); H3 Max $0.05/sec (480P).
Max resolutionVerified 2K (H3); 768P (H3 Max)
Max clip lengthVerified 15 sec (H3: 4 to 15 sec; H3 Max: 5 to 15 sec)
Aspect ratiosVerified 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, or adaptive
AudioVerified Accepts reference audio (voice timbre); audio input is free on the API
References & controlVerified Up to 9 reference images, 3 reference videos and 3 audio clips (12 files max); first and last frame
Watermark on free planNot verified
Commercial useNot verified
APIVerified Yes: platform.minimax.io
PlatformsVerified Web, API
Key featuresVerified Reference-to-video with image, video and audio; video editing; 768P-to-2K regeneration ($0.05/sec)
LimitationsVerified H3 isn't covered by MiniMax video packages (pay-as-you-go only). Image-to-video and reference mode can't be mixed in one request.
Latest newsVerified MiniMax H3 is live; H3 Max was released jointly with fal.ai

Verified Cheapest listed API rate: $0.050/sec (MiniMax H3 Max, 480P; H3 starts at $0.08/sec (768P)).