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MiniMax H3 Max Image to Video

minimax/h3-max/image-to-video

MiniMax 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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Input
Text prompt for video generation

PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum

Optional URL of the image to use as the first frame. When provided, the output aspect ratio follows this image. When omitted, the request is handled as text-to-video (16:9 by default).

PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum

Optional URL of the image to use as the last frame, for first-to-last keyframe generation.
The native generation resolution of the video. Allowed values: 480P, 768P.
515
The duration of the video in seconds. Range: 5 to 15.
How much effort to spend rewriting the prompt before generation. `balanced` returns in about a second; `quality` spends up to ~30 seconds on a richer prompt. Allowed values: balanced, quality.
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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.

  1. #1MiniMax H3 (768p)MiniMax1140±16
  2. #2Dreamina Seedance 2.5ByteDance Seed1138±17
  3. #3Gemini Omni Flash 1.1Google1132±17
  4. #4Wan 3.0AlibabaOn SandBase1127±16
  5. #5MiniMax H3 MaxFalThis model1125±17
  6. #6Dreamina Seedance 2.0ByteDance Seed1121±18
  7. #7FLUX 3Black Forest Labs1086±16
  8. #8Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXAIOn SandBase1067±17
  9. #9HappyHorse-1.1Alibaba-ATHOn SandBase1061±17
  10. #10MAGI-2 PreviewSand.ai1046±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

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Up to 50,000 characters.
imageimage URL, required—First frame. JPEG, PNG, or WebP URL.
end_imageimage URL—Optional last frame.
resolution480P / 768P768PSets the per-second rate.
durationinteger 5–155Output length in seconds.
prompt_expansion_modebalanced / qualitybalancedbalanced 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.

Output768P480P
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).

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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
minimax/h3-max/image-to-video
# 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"

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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.