MiniMax Video

MiniMax

MiniMax's video model next to Hailuo: cinematic clips from a Chinese lab that also ships the talk — Kling's more API-shaped cousin.

Product preview

Overview

MiniMax Video is the lab putting an API on the same family as Hailuo: cinematic motion, Chinese-lab look, a developer door Kling also has. Runway is the Western film tool; this is the domestic API clip.

It will look like the lab. Duration and credits are the leash. For pipelines that want a Chinese-lab video API without living in the Hailuo consumer UI, this is the SKU. For a brand film, Runway or Veo may still be the brief.

Pros / Cons

Pros

API on a cinematic Chinese-lab model
Same family as Hailuo without the consumer UI
Developer door for pipelines
Alternative to Kling's API

Cons

Look is the lab's look
Duration and credits cap the clip
Brand-film briefs may still want Veo or Runway

Who it's for

API video from a Chinese lab

Pipelines that do not want the Hailuo UI

Cinematic clips next to Kling

Developer access to MiniMax motion

Bottom line

Hailuo's API sibling — Chinese-lab cinematic video for pipelines, not the consumer tab.

Key Features

Text-to-video from MiniMax

API access beside the Hailuo product

Cinematic camera language

Chinese-lab model family

Freemium web plus paid API

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Frequently asked questions

What is MiniMax Video?

MiniMax Video is a Video Generation tool developed by MiniMax. The company was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. MiniMax's video model next to Hailuo: cinematic clips from a Chinese lab that also ships the talk — Kling's more API-shaped cousin.