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Hailuo MiniMax

High-fidelity video generation from text

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★4.5ratingPricing · FreemiumHot
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Hailuo MiniMax does

Hailuo AI creates AI videos and images from text or photos, according to the page. The page says its tools are built for creators and social content. Named features include Create Video, Create Image, and Hailuo Agent. Omni Reference is listed with a reference counter. Template tools include Trending, Creative Image Pack, LoveFrame, PetPal, BabyForm, PlayFun, SnapMorph, Style Switch, CineScope, and ASMR. Navigation sections cover Video, Image, Audio, Design, Assets, Tools, Explore, and Mine. The page promotes MiniMax H3, which it describes as offering native multimodal generation and precise multimodal editing. No integrations are listed. The page shows a From price with no amount, so it does not state pricing.

How Hailuo MiniMax compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Hailuo MiniMax does. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Seedance 2.5 at $11.94 a month and the median is $19. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Hailuo MiniMax does. Hailuo MiniMax offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Hailuo MiniMax was founded in 2023; the alternatives on record were all founded in 2023. Hailuo MiniMax is based in Shanghai, China; 1 of the 2 alternatives with a known headquarters is in China too, and the others in Japan.

Market position · Video

How Hailuo MiniMax compares in Video

Hailuo MiniMax has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 392 live Video tools on FalcoScan. Across Video, the average opportunity score is 62.8 and the average saturation score 42.7. FalcoScan rates Hailuo MiniMax's own market position as contested. 82 of the 392 operating Video tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 26 shutdowns in the category.

Hailuo MiniMax compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Hailuo MiniMaxFounded 2023 · Shanghai, ChinaModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
VidFluxModerateContestedPaid$19/moYesYesWeb, APIStable
Hailuo AIFounded 2023 · Shanghai, ChinaHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebHot
PixverseFounded 2023 · Tokyo, JapanModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWebHot
HyperdreamModerateContestedPaid$29/moNoNoWebStable
Seedance 2.5ModerateContestedFreemium$11.94/moYesYesWeb, APIStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Video.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Hailuo MiniMax exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Video GenerationText Generation
Industry Verticals
MediaMarketing
Tagged

Hailuo MiniMax shows up when builders search for these

text-to-videomotioncinematic
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Questions

Hailuo MiniMax: common questions

Is Hailuo MiniMax free?

Hailuo MiniMax has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Hailuo MiniMax?

The closest alternatives to Hailuo MiniMax that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are VidFlux, Hailuo AI, Pixverse, Hyperdream, and Seedance 2.5.

Is Hailuo MiniMax still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Hailuo MiniMax as operating at hailuoai.video.

Where is Hailuo MiniMax based?

Hailuo MiniMax is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Does Hailuo MiniMax have an API?

Yes. Hailuo MiniMax offers an API.

Who is Hailuo MiniMax for?

Hailuo MiniMax is built for creators, marketers, and businesses.

How do I sign in to Hailuo MiniMax?

Sign in on Hailuo MiniMax's own website, hailuoai.video. FalcoScan reviews Hailuo MiniMax but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Hailuo MiniMax directly.

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