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MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Standard Image to Video

minimax/hailuo/2.3/standard/image-to-video

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Standard by MiniMax animates a still image into a 6 or 10 second 768P video with realistic motion.

Base price
$0.28USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
video
Input fields
4
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Input
Text prompt for video generation

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

URL of the image to use as the first frame
The duration of the video in seconds. Allowed values: 6, 10.
Whether to use the model's prompt optimizer
OutputExample

Examples

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.28 / 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/hailuo/2.3/standard/image-to-video
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

API README

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Standard Image to Video

Hailuo 2.3 Standard: animate an image into a 6 or 10 second 768P video.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Up to 2,000 characters.
imageimage URL, required—First frame. JPEG, PNG, or WebP URL.
duration6 / 106Output length in seconds.
prompt_optimizerbooleantrueLet MiniMax rewrite the prompt for better results.

Billing

$0.28 for 6 seconds, $0.56 for 10 seconds.

OutputPrice
6s (default)$0.28
10s$0.56

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Describe the motion and camera in one or two sentences.

Limits

  • No audio track.

Also on SandBase

Other Hailuo 2.3 endpoints: minimax/hailuo/2.3/pro/text-to-video, minimax/hailuo/2.3/pro/image-to-video, minimax/hailuo/2.3/standard/text-to-video, minimax/hailuo/2.3-fast/pro/image-to-video, minimax/hailuo/2.3-fast/standard/image-to-video, minimax/h3/text-to-video (newer, with audio).

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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/hailuo/2.3/standard/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 $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "minimax/hailuo/2.3/standard/image-to-video",
  "image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/minimax/hailuo/2.3/standard/image-to-video/input_image_0.jpg",
  "prompt": "The space station slowly rotates in orbit, its solar panels tracking the sun. Earth rotates majestically in the background with weather patterns and landmasses drifting by. The station's communication arrays adjust position. A small spacecraft approaches one of the docking ports. The scene captures the silent majesty of space and human engineering.",
  "duration": 6,
  "prompt_optimizer": true
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(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 Hailuo 2.3 Standard Image to Video through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "minimax/hailuo/2.3/standard/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 Hailuo 2.3 Standard Image to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with MiniMax separately.