Hailuo AI review
8.0/10★★★★★MiniMax's video generator, running its H3 model with 2K video and native audio
- Best for
- Creators who want top-tier image quality and long single takes at a low per-second cost
- Price
- Freemium · from $14.99/month
Free: Limited trial credits; free exports are watermarked - Platforms
- Web, Android, API
- Made by
- MiniMax, Shanghai, China · since 2021
- App store ratings
- Android 3.7★ (87.2K)
What it is
Hailuo AI is MiniMax's consumer video app, now running MiniMax H3, which makes up to 15-second clips at 2K with native stereo sound and can take images, video and audio as references. It also offers older Hailuo models and some third-party models, on the web, Android and the MiniMax API.
Latest: MiniMax released H3, with 2K video and native audio, in July 2026.
What the AI does
- MiniMax H3 text-to-video and image-to-video up to 2K
- Native stereo audio
- Omni-reference: up to 9 images, 3 video and 3 audio clips
- Up to 15-second clips
- Fast, cheap H3 Max Turbo mode
- MiniMax API
Pros and cons
- MiniMax H3 ranks in the top five of the Artificial Analysis text-to-video leaderboard
- Low cost per second of video
- Rich reference controls for consistent characters and voices
- No official iOS app in the US App Store
- Android app is rated lower than most rivals (3.7)
- Promotional prices make the real monthly cost unclear
How it scores
H3 puts Hailuo near the top for raw quality; ease and platforms are held back by a cluttered app and no US iOS app.
Feature checklist · 5 of 9
- Text-to-video (from a prompt or script) (yes)
- Image-to-video (yes)
- Native audio, speech or sound generation (yes)
- Consistent characters or avatars across videos (yes)
- Edit existing footage with AI (restyle, extend, swap or remove objects) (no)
- 4K output or upscaling (no)
- Commercial use allowed on a paid plan (no)
- iOS and Android apps (no)
- Developer API (yes)
Alternatives
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- Google Veo (Flow) 8.9/10Anyone who wants top-quality clips with synced sound, especially people already paying for Google AI
- Kling AI 8.7/10Creators who want near-top quality and realistic human motion on a budget
- HeyGen 8.6/10Marketers and creators making talking-head, explainer and translated videos at scale
- Runway 8.5/10Filmmakers and marketers who want fine creative control and editing, not just one-shot clips
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