MiniMax H3 Open Weights Spicy Image to Video is a fast AI image-to-video generation model that creates high-quality cinematic clips from images, optimized for scalable content generation with smooth, expressive animations, stable aesthetics, and native stereo audio. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Idle
$0.1per run·~10 / $1
The starship accelerates through the nebula, engines flaring bright blue as it banks past drifting asteroids, camera sweeping around the hull in an epic cinematic orbit, escort fighters streaking by, deep rumbling engine roar and sci-fi ambience.
MiniMax H3 Image-to-Video Spicy Open Weights animates a start image into a video with prompt-guided motion. The output canvas follows the input image's aspect ratio, and you can optionally provide a last_image to guide the ending frame.
Image-to-video generation
Animate a start image into a short video.
Optional prompt control
Add a prompt to describe the scene, action, camera movement, and mood.
Start-and-end-frame guidance
Use image as the first frame and optionally provide last_image to guide the final frame.
Native canvas option
Use 768p for the model's native canvas or 480p for faster, lower-cost generation.
Flexible duration
Choose an output duration from 3 to 15 seconds.
Seed support
Set a seed for more reproducible generation, or use a negative value for random generation.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| image | Yes | Start image URL to guide the video generation. The output canvas follows this image's aspect ratio. |
| prompt | No | Describe the scene, action, camera movement, and mood for the video. |
| last_image | No | Optional last-frame image URL. When provided, the video interpolates from the first frame to this frame. |
| resolution | No | Output video resolution: 480p or 768p. 768p is the model's native canvas; 480p is a faster, lower-cost tier. Default: 480p. |
| duration | No | Output video duration in seconds. Options: 3 to 15. Default: 5. |
| seed | No | Random seed for generation. A negative value means a random seed will be used. |
last_image when you want to guide the final frame.480p for faster generation or 768p for the native canvas.3 to 15 seconds.Pricing is based on generated video duration and selected resolution.
| Resolution | Per second | 5s | 15s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.60 |
| 768p | $0.08 | $0.40 | $1.20 |
Duration is capped at 15 seconds for pricing.
| Resolution | 3s | 5s | 10s | 15s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.12 | $0.20 | $0.40 | $0.60 |
| 768p | $0.24 | $0.40 | $0.80 | $1.20 |
prompt, last_image, and seed do not add separate charges.
image and last_image to guide both ends of the video.last_image when the final pose, framing, or ending state matters.480p for quick testing and 768p for higher-resolution output.seed when comparing prompt or parameter changes.Grab a WaveSpeedAI API key, then call POST https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/minimax-h3/image-to-video-spicy with your input as JSON. The endpoint returns a prediction id. Start polling the result endpoint around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. On completed, read output values from data.outputs. Examples for Minimax H3 Image To Video Spicy below.
set -euo pipefail
: "${WAVESPEED_API_KEY:?Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"
REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
"image": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg",
"resolution": "480p",
"duration": 5
}
JSON
)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/minimax-h3/image-to-video-spicy" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY" \
-d "$REQUEST_BODY")
TASK=$(printf '%s' "$SUBMIT_RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "$TASK" | jq -r '.id')
if [ -z "$PREDICTION_ID" ] || [ "$PREDICTION_ID" = "null" ]; then
printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/$PREDICTION_ID/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body "$RESULT_URL" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY")
RESULT=$(printf '%s' "$RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "$RESULT" | jq -r '.status')
case "$STATUS" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
*) sleep 2 ;;
esac
doneconst submitUrl = "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/minimax-h3/image-to-video-spicy";
const apiKey = process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY');
async function requestJson(url, options = {}) {
const response = await fetch(url, options);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
return response.json();
}
// 1. Submit the prediction.
const body = await requestJson(submitUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"image": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg",
"resolution": "480p",
"duration": 5
}),
});
const task = body.data ?? body;
if (!task.id) throw new Error("Submission response did not contain a prediction id");
const resultUrl = `https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${task.id}/result`;
// 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while (true) {
const resultBody = await requestJson(resultUrl, {
headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
});
const result = resultBody.data ?? resultBody;
if (result.status === "completed") {
console.log(result.outputs);
break;
}
if (["failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"].includes(result.status)) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(result));
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
}import json
import os
import time
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
api_key = os.environ["WAVESPEED_API_KEY"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
payload = {
"image": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg",
"resolution": "480p",
"duration": 5
}
def request_json(url, data=None):
request = Request(url, data=data, headers=headers, method="POST" if data else "GET")
with urlopen(request) as response:
return json.load(response)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
body = request_json("https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/minimax-h3/image-to-video-spicy", json.dumps(payload).encode())
task = body.get("data", body)
if not task.get("id"):
raise RuntimeError("Submission response did not contain a prediction id")
result_url = f"https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/{task['id']}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while True:
result_body = request_json(result_url)
result = result_body.get("data", result_body)
status = result.get("status")
if status == "completed":
print(result.get("outputs", []))
break
if status in {"failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"}:
raise RuntimeError(result)
time.sleep(2)Minimax H3 Image To Video Spicy is a WaveSpeedAI model for video generation from images, exposed as a REST API on WaveSpeedAI. MiniMax H3 Open Weights Spicy Image to Video is a fast AI image-to-video generation model that creates high-quality cinematic clips from images, optimized for scalable content generation with smooth, expressive animations, stable aesthetics, and native stereo audio. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing. You can call it programmatically or try it from the playground above.
POST your input parameters to the model's REST endpoint (shown in the API tab of this playground) with your WaveSpeedAI API key in the Authorization header. Submission returns a prediction ID. Poll the result endpoint starting around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. The playground generates production-oriented Python, JavaScript, and cURL examples with timeouts, transient-error handling, and safe GET retries. Full request/response shape is documented at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/wavespeed-ai/minimax-h3-image-to-video-spicy.
Minimax H3 Image To Video Spicy starts at $0.20 per run. That figure is the base price — the final charge scales with the parameters you set in the form (output size, length, count, references, or whatever knobs this model exposes), so a higher-quality or larger output costs more than a minimal one. The exact cost for your current input is shown live next to the Generate button before you submit, and the actual per-call charge is recorded on the prediction afterwards.
Key inputs: `prompt`, `image`, `resolution`, `duration`, `seed`, `last_image`. The full JSON schema (types, defaults, allowed values) is rendered above the Generate button and mirrored in the API reference at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/wavespeed-ai/minimax-h3-image-to-video-spicy.
Sign up for a free WaveSpeedAI account to claim starter credits, copy your API key from /accesskey, then call the endpoint shown in the API tab of the playground. The playground also auto-generates a code sample in Python, JavaScript, or cURL for the parameters you've set.
Commercial usage rights depend on the model's license, set by its provider (WaveSpeedAI). The license summary appears on the model card above; see WaveSpeedAI's Terms of Service for platform-level conditions.