MiniMax H3
MiniMax H3 is a general-purpose, omni-modal video generation model that supports text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video with native stereo audio, up to 2K resolution and 15 seconds duration.
Generate videoGet API keyWhat is MiniMax H3?
MiniMax H3 is a multimodal generative AI system by MiniMax that creates video from text, images, or reference media. Released in July 2026, it supports up to 15-second clips at 2K resolution with native stereo audio, and runs on Venice with full prompt anonymization and uncensored output.
Use MiniMax H3 privately on Venice
On Venice, MiniMax H3 runs under an anonymized privacy tier — your prompts are never stored, profiled, or used for training. You retain full sovereignty over inputs, and generations are uncensored and permissionless. This is the same frontier model, now accessible without surveillance.
What can MiniMax H3 do?
- •Supports multiple input modes — text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video with up to 9 images, 3 videos, and 3 audio files for complex scene control.
- •Generates video with native stereo audio at up to 2K resolution and 24 FPS, ideal for commercial content creation.
- •Excels at instruction-following, accurate text and brand rendering, and V2V motion transfer — critical for advertising and product design.
- •Open weights enable self-hosting, fine-tuning, and deployment on diverse hardware, accelerating ecosystem innovation.
- •Uncensored and permissionless on Venice — no content filtering or usage profiling.
- •Maximum clip length is capped at 15 seconds, limiting use for longer-form content.
- •Not available under open license in the EU, UK, US, or South Korea due to regulatory restrictions.
- •No end-to-end encryption or TEE protection on Venice — anonymized but not fully encrypted in transit or at rest.
Sample outputs
Generated on Venice with our standard prompt suite — the same prompts we run through every model of this type, so you can judge it like-for-like.
Slow aerial drone shot gliding over a misty mountain valley at golden hour, sunlight piercing clouds onto a winding river, ancient pine forests on either side, ultra-smooth motion, professional color grading, atmospheric haze, 4K
Calm ocean waves rolling onto a black-sand beach at sunrise, golden light on wet sand, foam dissolving into the shore, a single silhouetted figure at the waterline, smooth continuous forward push, serene cinematic atmosphere
A slow tracking shot through a rain-soaked Tokyo street at night, neon reflecting in puddles, steam rising from a food cart, a person with a translucent umbrella, shallow depth of field, teal-and-orange grade, smooth steady camera
MiniMax H3 model variants
MiniMax H3 runs on Venice as 3 variants of the same underlying model — pick by what you're starting from: a written prompt, a still image, reference images, or an existing clip. Each variant is its own model id on the API; the generation quality is the same across the family.
| Variant | What it is | Clip lengths | Resolutions | Aspect ratios | Audio | Model ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text to Videoflagship | Generate a clip from a written prompt | 5s – 15s | 768P, 2K | 16:9, 21:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 | minimax-h3-text-to-video | |
| Image to Video | Animate a still image into motion | 5s – 15s | 768P, 2K | — | minimax-h3-image-to-video | |
| Reference to Video | Keep a subject consistent using reference images | 5s – 15s | 768P, 2K | 16:9, 21:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 | minimax-h3-reference-to-video |
Capability data comes straight from the Venice model API and refreshes with every catalog ingest. The specs and pricing on this page are captured from the flagship variant; pass the model id of the variant you want to the API.
MiniMax H3 Text to Video
Generate a clip from a written prompt. Supports clips of 5s – 15s, 768P, 2K output, 16:9, 21:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 aspect ratios, with native audio.
minimax-h3-text-to-videoMiniMax H3 Image to Video
Animate a still image into motion. Supports clips of 5s – 15s, 768P, 2K output, with native audio.
minimax-h3-image-to-videoMiniMax H3 Reference to Video
Keep a subject consistent using reference images. Supports clips of 5s – 15s, 768P, 2K output, 16:9, 21:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 aspect ratios, with native audio.
minimax-h3-reference-to-videoHow to use MiniMax H3 via API
Venice exposes this model through the REST API. Queue a generation with minimax-h3-text-to-video.
curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/video/queue \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "minimax-h3-text-to-video",
"prompt": "Aerial drone shot over a misty mountain valley at golden hour"
}'
# Use the returned queue_id with https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/video/retrieve.
# Call /video/complete after downloading if needed.Specifications
Pricing
Pay per clip on Venice — price scales with resolution and duration (5s–15s), from $0.45.
New Venice accounts include a free daily allowance and 500 welcome credits — no credit card required.
MiniMax H3 vs alternatives
| Model | Max resolution | Strongest at | Open weights | Price (Venice) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax H3 | 2K | Instruction-following, multimodal editing | No | from $0.45 |
| Kling O3 Pro | 2K | Cinematic quality | No | from $0.46 |
| Wan 2.7 | 1440p | Photorealism | Yes | from $0.55 |
| Vidu Q3 | 2K | Longer clips | No | from $0.27 |
Top performer in instruction-based editing and multimodal control; open weights available.
What is MiniMax H3 good for?
- •Advertising and branding videos with precise text and logo placement.
- •E-commerce product showcases using image-to-video animation.
- •UI/UX prototyping with motion from static mockups.
- •Gaming and animation assets with controllable camera movement and style.
- •Multilingual video content across Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
Prompting tips
- •Use exact aspect ratio and resolution in your prompt to ensure correct output format.
- •For image-to-video, describe motion direction and intensity clearly: 'zoom in slowly', 'pan left', 'fade to black'.
- •Include audio cues if supported by your workflow: 'background music swells', 'door creaks', 'crowd cheers'.
- •Leverage reference images for consistent character or object appearance across clips.
Version history
CurrentInitial release with multimodal generation and open weights.
Frequently asked questions
MiniMax H3 is a general-purpose multimodal video generation model by MiniMax, launched in July 2026. It supports text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation with up to 15-second clips at 2K resolution and native stereo audio.
On Venice, MiniMax H3 pricing starts at $0.45 per clip, scaling with resolution and duration. A 768P 5-second clip costs $0.45, while a 2K 5-second clip costs $0.73.
MiniMax H3 is open weights and released under the MiniMax H3 Community License as of August 2, 2026. It is not free to use commercially above certain thresholds, and open weights are excluded from the US, EU, UK, and South Korea.
Yes. MiniMax H3 generates video with native 32 kHz stereo audio, allowing sound effects and background music to be included in the output.
MiniMax H3 supports 768P and 2K resolutions. The default output has a shorter side of 768 pixels, with 2K available via H3-Regenerate-2K.
Yes. The variant 'minimax-h3-image-to-video' enables animating still images into motion, supporting input durations from 5 to 15 seconds with audio.
Yes. The 'minimax-h3-reference-to-video' variant allows consistent subject generation using reference images, ideal for character or product continuity across clips.
MiniMax H3 excels in instruction-following, multimodal editing, and open accessibility, while Kling O3 Pro leads in cinematic visuals. For controllable, editable workflows, MiniMax H3 is superior; for pure aesthetics, Kling may have an edge.
Yes. Venice runs MiniMax H3 under an anonymized privacy tier — prompts are not stored or profiled. Your inputs remain private, uncensored, and not tied to your identity.
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