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MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03) API — how to connect and pay

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03) — T2V, I2V and reference-to-video (docs.Pixel/market/minimax-h3/{text-to-video,image-to-video,reference-to-video}). Price per second by resolution (Pixel email 2026-08-10, authoritative source): 768P=22.5, 2K=36.5 credits/s — identical for video generation and video input; input image 11 credits (first 5 free, but always billed — conservative); input audio free. Formula: total = price/s × (generation duration + input video duration) + image cost. Duration 4–15s.

Channel comparison

last 7 days

Channel
Pixelminimax-h3defaultcheapest
Price
from $0.051428 / s
Channel
Whiteminimax-h3:white
Price
from $0.07616 / s

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minimax-h3
Resolution
Source material
Input: Text, Image, VideoSome modes require you to attach: first frame (URL), last frame (URL), input video duration, sec (for r2v)

What is MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03)

MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03) — T2V, I2V and reference-to-video (docs.Pixel/market/minimax-h3/{text-to-video,image-to-video,reference-to-video}). Price per second by resolution (Pixel email 2026-08-10, authoritative source): 768P=22.5, 2K=36.5 credits/s — identical for video generation and video input; input image 11 credits (first 5 free, but always billed — conservative); input audio free. Formula: total = price/s × (generation duration + input video duration) + image cost. Duration 4–15s.

Contract at a glance

Input
text, image, video
Output
video
Mode
async (job + polling)
Status polling
every 3 s · up to 600 s

Strengths

  • Pricing: per second
  • Inputs: text, image, video
  • 3 configurable options
  • One API key for media generation

Where it is used

  • Social media clips
  • Promos and title sequences
  • Still-image animation
  • Storyboards and animatics

Price of MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03)

The cost of MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03): from $0.051429 per second. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate, and the final charge is shown in the API response (priceRub). Payment in USD, no subscriptions.

What a default request costs

With no parameters sent, the request uses these values: Duration — 6, Resolution — 768p, Source material — Text → video, Frame format — 16:9. That request costs $0.308571.

“from $0.051429” is the cheapest parameter set, not the price of a default request.

Channels and prices for every parameter combination

For every channel, the price of every parameter combination. It is exactly the amount a successful generation is charged, and the same figure as in the machine-readable table linked below.

Pixelminimax-h3from $0.051428 / sexact prices
Input \ Resolution768p2K
Text → video$0.051428–$0.051429 / s$0.083571–$0.083572 / s
Image → video$0.051428–$0.051429 / s$0.083571–$0.083572 / s
Reference → video$0.051428–$0.051429 / s$0.083571–$0.083572 / s

Every combination as JSON: /api/media/price-table?model=minimax-h3

Whiteminimax-h3:whitefrom $0.07616 / sexact prices
Input \ Resolution768p2K
Text → video$0.07616 / s$0.12192 / s
Image → video$0.07616 / s$0.12192 / s
Reference → video$0.07616 / s$0.12192 / s

FAQ about the MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03) API

How much does MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03) cost?

The price of MiniMax H3 (Hailuo 03): from $0.051429 per second. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate.

Is it compatible with the OpenAI SDK?

Yes, the API is fully OpenAI-compatible. Just change base_url to https://getvibeapi.com/v1 and set your key — the rest of the code stays the same.

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