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MiniMax H3 Max Text to Video

minimax/h3-max/text-to-video

MiniMax H3 Max by MiniMax turns a text prompt into a 5-15 second video with native audio at 480P or 768P, generating faster than MiniMax H3.

Base price
$0.40USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
video
Input fields
5
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Input
Text prompt for video generation
Aspect ratio of the generated video. Allowed values: 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16.
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.
OutputExample

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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/text-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
Text to Video
Rank
#3 of 31
Elo
1119 ±17
Gap to #1
−16

Text-to-video arena (silent): people pick the better of two clips from the same prompt, without seeing the model names; audio is not judged.

  1. #1Wan 3.0AlibabaOn SandBase1135±19
  2. #2MiniMax H3 (768p)MiniMaxOn SandBase1121±18
  3. #3MiniMax H3 MaxFalThis model1119±17
  4. #4Dreamina Seedance 2.5ByteDance SeedOn SandBase1105±18
  5. #5FLUX 3Black Forest Labs1094±19
  6. #6Dreamina Seedance 2.0ByteDance SeedOn SandBase1085±19
  7. #7Gemini Omni Flash 1.1GoogleOn SandBase1073±18
  8. #8Agnes-Video-2.5Sapiens AI1054±18
  9. #9HappyHorse-1.1Alibaba-ATHOn SandBase1040±18
  10. #10Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXAIOn SandBase1037±18

API README

MiniMax H3 Max Text to Video

MiniMax H3 Max turns a prompt into a 5–15 second video with native audio at 480P or 768P, faster than H3.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Up to 50,000 characters.
aspect_ratio21:9 / 16:9 / 4:3 / 1:1 / 3:4 / 9:1616:9Output frame shape.
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/image-to-video, minimax/h3-max/reference-to-video, minimax/h3/text-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/text-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 $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "minimax/h3-max/text-to-video",
  "prompt": "A white kitten chases a butterfly across a sunlit garden. Gentle camera tracking, natural movement, soft afternoon light filtering through the leaves.",
  "duration": 5,
  "resolution": "768P",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(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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MiniMaxVideo$0.40 / runAug 31, 2026
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Questions

FAQ

How do I call MiniMax H3 Max Text to Video through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "minimax/h3-max/text-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 Text to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with MiniMax separately.