MiniMaxCheap API

Cheap MiniMax H3 Max API

Run MiniMax's official MiniMax H3 Max from $0.0415/s — 17% below the official $0.05/s, and up to 21% off at 768P. Pay per second, no subscription, failed generations refunded.

From: $0.0415/s; 480P
Official: $0.05/s; MiniMax
You save: up to 21%
100 × 5 s clips: $20.73; official $25.00

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Price check

MiniMax H3 Max: our price vs the official price

Every MiniMax H3 Max tier, priced live from our catalog next to MiniMax's official list price.

MiniMax H3 Max price per second: official list price and Cheaper Gen. price for every tier
Tier	MiniMax official	Cheaper Gen.	You save	5 s clip
480P per second	~~$0.05~~/s	$0.0415/s	−17%	$0.21$0.25
768P per second	~~$0.08~~/s	$0.0629/s	−21%	$0.31$0.40

Official price: MiniMax international official price ($0.05 / $0.08 per second). Verified October 16, 2026.

At scale

What MiniMax H3 Max costs at volume

Totals for common batch sizes at today's per-second prices.

MiniMax H3 Max cost examples at volume
Batch	Tier	Official	Cheaper Gen.	You keep
100 × 5 s clips	480P	$25.00	$20.73	$4.27
100 × 5 s clips	768P	$40.00	$31.42	$8.58
60 minutes of footage	480P	$180.00	$149.40	$30.60

Every tier and a calculator on the MiniMax H3 Max pricing page

Why it costs less

Same official MiniMax H3 Max, lower price

The model and its output are the same; the cost of serving it is lower. How our inference works.

Official partnerships

Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest partner and channel pricing on official models like MiniMax H3 Max.

Our own inference engine

For open-source models, our own inference engine — GPU scheduling, warm pools and per-model tuning — lowers the cost of every output further.

Automatic routing

Every MiniMax H3 Max request is routed to the most cost-effective healthy channel, with live health checks and failover.

Spend less

Ways to pay even less for MiniMax H3 Max

Draft at 480P, deliver at 768P

A second of 480P costs $0.0415 — 66% of the 768P rate ($0.0629/s). Iterate on prompts and camera moves cheaply, then render the final cut with the same prompt.

Test with 5-second clips

You pay per second of output (5–15 s per clip). A 5-second 480P test costs $0.21; lengthen only the takes you keep.

Consider MiniMax H3 for volume

In the same family, MiniMax H3 costs $0.044/s at 768P vs $0.0629/s for MiniMax H3 Max — 30% less.

Cheap MiniMax H3 API

Failed generations cost nothing

The price is held when you submit and refunded in full if a generation fails or you cancel it while it is queued. You only pay for outputs you get.

Volume pricing below these rates

Committed monthly volume unlocks rates below the public price list, plus invoicing and dedicated capacity.

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Cheaper alternatives

Cheaper alternatives to MiniMax H3 Max

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Start generating with MiniMax H3 Max

Try MiniMax H3 Max in the Studio, or call it from your code with one API key. A 5-second 480P clip costs $0.21 and failed generations are refunded.

Open in Studio API reference

curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/minimax/h3-max/text-to-video \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "…"}'

FAQ

Cheap MiniMax H3 Max API questions

Our prices on this page are live; MiniMax's official prices were verified October 16, 2026.

MiniMax H3 Max starts at $0.0415/s (480P) against MiniMax's official $0.05/s. Across all 2 pricing tiers you pay 17–21% less than the official list price. Official prices were verified October 16, 2026; our prices on this page are live.

Yes. MiniMax H3 Max is developed by MiniMax. Cheaper Gen. provides API access to the official model through official upstream endpoints — the same model and output quality, at a lower price. We don't own the model.

Three things: direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest partner and channel pricing; our own inference engine for open-source models (GPU scheduling, warm pools, per-model tuning) lowers costs further; and automatic routing sends every request to the most cost-effective healthy channel, with failover. Most of the saving is passed on in the price.

100 five-second clips at 480P cost $20.73 here, versus $25.00 at the official price — $4.27 saved. Longer clips and higher resolutions scale per second; the pricing page has every tier.

There is no subscription and no monthly fee. Cheaper Gen. is prepaid: add credits from $10, spend them on any model in the API or the Studio, and failed generations are refunded automatically. The quote endpoint (POST /v1/quote/{endpoint}) is free, so you can price any request before you run it.

MiniMax H3 Max is developed by MiniMax. Cheaper Gen. provides API access through official upstream endpoints and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.