Hailuo AI MiniMax is a video generator supported by Alibaba and Tencent. You can create videos from text or by uploading an image. The generated videos are 6 seconds long, with a resolution of 1280×720, and play at 25 frames per second.
Hailuo AI MiniMax has earned a reputation as one of the best AI-based video creation tools for filmmakers, especially with the addition of the image2video feature. By uploading an image, you can create a video around it, enhanced with camera movements, object animations, and scene transitions—nothing groundbreaking, but the visual quality is cinematic.
Additionally, the platform excels at generating videos with human-like expressions, as shown in the attached examples. These videos have garnered attention for their realism, with models and their emotions nearly indistinguishable from real people. You can see all the examples on X.
What’s great about Hailuo AI MiniMax
- You can sign in using your Google account.
- A 3-day trial period is offered:
New users receive 3 days of unlimited access as a welcome gift. During this time, you can create as many videos as you want without credit limitations. After the 3 days, you will transition to our free plan, where the number of videos you can create will depend on your remaining credits. Hurry up to test the AI while this offer lasts. - There is a prompt enhancement feature. If this feature is enabled, your prompts are automatically refined into more detailed descriptions to improve generation quality. You can also disable this feature to ensure the model follows your instructions more precisely. For optimal results in this mode, providing more detailed prompts is recommended.
- Besides text2video, there is an image2video feature: you can upload a reference image and provide a prompt, resulting in a video of decent quality.
- You can generate up to 3 projects simultaneously for free.
- It handles text input well, on par with major competitors.
What’s not so great about Hailuo AI MiniMax
- Unlike Kling, it doesn’t support long prompts.
- The queue for free generation takes about 15 minutes. Paid plans, starting at $10/month, offer faster video generation and allow creating up to 5 videos simultaneously, with the ability to generate 2 videos at once.
Comparison with Runway Gen-3, Kling AI, and Luma Dream Machine
Runway Gen-3, Kling AI, and Luma Dream Machine offer similar features, but MiniMax delivers more cinematic quality, especially with detailed prompts. Runway Gen-3 is known for its quality, and Luma is praised for its speed. Hailuo AI MiniMax strikes a balance between these factors, offering both quality and creative control. It understands complex prompts as well as Kling AI does.
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