MiniMax
MiniMax is a Chinese artificial intelligence technology company focused on the research and development of large language models and multimodal AI technologies. The company independently develops a series of foundational large language models and builds an AI capability platform for enterprises and developers, offering AI services including text generation, speech synthesis, and image understanding. MiniMax is a representative company among China's new generation of large model startups.
Core Facts
MiniMax H3 is a multimodal video generation model capable of simultaneously generating video frames and matching audio (including dialogue, sound effects, and ambient sound).
Prompt Studio can generate structured MiniMax H3 video scripts.
H3 Minimax is Minimax's video generation engine, which adopts a Sparse Attention mechanism.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Xisu AI provides an API gateway for multi-provider models, covering OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Qwen, Moonshot, Zhipu, xAI, Meta, Baidu, ByteDance, Tencent, NVIDIA, MiniMax, and others.
The public materials do not provide specific pricing data for M3 or exact API change details.
In the retirement announcement, the "no longer available to new users" date (2026-10-19) is earlier than the "official service shutdown" date (2026-11-18), compressing the actual canary window.
MiniMax officially recommends that users of M2.5 and M2.7 migrate to the M3 model.
MiniMax has announced retirement plans for the M2.5 and M2.7 models, which will no longer be available to new users starting October 19, 2026.
FreeVideo is a ported and compressed version of the MiniMax H3 model, aimed at lowering the hardware threshold.
Jensen Huang recently visited Shenzhen and Hangzhou, and exchanged with companies such as MiniMax and Unitree.
Domestic large models such as MiniMax, Kimi, Tongyi Qianwen, and Hunyuan can all serve as backend options for Agent tools.
The free Providers that 9router supports connecting to include OpenCode Free (no authentication required), Kiro AI (OAuth, about 50 quota per month, supporting Claude 4.5, GLM-5, MiniMax), Vertex AI (OAuth, $300 credit for new GCP accounts), NVIDIA NIM (API Key), and Cloudflare Workers AI (API Key).
9router provides a three-tier automatic fallback mechanism: Tier 1 is subscriptions (such as Claude Code, Codex, Copilot), Tier 2 is low-cost Providers (such as GLM, MiniMax, Kimi), and Tier 3 is free Providers (such as Kiro, OpenCode Free, Vertex, NVIDIA NIM), automatically jumping to the next tier when one tier's quota is exhausted.
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All Facts (20)
MiniMax H3 is a multimodal video generation model capable of simultaneously generating video frames and matching audio (including dialogue, sound effects, and ambient sound).
90%VerifiedPrompt Studio can generate structured MiniMax H3 video scripts.
80%VerifiedH3 Minimax is Minimax's video generation engine, which adopts a Sparse Attention mechanism.
80%VerifiedWith the accelerator enabled, MiniMax H3 takes approximately 2 minutes to generate 1 second of video, approximately 14 minutes for a 480P ten-second video, and approximately 20–30 minutes for a 768P ten-second video.
80%VerifiedMiniMax-H3 features two capabilities: image-to-video generation and reference-based generation.
80%VerifiedMinimax is one of the leading large model companies in China, and its video generation product line includes "Hailuo."
75%VerifiedThe reference-image-to-video workflow supports reference image, video, and audio input, with lip sync and audio highly synchronized in the demo.
70%VerifiedMiniMax's video generation capability is primarily based on a Diffusion Model architecture.
65%VerifiedThis workflow can generate continuous videos up to 60 seconds long on a 12 GB GPU.
65%VerifiedMiniMax has a presence across multiple AI modalities including large language models (the abab series), speech synthesis, and video generation
65%VerifiedMiniMax is a China-based AI startup focused on the field of large language models and multimodal models.
65%VerifiedMiniMax's video generation product Hailuo AI was launched in 2024.
65%VerifiedThe Wan video generation model supports two generation modes: Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video.
65%UnverifiedMiniMax的模型架构采用了混合专家（MoE）与线性注意力的创新组合
80%Unverified月之暗面（Kimi母公司）、智谱AI（GLM母公司）、MiniMax均有阿里巴巴的投资背景
80%UnverifiedMiniMax的ABAB系列模型在对话和创意写作方面有独特优势
65%Partially VerifiedMiniMax M2.5是上海MiniMax公司推出的大语言模型
65%UnverifiedWorkBuddy supports calling multiple large models, including Kimi and DeepSeek.
60%UnverifiedMiniMax's video generation product Hailuo AI has previously attracted widespread attention globally.
60%UnverifiedMinimax is a leading domestic multimodal AI company, and its video generation model has localization advantages in understanding Chinese prompts and generating scenes with Chinese cultural contexts.
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