Hailuo, MiniMax H3, H3 Max, Turbo and HeyGen Video
MiniMax’s Hailuo family now includes the base H3 model and fal’s post-trained H3 Max and H3 Max Turbo variants. Max and Turbo have separate benchmark runs here. At fal’s regular rates Turbo costs half as much as Max: $0.04 against $0.08 a second at 768p. HeyGen Video is a third post-trained H3, from HeyGen, at $0.02 a second at 768p.
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Which one to pick
HeyGen Video
$0.02 per second at 768p via fal
The lowest price on our roster, $0.10 a five-second clip, with the H3 habit of cutting mid-shot.
H3 Max Turbo
$0.04 per second at 768p via fal
Lower-priced fal variant; compare the exact shots and measured wait.
H3 Max
$0.08 per second at 768p via fal
fal’s post-trained H3 variant with dedicated camera-control and lip-sync tests.
MiniMax H3
$0.06 per second at 768p via fal
Original H3 benchmark, retained for comparison with fal’s Max variants.
Hailuo 2.3
$0.28 per six-second clip, standard 768p via fal
A cheap six-second clip at a known flat price.
Side by side, measured
| Model | Price | Seconds to make one clip | Cost of its fixed set | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeyGen Video | $0.02 per second at 768p via fal | 21 to 41 | $0.90 9 clips | 5 to 15 seconds, in whole seconds |
| H3 Max Turbo | $0.04 per second at 768p via fal | 6 to 6 | $0.90 9 clips | 5 to 15 seconds |
| H3 Max | $0.08 per second at 768p via fal | 6 to 26 | $1.80 9 clips | 5 to 15 seconds |
| MiniMax H3 | $0.06 per second at 768p via fal | 52 to 182 | $2.70 9 clips | 5 to 15 seconds |
| Hailuo 2.3 | $0.28 per six-second clip, standard 768p via fal | 98 to 197 | $2.52 9 clips | 6 or 10 seconds, nothing in between; our five-second fixture rounds to six |
Seconds and cost are from our own runs of each model's fixed set: the same 9 clips for every model that makes clips from a prompt. Open a model for every clip and the request behind it.
Every version
| Version | Released | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| video-01 | MiniMax's first text-to-video model under the Hailuo name. | |
| Hailuo 02 | 1080p, better physics and instruction following. | |
| Hailuo 2.3 hailuo-2.3 | More natural motion and faces, stronger stylisation, a Fast variant at up to half the cost. | |
| MiniMax H3 minimax-h3 | One transformer for text, image, video and audio in; video with native stereo sound out, up to 2K and 15 seconds; base weights open-sourced 3 August 2026. | |
| H3 Max minimax/h3-max/text-to-video | Date not verified | fal post-trains MiniMax H3 for prompt adherence and faster video generation. Max supports text and image inputs, native audio and clips of 5 to 15 seconds. |
| H3 Max Turbo minimax/h3-max-turbo/text-to-video | Date not verified | H3 Max Turbo is fal’s lower-priced post-trained MiniMax H3 variant. It shares the 5 to 15 second envelope and resolution choices of Max; this page tests what the cheaper tier returns. |
| HeyGen Video heygen/heygen-video/text-to-video | Date not verified | MiniMax H3 post-trained by HeyGen, a general text and image to video model (not an avatar product): 5 to 15 seconds with sound, $0.02 a second at 768p. |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hailuo AI free?
The Hailuo app gives daily free credits, more during launches. The API and hosts charge per clip or per second.
What is the difference between Hailuo 2.3 and H3?
2.3 is the late-2025 model at a flat price per six or ten seconds; H3 is the 2026 omni-modal model with native audio, 2K output, per-second pricing and open weights. Both pages run the same nine clips.