Hailuo AI
MiniMax
Hailuo AI is a video generation model line from MiniMax. The latest release is MiniMax H3 Max (30 Aug 2026). This page tracks all 6 Hailuo AI releases since 2 Oct 2024, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →
MiniMax H3 Maxreleased
Higher-quality, hosted-only tier of H3. Landed on Vercel AI Gateway 2026-08-30; fal's 'H3 Max Live' (2026-09-01) streams it continuously for effectively unbounded generation
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Community API
No MiniMax announcement page located; dated to the Vercel AI Gateway listing. H3 base weights are open (see the H3 row); Max is API-only, hence weights: closed.
MiniMax H3released
Omni-modal single-stream transformer: text/image/video/audio in, video with native 32kHz stereo audio out at up to 2K/24fps; omni-reference control (up to 9 images, 3 videos, 3 audio clips per generation); #1 in Video Editing with audio on Artificial Analysis at launch
- License
- MiniMax H3 Community License
- Availability
- Official API, Community API, Self-host, Consumer app
- Parameters
- 33B
- Resolution
- 2K
- Max duration
- 15s
Announced and API-launched 2026-07-31; full weights published on Hugging Face (MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3) 2026-08-03 with same-day ComfyUI support. 'Hailuo 3.0' is a community nickname - MiniMax only uses 'H3'. The Community License allows commercial use below $20M yearly revenue (above that, written authorisation from MiniMax is needed) and licenses use only outside the US, EU, UK and South Korea, where a separate licence application is required. commercial_use is unset because the answer depends on revenue and region. Checked against the LICENSE on 2026-11-13.
Hailuo 2.3released
Better motion, physics, and micro-expressions at the same price; 2.3 Fast variant
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Hailuo 02released
Native 1080p, up to 10s; 3x params and 4x data vs Hailuo 01
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Max duration
- 10s
MiniMax Image-01released
MiniMax's first text-to-image model; reuses Hailuo video prompt-adherence tech
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Hailuo AI 1.0released
MiniMax's consumer video tool; noted for lifelike human motion and facial expressions
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Max duration
- 6s
Date approximate
FAQ
- When was MiniMax H3 Max released?
- MiniMax H3 Max was released around 30 Aug 2026.
- Is Hailuo AI open source?
- No. MiniMax H3 Max is closed: the weights are not released and it is available through an API or app only.
- Can Hailuo AI be used commercially?
- Yes. Commercial use of MiniMax H3 Max is allowed under the Proprietary licence.
- Where can I use Hailuo AI?
- MiniMax H3 Max is available via Official API and Community API.
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