Hailuo AI is MiniMax's consumer video and image generation app, now built around the MiniMax H3 model released in August 2026. It turns text, images, video and audio references into clips of up to 15 seconds at 2K, and suits creators, marketers and ad teams who want video with native sound.
Generates 4–15 second clips at 768p or 2K and 24 fps with native stereo audio, from text or first and last frames.
Guides a generation with up to 9 images, 3 video clips and 3 audio tracks for character, motion, camera and voice.
Replaces, adds or removes people and objects, and changes backgrounds, lighting or dialogue while keeping untouched parts stable.
Earlier Hailuo 2.3, 2.0 and 1.0 models remain available, and the Max plan includes unlimited Hailuo 2.0 and 2.3 generations.
Paid plans add Google Veo 3.1 and Sora 2 for video, plus image models such as Nano Banana Pro and Seedream.
Video upscaling, lip sync, music generation and audio generation sit next to the main video and image creators.
Hailuo AI is the creator-facing app for MiniMax’s video models. Since August 2026 its default engine is MiniMax H3, a single model for generating and editing video with sound, while older Hailuo models stay available for other styles and budgets.
Text-to-video and image-to-video generation with motion control.
AI video generator for quick clips, effects and templates.
Generative video models and editing tools for filmmakers.
Cinematic video and image generator and editor built on Luma's Ray models.
Google's AI filmmaking tool built on the Veo video models.
As of October 2026, Runway ($15/month), Kling ($10/month) and Google Flow, which gives 50 free credits a day for Veo 3.1, lead generative video. HeyGen ($29/month) and Synthesia ($19/month) make avatar videos, and CapCut, Descript and OpusClip edit and repurpose footage. OpenAI discontinued the Sora app on April 26, 2026.
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