Hailuo 02 vs MiniMax H3 Max
Almost every comparison of Hailuo 02 and MiniMax H3 Max on the internet is written from two launch announcements. This one is written from our catalogue: the specifications below are the records the studio sells from, read when the page is served, so they cannot go stale. Both clips were generated on Musevate, each from its own prompt, shown under it — so they show what each model does, not a like-for-like test. Nothing here is taken from either vendor’s reel, which is always the best of many attempts.
Hailuo 02 costs 11 credits for five seconds against 40 for MiniMax H3 Max — 3.6 times the price for the same length, which is the difference you will feel first if you iterate on a prompt.
MiniMax H3 Max generates its own sound and Hailuo 02 does not. If the clip has to be heard rather than scored afterwards, that is not a preference, it is the decision.
Neither is declared the winner anywhere on this page. Where a row has a better answer — a lower price, a longer clip, a larger render — it is marked, and the rest is left unmarked, because sound, mode support and the look of the output are differences rather than rankings.
Specifications read from the Musevate catalogue when this page loaded. Both clips were generated on Musevate, each from its own prompt, shown under it — so they show what each model does, not a like-for-like test.
Both, on the same platform
The part no specification table can give you. Each clip below came out of Musevate through the same pipeline, and the prompt that produced it is underneath.
Side by side
Every figure here is read from our catalogue — the records the studio sells from — when the page is served, so it cannot drift the way a written comparison does. Where a row has a better answer it is marked; where it does not, both are shown plainly rather than scored.
| Hailuo 02 | MiniMax H3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for a 5 second clip | 11 credits at 768p | 40 credits at 480p |
| Longest clip | 10 seconds | 10 seconds |
| Highest resolution | 1080p | 1080p |
| Generates sound | No | Always, as part of the generation |
| Text to video | Yes | Yes |
| Animates an image you upload | Yes | Yes |
| Takes reference images | No | Yes |
| Example generated on Musevate | Yes | Yes |
Prices are credits for a five second clip at 720p, or at the smallest size a model sells where it does not sell 720p — 768p for Hailuo 02 and 480p for MiniMax H3 Max — so the two are not a like-for-like price. Hailuo 02 and MiniMax H3 Max each have a full page with the rest of their specification.
Questions
Should I use Hailuo 02 or MiniMax H3 Max?
It depends on the shot, and any page answering that without knowing what you are making is guessing. The honest way to choose is to run the same prompt through both — on Musevate that is two generations from one balance. The two clips on this page were each made from their own prompt, so they show what each model does rather than settling it. The differences above are the ones worth deciding on before you spend anything.
Is MiniMax H3 Max worth the extra over Hailuo 02?
MiniMax H3 Max costs 40 credits for five seconds against 11 for Hailuo 02 — 480p for MiniMax H3 Max and 768p for Hailuo 02, so the two prices are for different sizes. Whether that buys you anything depends entirely on the shot: on some prompts the difference is obvious and on others it is invisible. That is why both clips here are shown with the prompt that produced them rather than described.
Do I have to choose one on Musevate?
No. Both are in the same catalogue on the same balance, and the router will pick between them for you if you would rather describe the shot than the model. Picking by hand is there when you want it and never required.
Which is cheaper, Hailuo 02 or MiniMax H3 Max?
Hailuo 02, at 11 credits for a five second clip at 768p against 40 for MiniMax H3 Max at 480p — less, for a larger picture. The studio quotes the exact figure for the size you pick before you spend anything.
Which makes longer clips, Hailuo 02 or MiniMax H3 Max?
Both accept up to 10 seconds in one generation.
Do Hailuo 02 and MiniMax H3 Max generate sound?
MiniMax H3 Max does; the other returns pictures only, and anything you hear over it has to be added afterwards.
Can I use both Hailuo 02 and MiniMax H3 Max on one account?
Yes. Musevate is one account and one credit balance across every model, so comparing them costs nothing beyond the two generations. That is how the two clips on this page were made.
Run the comparison yourself
Both models are on one account with one balance. Hailuo 02 is 11 credits for five seconds at 768p; MiniMax H3 Max is 40 at 480p.
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