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Pick up to 3 tools from the library and see pricing, access, and models lined up in one view. Every number is verified by a human.

Hailuo

MiniMax's standalone Hailuo video platform. Hailuo 2.3 and 2.3 Fast at 768p/1080p + older Hailuo 02 and Hailuo 1.0. Ultra tier has unlimited Hailuo 1.0; Max tier has unlimited Hailuo 1.0 + 2.0. API tiers at enterprise pricing.

MiniMax

MiniMax pay-as-you-go API platform. Video generation via Hailuo models (2.3 / 2.3 Fast / Hailuo-02), image generation via image-01, plus speech and LLM endpoints. Developer-facing alternative to the Hailuo consumer subscription.

Pricing model

Hybrid

Pay-per-use

Free tier

Yes

Access

Web UI

APIWeb UI

Cheapest plan

Standard5 plans total

$0.00/mo

Models offered

GPT Image 1.5 High, GPT Image 2, Midjourney Niji 7, Midjourney v7, MiniMax Hailuo 02 +15 more

MiniMax Hailuo 02, MiniMax Hailuo 2.3, MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast, MiniMax Image-01, MiniMax Music 2.6 +4 more

Pros

Ultra/Max tiers unlimited on older Hailuo models (free beyond credits)
Watermark-free + commercial use on Standard+
Multiple API tiers for enterprise scale

Cons

Ultra ($124.99) only unlimited on older 1.0 model
Plan tiers numerous and confusing (Standard/Pro/Master/Ultra/Max)
Credit pool sizes not fully disclosed for Standard/Pro tiers

Model availability

Every model offered by at least one selected tool, plus trending models (marked ) shown even when neither tool hosts them. A · means that tool does not host the model.

Nano Banana 2

Google · 1K

≈$0.0305/gen

Nano Banana 2

Google · 2K

≈$0.0381/gen

Nano Banana 2

Google · 4K

≈$0.0609/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 1K

≈$0.0457/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 2K

≈$0.0457/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 4K

≈$0.0762/gen

Midjourney v7

Midjourney · 1K

≈$0.0914/gen

GPT Image 2

OpenAI · 1K

≈$0.2285/gen

GPT Image 2

OpenAI · 2K

≈$0.6094/gen

GPT Image 2

OpenAI · 4K

≈$1.2189/gen

FLUX.2 Klein 9B

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 Max

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 Pro

Black Forest Labs

Seedream 4

ByteDance

Recraft V3

Recraft

Recraft V4

Recraft

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

Stability AI

Z-Image

MiniMax Image-01

MiniMax · 1K

≈$0.0076/gen

$0.0035/gen

Seedream 4.5

ByteDance · 2K

≈$0.0305/gen

Seedream 4.5

ByteDance · 4K

≈$0.0305/gen

Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance · 2K

≈$0.0305/gen

Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance · 3K

≈$0.0305/gen

Midjourney Niji 7

Midjourney · 1K

≈$0.0914/gen

GPT Image 1.5 High

OpenAI · 1K

≈$0.1143/gen

Veo 3.1

Google · 720p

≈$0.1143/sec

Veo 3.1

Google · 1080p

≈$0.1143/sec

Veo 3.1

Google · 4K

≈$0.1714/sec

Sora 2

OpenAI · 720p

≈$0.0762/sec

Kling 3.0 Video Pro

Kuaishou

Kling 3.0 Video Standard

Kuaishou

Ray 2

Luma AI

Magnific Creative Video Upscaler

Magnific

Runway Gen-4

Runway

Grok Imagine Video

xAI

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 480p

≈$0.0152/sec

$0.0167/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

$0.0467/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 1080p

≈$0.1016/sec

$0.0817/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

$0.0467/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3

MiniMax · 1080p

≈$0.1016/sec

$0.0817/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0190/sec

$0.0317/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast

MiniMax · 1080p

≈$0.0635/sec

$0.0550/sec

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 480p

≈$0.0762/sec

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 720p

≈$0.1600/sec

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 1080p

≈$0.3809/sec

Seedance 2.0 Fast

ByteDance · 480p

≈$0.0609/sec

Seedance 2.0 Fast

ByteDance · 720p

≈$0.1295/sec

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google · 720p

≈$0.0571/sec

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google · 1080p

≈$0.0571/sec

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google · 4K

≈$0.0857/sec

MiniMax I2V-01

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

MiniMax I2V-01 Director

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

MiniMax I2V-01 Live

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

Minimax Music

MiniMax · music

$0.03/gen

Minimax Music 2.5

MiniMax · music

$0.15/gen

MiniMax Music 2.6

MiniMax · music

$0.15/gen

MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD

MiniMax · music

$0.10/gen

MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo

MiniMax · music

$0.06/gen

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May 20, 2026

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