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Updated September 2026

Hailuo AI (MiniMax) review

MiniMax's consumer video generation app offering the Hailuo/MiniMax video models including the newer H3 model. Best for cost-efficient high-resolution (2K) video generation. Starts at a price not published on its website.

What's free

Free consumer tier on hailuoai.video with a limited monthly credit allowance; periodic free daily trial credits during model launches.

Key features

  • MiniMax H3 native multimodal generation
  • Hailuo 2.3 and 2.3 Fast models
  • 2K output support
  • Video reference input
  • Developer API (platform.minimax.io)

Pros

  • H3 model claims lower per-second cost than comparable competitors like Seedance
  • Separate pay-as-you-go developer API for scaling

Cons

  • Consumer subscription tiers and credit pools change frequently
  • Developer API and consumer app use separate, non-interchangeable billing

Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternatives

  • Runway

    Free · $12+

    AI video · Video editing

    Video and image generation platform built by Runway AI, offering its own Gen-4/Gen-4.5 models alongside third-party models like Kling and Veo.

  • Google Veo (via Flow)

    $19.99

    AI video · Video editing

    Google's Veo video generation models accessible through the Flow creative studio and the Gemini app, bundled with Google AI subscriptions.

  • Kling AI

    Free · $6.99+

    AI video

    Chinese AI video generator developed by Kuaishou, offering text-to-video and image-to-video generation up to 1080p.

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Sources: hailuoai.video, hailuoai.video, www.minimax.io, en.wikipedia.org