Video engine

Hailuo 3 Max — fast Hailuo motion

Hailuo 3 Max is the fast tier of MiniMax's Hailuo 3: Hailuo motion in 5 to 15 second clips at 480p or 768p, six native formats from 21:9 to 9:16, and image-to-video with a first and a last frame. It renders picture only and reads no reference pictures. 22 credits / second at 768p, on the Hobby plan ($15/month) and up.

Open the video studio Pricing

50 free credits · no card · adults only, by policy

Price: 22 credits / second at 768p · 480p costs less
Length: 5 to 15 seconds, one-second steps
Resolution: 480p · 768p (default)
Formats: 21:9 · 16:9 · 4:3 · 1:1 · 3:4 · 9:16
Sound: No soundtrack
Inputs: Text · start frame · end frame — cast and elements ride as text
Access: Hobby plan and up ($15/month)
Content: Moderated upstream — SFW work only

What Hailuo 3 Max is for

Max is the engine for animating stills on a Hobby budget. Give it a first and a last frame and it moves between them — a product turning to face the camera, a character crossing a room, a sky going from dusk to night — in any of six formats, cinematic 21:9 included.

It is also a quick way to find a Hailuo shot: block the camera move and the timing here, then render the keeper on Hailuo 3 at 2K, with sound and your cast.

How to prompt it

→With frames, describe only the motion between them — the frames already fix the subject, the wardrobe and the set.
→Without frames, your cast and elements ride as text: describe people concretely, the way they should look.
→Name the camera move — crane up, whip pan, slow dolly — or pick one of the director's rack's 24 moves.
→Max renders picture only, so plan the sound elsewhere: a voice-over, music in the edit, or an engine with a soundtrack.
→There is no seed: batch up to 4 takes and keep the best.

Where it sits in the lineup

Hailuo 3, on Creator, is the full model: 2K, sound, three subject references and a voice sample. On the Hobby plan, pick Max for Hailuo motion between two frames, and Kling 3.0 or Seedance 2.0 Fast when your cast's pictures or sound matter.

Starting points

Every tile opens the studio with the prompt already written.

Dusk to night skylineA city skyline seen from a hill as dusk turns to night, windows lighting up one by one, clouds drifting fast overhead, locked-off wide shot, cinematic widescreen Open in the studio → Perfume bottle turnA glass perfume bottle on a black plinth slowly rotating to face the camera, a single hard key light sliding across the glass, smoke drifting behind, macro lens Open in the studio → Red coat hallwayA woman in a red coat walks down a long marble hallway toward the camera, sunlight falling through tall windows in stripes across her path, slow dolly back ahead of her Open in the studio →

Frequently asked questions

Does Hailuo 3 Max have sound?

No — Max renders picture only. For Hailuo with sound, use Hailuo 3 on the Creator plan; on Hobby, Veo 3.1 Fast, Kling 3.0 and Seedance 2.0 Fast render sound.

How much does a Hailuo 3 Max clip cost?

22 credits / second at 768p: 110 credits for 5 seconds, 220 credits for 10 and 330 credits for 15. 480p costs less per second.

Hailuo 3 Max or Hailuo 3?

Max is the fast tier: 480p or 768p, no reference pictures and no soundtrack, from Hobby. Hailuo 3 renders 2K with sound, three subject references and a voice sample, from Creator. Both take first and last frames and run 5 to 15 seconds.

Can I use my cast with Hailuo 3 Max?

Yes, as text: Max reads no reference pictures, so your cast's descriptions are written into the prompt. For an exact face, start the clip from a frame of that character.

Can Hailuo 3 Max render mature content?

No. Hailuo is moderated upstream and serves SFW work only. Mature fiction between adult characters renders on Motion One, eroq's own uncensored engine.

Keep exploring

Hailuo 3 Kling vs Hailuo Hailuo vs Motion One Credits and plans