MiniMaxMiniMax H3 API Cost
A 5-second 768P MiniMax H3 clip costs $0.29, against $0.40 at the official price. What you spend depends on resolution, length and how many takes you keep — here is what real work costs, what a monthly budget buys and how to spend less.
- 5 s at 768P
- $0.29
- official $0.40
- 1 minute at 768P
- $3.42
- $6.41 at 2K
- 100 × 5 s clips / month
- $28.50
- 768P
- Below official
- up to 29%
- failed runs: $0
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Try MiniMax H3 — the price is on the button
Runs on your balance at the price on the button; failed runs are refunded. Results are saved to your account.
Calculator
Calculate your MiniMax H3 cost
Pick the resolution and clip length, your monthly volume and how many tries you keep. Every figure is a live quote.
Per month · 100 generations
28.50
$40.00 at the official price
- Per clip
- 0.29
- Per kept clip
- 0.29
- Saved per month
- $11.50
- Saved per year
- $138.00
Live prices · failed generations are free
Cost drivers
What drives the MiniMax H3 API cost
5 things set your bill. Prices are live; the full tier list is on the MiniMax H3 API pricing page.
Resolution
The biggest lever. A 5-second clip costs 1.9× as much at 2K as at 768p.
- 768p
- $0.29
- 1.0×
- 2K
- $0.54
- 1.9×
Clip length
You pay per second of output. At 768P, each second is $0.057, so one clip costs $0.29–$0.86 across 5–15 s.
Reference videos
Their seconds are billed with the output, at $0.057/s per billed second at 768P: 5 seconds of output with a 5-second reference cost $0.57, against $0.29 for the 5-second clip alone.
Task
Text to video, image to video and reference to video cost the same: the input doesn't change the rate.
Takes you keep
Every successful clip is billed, including takes you discard. Keeping one in three makes each kept 5-second 768P clip cost $0.86 instead of $0.29. Failed generations are refunded.
Real work
What videos cost with MiniMax H3
Finished pieces priced end to end. One MiniMax H3 request makes up to 15 seconds, so longer pieces are several clips; the short film budgets three takes per shot.
| Deliverable | Generations | Tier | Official | CheaperGen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt test | 1 × 5 s | 768P | $0.29 With a monthly plan: Max $0.28 | |
| Social clip | 1 × 10 s | 768P | $0.57 With a monthly plan: Pro $0.56Max $0.55 | |
| 15-second ad | 1 × 15 s | 2K | $1.61 With a monthly plan: Pro $1.55Max $1.50 | |
| 1-minute explainer | 4 × 15 s | 768P | $3.42 With a monthly plan: Pro $3.35Max $3.27 | |
| 2-minute short film | 24 × 15 s (8 shots × 3 takes) | 2K | $38.45 With a monthly plan: Pro $37.18Max $35.91 | |
| Daily social clips for a month | 30 × 10 s | 768P | $17.10 With a monthly plan: Pro $16.71Max $16.32 |
Monthly plans lower prices on most models (shown under each price); you can still pay as you go. Pro $499/month · Max $4,999/month.
Budgets
What a MiniMax H3 budget buys
5-second clips per budget at each resolution, with the minutes of footage in brackets.
| Resolution | $10 | $50 | $100 | $500 | $1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
768p $0.29 per 5 s clip | 35(2.9 min) | 175(15 min) | 350(29 min) | 1,754(146 min) | 3,508(292 min) |
2K $0.54 per 5 s clip | 18(1.6 min) | 93(7.8 min) | 187(16 min) | 936(78 min) | 1,872(156 min) |
Yearly difference
MiniMax H3 cost vs the official price
The same monthly volume at 768P, priced here and at the official price (verified October 18, 2026).
100 × 5 s clips / month
$28.50
$40.00 official
$138.00 less a year
1,000 × 5 s clips / month
$285.00
$400.00 official
$1,380 less a year
10,000 × 5 s clips / month
$2,850
$4,000 official
$13,800 less a year
Compare
A 5-second 768p clip on other models
The same request on Hailuo models and the cheapest similar models, at each model's lowest silent price for that resolution.
| Model | Tier | Cost | vs. MiniMax H3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax H3 Fast Hailuo family | 768P | $0.28 | −4% |
| MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 768P | $0.29 | — |
| MiniMax H3 Max Hailuo family | 768P | $0.30 | +5% |
Price is one input; quality, speed and features differ. Each model's cost page has its own breakdown.
Cost control
Keep MiniMax H3 spend predictable
The same rules in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Details in the billing docs.
- Price it first.
POST /v1/quote/minimax/h3/text-to-videoreturns the exact price of any request, free. - Cap a request. Send
max_cost_usdand a request priced above it is refused without charge. - Prepaid only. You can't spend more than your balance; auto top-up is optional and you set its amount.
- Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full.
- Every charge itemized. Each generation returns its exact cost, and the dashboard lists every charge.
FAQ
MiniMax H3 API cost questions
Our prices are live; official prices were verified October 18, 2026. MiniMax H3 is developed by MiniMax. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.