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MiniMax H3

MiniMax H3 generates videos from reference images or videos using Video Generation V2. Users provide prompts, reference media URLs, and optional audio to create videos up to 15 seconds with customizable resolution and aspect ratio.

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import { config, higgsfield } from "@higgsfield/client/v2";config({  credentials: process.env.HF_CREDENTIALS,});const result = await higgsfield.subscribe(  "minimax/h3/reference-to-video",  {    input: {      "prompt": "A cinematic scene at sunset",      "duration": 5,      "resolution": "2K",      "aspect_ratio": "auto",      "aigc_watermark": false    },    withPolling: true,  },);console.log(result);

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Try out MiniMax H3 Reference to Video by MiniMax. Usage is billed to your team at API rates.

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When to use MiniMax H3

Best for

  • Image-guided video generation: Animating a source image while retaining its visual direction
  • Product and campaign motion: Turn approved still artwork into short promotional or presentation-ready sequences
  • Controlled opening frames: Begin from a deliberate composition instead of leaving the first frame open

Consider alternatives when

  • Prompt-only video generation: Choose a text-to-video mode when no source frame needs to be preserved
  • Existing footage editing: Choose video-to-video when the motion and timing of a source clip matter

Conclusion

MiniMax H3 — Reference to Video is best suited to source-image animation and image-guided video generation.

More models by MiniMax

Compare related models from MiniMax. Prices show the lowest available configuration and may vary with generation settings.

Model namePriceResolutionDurationReleased
MiniMax H3 Image to Video$0.13 / sec2K5s / 15s07/01/2026
MiniMax H3 Reference to Video$0.13 / sec2K5s / 15s07/01/2026
MiniMax H3 Text to Video$0.13 / sec2K5s / 15s07/01/2026
MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Standard Image to Video (Standard)$0.0467 / sec—6s / 10s10/01/2025
MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Standard Text to Video (Standard)$0.0467 / sec768p6s / 10s10/01/2025