The facts
Hailuo AI at a glance.
From MiniMax's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.
- Made by
- MiniMaxBased in China
- What it is for
- Video creationShort video clips from words or a still image.
- Free plan
- Not stated
- Runs on
- web
- Latest update
- MiniMax H3, Jul 31, 2026
- Website
- hailuoai.video
Plans and prices
MiniMax doesn't show its prices in a form we could read. Check its website.
Our note: H3 follows Hailuo 01 and Hailuo 02; MiniMax said it planned to release open weights. LMArena lists the model under a 'minimax-h3-community-license-agreement' license. A Sept 2025 studio lawsuit against MiniMax is listed under 'unverified' (Reuters page blocked).
Ranked by people's votes
Which models people prefer.
On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many tools of this kind run these models.
Video from words
- 1Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle1516
- 2gemini-omni-flashGoogle1513
- 3FLUX 3 VideoBlack Forest Labs · preliminary1493
- 4Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXAI · preliminary1492
- 5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p)Bytedance1479
Arena, Sep 21, 2026 · 718,577 votes; 48 models
Video from a picture
- 1MiniMax H3MiniMax1495
- 2Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle1488
- 3Wan 3.0Alibaba1480
- 4Dreamina Seedance 2.5 (720p)Bytedance1477
- 5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p)Bytedance1475
Arena, Sep 21, 2026 · 2,081,953 votes; 48 models
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