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Runway

AI video platform for generative video (text-to-video, image-to-video), editing (Gen-4 Aleph), motion capture (Act-Two), upscaling, and TTS. Credit-based across 5 plans including an Unlimited tier with Explore Mode.

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

Standard3 plans total

$0.00/mo

Models offered

Add Audio, Characters, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Extract Audio +43 more

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

Pros

Unlimited plan includes unmetered Explore Mode (relaxed speed)
20% annual discount across paid tiers
Purchased credits never expire

Cons

Monthly credits expire at billing date (no rollover)
Minimum 1000-credit top-up ($10) required
Explore Mode does not support Veo 3/3.1

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.

FLUX.2 Max

Black Forest Labs · 1K

≈$0.1556/gen

FLUX.2 Max

Black Forest Labs · 2K

≈$0.2022/gen

FLUX.2 Max

Black Forest Labs · 4K

≈$0.2956/gen

Nano Banana 2

Google · 1K

≈$0.1089/gen

Nano Banana 2

Google · 2K

≈$0.1711/gen

Nano Banana 2

Google · 4K

≈$0.2489/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 1K

≈$0.3111/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 2K

≈$0.3111/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 4K

≈$0.6222/gen

GPT Image 2

OpenAI · 1K

≈$0.0778/gen

GPT Image 2

OpenAI · 4K

≈$0.1711/gen

FLUX.2 Klein 9B

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 Pro

Black Forest Labs

Seedream 4

ByteDance

Midjourney v7

Midjourney

Recraft V3

Recraft

Recraft V4

Recraft

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

Stability AI

Z-Image

Claude Opus 4.5

Anthropic · 1K

≈$0.0622/gen

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Anthropic · 1K

≈$0.0467/gen

FLUX.2 [klein]

Black Forest Labs · 1K

≈$0.0622/gen

FLUX.2 [klein]

Black Forest Labs · 2K

≈$0.0778/gen

Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance · 2K

≈$0.0622/gen

Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance · 3K

≈$0.0622/gen

Gemini Flash 2.5

Google · 1K

≈$0.0156/gen

Magnific Precision

Magnific · 1K

≈$0.3889/gen

Magnific Precision

Magnific · 4K

≈$2.3333/gen

MiniMax Image-01

MiniMax · 1K

$0.0035/gen

GPT Image 1.5

OpenAI · 1K

≈$0.2178/gen

GPT Image 1.5

OpenAI · 2K

≈$0.3111/gen

GPT Image 2 High

OpenAI · 1K

≈$0.3111/gen

GPT Image 2 High

OpenAI · 4K

≈$0.6378/gen

Runway Gen-4 Image

Runway · 720p

≈$0.0778/gen

Runway Gen-4 Image

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.1244/gen

Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo

Runway · 1K

≈$0.0311/gen

Grok Imagine

xAI · 1K

≈$0.0311/gen

Grok Imagine

xAI · 2K

≈$0.1089/gen

Veo 3.1

Google · 1080p

≈$0.3111/sec

Runway Gen-4

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.1867/sec

Kling 3.0 Video Pro

Kuaishou

Kling 3.0 Video Standard

Kuaishou

Ray 2

Luma AI

Magnific Creative Video Upscaler

Magnific

Sora 2

OpenAI

Grok Imagine Video

xAI

Wan 2.2

Alibaba · 720p

≈$0.1556/sec

Wan 2.2

Alibaba · 1080p

≈$0.2333/sec

Wan 2.6

Alibaba · 720p

≈$0.1556/sec

Wan 2.6

Alibaba · 1080p

≈$0.2333/sec

Wan 2.6 Flash

Alibaba · 720p

≈$0.0778/sec

Wan 2.6 Flash

Alibaba · 1080p

≈$0.1556/sec

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 480p

≈$0.56/sec

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 720p

≈$0.56/sec

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 1080p

≈$0.6222/sec

Veo 3

Google · 1080p

≈$0.6222/sec

Veo 3.1 (Audio)

Google · 1080p

≈$0.6222/sec

HappyHorse 1.0

HappyHorse · 720p

≈$0.2333/sec

HappyHorse 1.0

HappyHorse · 1080p

≈$0.4667/sec

Kling 2.5 Turbo

Kuaishou · 1080p

≈$0.1556/sec

Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro

Kuaishou · 720p

≈$0.1867/sec

Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro

Kuaishou · 1080p

≈$0.2333/sec

Kling 2.6 Pro

Kuaishou · 1080p

≈$0.3889/sec

Kling 3.0 Motion Control Pro

Kuaishou · 720p

≈$0.2022/sec

Kling 3.0 Motion Control Pro

Kuaishou · 1080p

≈$0.2644/sec

Kling 3.0 Pro

Kuaishou · 1080p

≈$0.1867/sec

Kling 3.0 Pro (Audio)

Kuaishou · 1080p

≈$0.2644/sec

Kling 3.0 Std

Kuaishou · 1080p

≈$0.14/sec

Kling 3.0 Std (Audio)

Kuaishou · 1080p

≈$0.2022/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 480p

$0.0167/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 720p

$0.0467/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 1080p

$0.0817/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3

MiniMax · 720p

$0.0467/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3

MiniMax · 1080p

$0.0817/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast

MiniMax · 720p

$0.0317/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast

MiniMax · 1080p

$0.0550/sec

Add Audio

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.0008/sec

Characters

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.0052/sec

Extract Audio

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.0008/sec

Runway Act-Two

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.0778/sec

Runway Gen-3 Alpha

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.1556/sec

Runway Gen-3 Alpha Turbo

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.0778/sec

Runway Gen-4 Aleph

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.2333/sec

Runway Gen-4 Turbo

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.0778/sec

Runway Gen-4.5

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.1867/sec

Stitch Video

Runway · 1080p

≈$0.0008/sec

Google Lyria 3

Google · music

≈$0.1244/gen

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

Speech to Speech

Runway · music

≈$0.0156/gen

Text to SFX

Runway · music

≈$0.0156/gen

Text to Speech

Runway · music

≈$0.0156/gen

Voice Dubbing

Runway · music

≈$0.0156/gen

Voice Isolation

Runway · music

≈$0.0156/gen

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May 31, 2026

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