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MiniMax H3 Max Pricing and API Facts

A hosted MiniMax H3 variant with text-to-video and image-to-video endpoints at 480P and 768P price tiers.

Access and release status are source-checked descriptions, not a live uptime check. A reachable website does not establish that video playback or interaction currently works.

Reference prices, not a live quote. Some historical tiers need re-verification. Confirm the current rate on the provider’s page before spending.

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Published by Video Runtime · Source check 2026-09-04 · Evidence method · Suggest a correction

EDITORIALLY VERIFIED PRODUCT INFORMATION

About MiniMax H3 Max

A hosted MiniMax H3 variant with text-to-video and image-to-video endpoints at 480P and 768P price tiers. Use the text endpoint for prompt-only clips or the image endpoint to animate an opening image, optionally with an ending image.

Key features

Prompt-only and image-conditioned flows are documented. The image endpoint supports an optional ending image. Per-output-second pricing is easy to model.

Getting started

Open the official project page and confirm current eligibility, region, account and payment requirements. Begin with the provider's own preview or onboarding flow; availability can change after this source check.

Real-time interaction

Use the text endpoint for prompt-only clips or the image endpoint to animate an opening image, optionally with an ending image.

Pricing

$0.05–$0.08 per output second (standard) Standard supplied rates are $0.05 per output second at 480P and $0.08 at 768P for text and image endpoints.

Limitations

Video Runtime has not measured latency, quality, or failure rate. Provider example timing is not a service guarantee. Promotional rates should not anchor long-term budgets.

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EDITORIAL VIEW

Editor's Verdict

H3 Max is the higher-standard-price option between Turbo and base H3 at the supplied 480P and 768P tiers.

The official description is not enough to rank quality or responsiveness, so those judgments remain open.

How It Works

  • Use the text endpoint for prompt-only clips or the image endpoint to animate an opening image, optionally with an ending image.

What We Like

  • Prompt-only and image-conditioned flows are documented.
  • The image endpoint supports an optional ending image.
  • Per-output-second pricing is easy to model.

Current Limitations

  • Video Runtime has not measured latency, quality, or failure rate.
  • Provider example timing is not a service guarantee.
  • Promotional rates should not anchor long-term budgets.

Pricing & Access

  • fal · image-to-video · 480P · Current payable: Unavailable / needs review.
  • fal · image-to-video · 480P · Standard planning: $0.0500 / output second (USD; provider-default audio). Record fal-reviewed-20260908-h3-max-image-to-video-480p-standard, version fal-reviewed-20260908-h3-max-image-to-video-480p-standard; effective 2026-09-15; verified 2026-09-08. Source: https://fal.ai/models/minimax/h3-max/image-to-video; active, verification needs refresh, not a purchase guarantee.
  • fal · image-to-video · 768P · Current payable: Unavailable / needs review.
  • fal · image-to-video · 768P · Standard planning: $0.0800 / output second (USD; provider-default audio). Record fal-reviewed-20260908-h3-max-image-to-video-768p-standard, version fal-reviewed-20260908-h3-max-image-to-video-768p-standard; effective 2026-09-15; verified 2026-09-08. Source: https://fal.ai/models/minimax/h3-max/image-to-video; active, verification needs refresh, not a purchase guarantee.
  • fal · text-to-video · 480P · Current payable: Unavailable / needs review.
  • fal · text-to-video · 480P · Standard planning: $0.0500 / output second (USD; provider-default audio). Record fal-reviewed-20260908-h3-max-text-to-video-480p-standard, version fal-reviewed-20260908-h3-max-text-to-video-480p-standard; effective 2026-09-15; verified 2026-09-08. Source: https://fal.ai/models/minimax/h3-max/text-to-video; active, verification needs refresh, not a purchase guarantee.
  • fal · text-to-video · 768P · Current payable: Unavailable / needs review.
  • fal · text-to-video · 768P · Standard planning: $0.0800 / output second (USD; provider-default audio). Record fal-reviewed-20260908-h3-max-text-to-video-768p-standard, version fal-reviewed-20260908-h3-max-text-to-video-768p-standard; effective 2026-09-15; verified 2026-09-08. Source: https://fal.ai/models/minimax/h3-max/text-to-video; active, verification needs refresh, not a purchase guarantee.

Verification Summary

  • This record uses dated fal references and supplied baseline prices, not a live quote. Confirm current endpoint pricing before spending; some historical tiers need re-verification.
  • Video Runtime has not run a hands-on benchmark. Provider sample timings are not site end-to-end results; source review is not purchase-price verification.
Technical notes & official performance

Official Performance Data

  • fal describes throughput optimisation but publishes no general end-to-end guarantee on the checked endpoints.

Technical Notes

  • The endpoints expose 480P and 768P selection.
  • Provider inference examples are not site end-to-end tests.

Sources

  1. fal text-to-video endpoint ↗official-docs · accessed 2026-09-04
  2. fal image-to-video endpoint ↗official-docs · accessed 2026-09-04

Access, stage & mechanism

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