MiniMax H3 Max Image to Video
minimax/h3-max/image-to-videoMiniMax H3 Max by MiniMax animates a first frame, optionally toward a last frame, into a 5-15 second video with native audio at 480P or 768P.
- Base price
- $0.40USD / run
- Execution
- async
- Model type
- video
- Input fields
- 6
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Playground
PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum
PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum
Examples
Select an example to load its inputs and result into the playground.
Model card
Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.40 / run
Context & modalities
- Input
- Schema-defined
- Output
- video
Capabilities
- Chat
- Not supported
- Vision
- Not supported
- Reasoning
- Not supported
- Structured output
- Not supported
- Function calling
- Not supported
- Audio input
- Not supported
Access
- Provider
- MiniMax
- Model ID
- minimax/h3-max/image-to-video
- Execution
- async
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Unified Run API
- Endpoint
- /v1/run
Human preference
Arena
Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.
Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena
- Leaderboard
- Image to Video · Audio
- Rank
- #5 of 23
- Elo
- 1125 ±17
- Gap to #1
- −15
Image-to-video arena with audio: clips are judged with their generated sound.
- #1MiniMax H3 (768p)1140±16
- #2Dreamina Seedance 2.51138±17
- #3Gemini Omni Flash 1.11132±17
- #4Wan 3.01127±16
- #5MiniMax H3 Max1125±17
- #6Dreamina Seedance 2.01121±18
- #7FLUX 31086±16
- #8Grok Imagine Video 1.51067±17
- #9HappyHorse-1.11061±17
- #10MAGI-2 Preview1046±16
API README
MiniMax H3 Max Image to Video
MiniMax H3 Max image-to-video: animate a first frame, optionally toward a last frame, into a 5–15 second clip with native audio.
Fields
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Up to 50,000 characters. |
image | image URL, required | — | First frame. JPEG, PNG, or WebP URL. |
end_image | image URL | — | Optional last frame. |
resolution | 480P / 768P | 768P | Sets the per-second rate. |
duration | integer 5–15 | 5 | Output length in seconds. |
prompt_expansion_mode | balanced / quality | balanced | balanced rewrites the prompt lightly; quality expands it more for richer detail. |
Billing
You pay for output seconds: $0.08 at 768P and $0.05 at 480P.
| Output | 768P | 480P |
|---|---|---|
| 5s (default) | $0.40 | $0.25 |
| 10s | $0.80 | $0.50 |
| 15s | $1.20 | $0.75 |
Failed runs are not charged.
Prompting
- Describe subject, action, camera, and sound in order.
- Quote dialogue and name the speaker.
Limits
- Clips are 5–15 seconds.
Also on SandBase
Other MiniMax H3 Max endpoints: minimax/h3-max/text-to-video, minimax/h3-max/reference-to-video, minimax/h3/image-to-video (2K).
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "minimax/h3-max/image-to-video",
"image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/minimax/mirrored/example_inputs/hailuo23/pro_i2v_in.jpg",
"prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back from the scene, revealing the full landscape as clouds drift overhead and light shifts across the terrain.",
"duration": 5,
"resolution": "768P",
"prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
sleep 2
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
"https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Type | Default price | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
MiniMax H3 Max Image to VideoThis model MiniMax | Video | $0.40 / run | Aug 26, 2026 |
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Questions
FAQ
How do I call MiniMax H3 Max Image to Video through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "minimax/h3-max/image-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
Do I need a separate MiniMax account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to MiniMax H3 Max Image to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with MiniMax separately.
