MiniMax H3 Max · fal.ai speed tier

The MiniMax H3 model, tuned for speed

H3 Max keeps H3’s prompt adherence, native stereo audio, and reference-guided consistency — and renders a 5-second 768p clip in under 3 seconds. Pick an input mode and generate right on this page.

Text to Video Image to Video Reference Video

H3 Max Showcase

Made with MiniMax H3 Max

Official showcase samples from the fal.ai MiniMax H3 Max model pages — text, image, and reference-driven clips with native audio, rendered in seconds. Turn the sound on, then try the model yourself above.

Text to Video

H3 Max Text-to-Video Showcase

Demo 01

Image to Video

H3 Max Image-to-Video Showcase

Demo 02

Reference to Video

H3 Max Reference-to-Video Showcase

Demo 03

Showcase

H3 Max Hero Showcase

Demo 04

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Model overview

What is MiniMax H3 Max?

MiniMax H3 Max is a post-trained, speed-focused tier of the MiniMax H3 video model, hosted on fal.ai. It generates 5–15 second clips with native stereo audio and renders them faster than real time, so you can iterate on prompts the way you iterate on text.

Model	MiniMax H3 Max (fal.ai post-trained tier of MiniMax H3)
Input modes	Text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video
Duration	5–15 seconds per clip
Resolution	480P or 768P (H3 Max resolution tiers)
Audio	Native stereo audio on every clip
Speed	Community benchmarks: ~4.7s per text-to-video clip, ~6.4s per image-to-video

H3 Max vs other H3 tiers

vs MiniMax H3 (standard): same prompt adherence and native audio, much faster renders, but capped at 768P — the standard model goes up to 2K. Compare on the MiniMax H3 overview.
vs H3 Max Turbo: Turbo trades a little quality (~97th percentile of Max) for roughly 2x speed and half the price — best for rapid drafts. Try H3 Max Turbo.

Want the full model deep-dive with benchmarks and per-second pricing? Read the MiniMax H3 Max guide, or grab copy-paste prompts from our MiniMax H3 prompt guide.

Why generate with MiniMax H3 Max

Faster Than Real Time: a 5-second 768p clip renders in under 3 seconds — iterate on prompts the way you iterate on text.
Native Stereo Audio: every clip ships with synchronized sound, dialogue, and effects — no separate audio pass.
Reference-Guided Consistency: lock characters, products, and art direction with up to 9 reference images, 3 videos, and 3 audio clips.
First/Last-Frame Keyframes: anchor the opening and closing shot of an image-to-video clip for precise transitions.
Built for Volume: social-length clips at 480P/768P make H3 Max the cheapest tier for batch content production.

How to Use the MiniMax H3 Max Generator

Pick the MiniMax H3 Max model

Open the H3 Max playground

Describe your shot or drop a photo

Type a prompt with subject, camera, and audio cues — or upload an image to animate while keeping its subject and style.

Generate and iterate in seconds

Pick duration (5–15s) and resolution (480P/768P), hit generate, and get a finished clip with native audio in seconds.

Start generating

MiniMax H3 Max FAQ

MiniMax H3 Max is a speed-optimized, post-trained variant of the MiniMax H3 open-weight video model, hosted on fal.ai. It keeps H3's prompt adherence and native stereo audio while rendering 5-second 768p clips in under 3 seconds — roughly 35x faster than the standard MiniMax H3 endpoint.

H3 Max is the right default when you want fast iterations: near-instant previews, social-length clips at 480P/768P. Standard MiniMax H3 reaches higher resolution tiers (up to 2K/4K on some providers) and is the fully open-weight release. On H3 Video you can switch between both models in the same playground.

H3 Max generates at 480P or 768P. Unlike standard MiniMax H3, it does not expose the 2K/4K tiers — image-to-video output follows the input photo's aspect ratio, and text-to-video supports fixed ratios like 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 21:9.

H3 Max generates clips from 5 to 15 seconds in a single pass — the same duration range as standard MiniMax H3. Every clip ships with native stereo audio.

Yes. H3 Max supports text-to-video, image-to-video (including first/last-frame keyframes), and reference-to-video with up to 9 reference images, 3 videos, and 3 audio clips for character and style consistency.

Yes. Like standard MiniMax H3, every H3 Max clip includes native stereo audio — sound effects, ambience, and dialogue are generated with the video in one pass, no separate audio step.

On H3 Video, H3 Max generation starts at 2 credits for a 5-second 480P clip and scales with duration and resolution. On fal.ai's own API, H3 Max is billed per second of video (roughly $0.0125–$0.08 per second depending on mode and resolution).

Yes — H3 Max Turbo, fal's fastest H3 tier, runs at about twice the speed of H3 Max at around half the price, landing at ~97th percentile quality. Try it on our H3 Max Turbo page.

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