How Much Does a 15-Second MiniMax H3 Video Cost?

Overview

At launch, a full 15-second MiniMax H3 clip at 2K was reported to cost about $1.95, based on a per-second rate of roughly $0.13. Since 15 seconds is the model’s maximum clip length, that is close to the top per-clip cost at 2K. Source note: Verified 2026-08-06 against the MiniMax official H3 blog, MiniMax Video Generation API docs, and Hugging Face MiniMax-H3 model page.

A few things move that number. Resolution: a lower tier such as the reported 768p beta can cost less than 2K. Retries: if you regenerate to get a usable result, your real cost per shipped clip is higher than one clean $1.95 generation. Provider: reaching H3 through a unified API rather than MiniMax directly may change the rate. So treat $1.95 as a rough ceiling for one 2K clip, not a fixed invoice.

For budgeting, multiply your expected number of 15-second clips by the current per-second rate and your average attempts per keeper, and confirm the live price on the provider’s pricing page before committing — new-model pricing changes.

If cost matters, generate shorter clips where the content allows, since duration scales the price almost linearly.