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MiniMax / Hailuo pricing: what a usable video actually costs
Hailuo/H3 API video at low per-second rates; consumer Hailuo app plans exist separately.
Official site Official pricing
Plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual equiv. | Credits/mo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax API pay-as-you-go | $0/mo monthly | $0/mo annual equiv. | — | Per-second / per-video API pricing; consumer app plans: check official pricing |
Credits explained
MiniMax API: H3 billed per second (768P $0.08/sec, 2K $0.13/sec); legacy Hailuo 2.3 Fast $0.19 per 768P 6s video. Input images/video can add charges beyond the free allowance. Consumer Hailuo subscription credit-per-generation rates were not verified from an official public page on Oct 16, 2026 — calculator uses API rates.
| Model / mode | Rate | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax H3 API · 768P | $0.08/sec | Verified rate | Verified: $0.08/sec |
| MiniMax H3 API · 2K | $0.13/sec | Verified rate | Verified: $0.13/sec |
| Hailuo 2.3 Fast API · 768P | $0.03166666666666667/sec | Estimate — see note | Estimate per-second from $0.19 per 6s video |
Cost per finished video (before retries)
| Length | Cheapest calculable cost | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 5s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $0.16 | Hailuo 2.3 Fast API · 768P |
| 30s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $0.95 | Hailuo 2.3 Fast API · 768P |
| 60s finished video (1 attempt, no retries) | $1.90 | Hailuo 2.3 Fast API · 768P |
Retries multiply this: with 2 retries (3 attempts total) a 30s video costs roughly 3× the table price. Use the calculator with your real retry count.
Watermark & commercial use
Watermark: Consumer app watermark rules — check official Hailuo pricing; API output terms in MiniMax docs.
Commercial: Check MiniMax/Hailuo terms for your plan/API use.
Plan traps to know
- H3 input media is billed separately after free image allowances.
- Video Packages (prepaid points) expire in 1 month and do NOT support H3 yet (docs).
- Failed/security-reviewed generations: docs say no video-point deduction for packages — confirm for pay-as-you-go.
Best for
Hailuo/H3 API video at low per-second rates; consumer Hailuo app plans exist separately.
Source
Verified from https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-video — last checked Oct 16, 2026. If a figure says “check official pricing”, it could not be verified from an official public page that day and we did not guess it.