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MiniMax Hailuo-03 (H3) Text to Video

MiniMax Hailuo-03 (H3) text-to-video via Fal.AI. State-of-the-art 2K video generation from a text prompt, 5-15 second duration, native audio, and wide aspect-ratio support (21:9 through 9:16).

1510 credits

per 5s 2K video — billed per second (480P 116/s, 768P 140/s, 2K 302/s, 4K 372/s)

State-of-the-art 2K resolution text-to-video generation

Native audio generation alongside video

5-15 second configurable duration

Wide aspect-ratio support from 21:9 to 9:16

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Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/h3/text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A white kitten chases a butterfly across a sunlit garden. Gentle camera tracking, natural movement, soft afternoon light filtering through the leaves.",
    "duration": 5,
    "resolution": "2K",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
  }
}'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`prompt`	string	Yes	-	Text prompt for video generation
`duration`	integer	No	5	The duration of the video in seconds.
`resolution`	string	No	2K	The resolution of the generated video. 480P and 768P are native generation modes; 2K and 4K upscale a 768P base result 480P768P2K4K
`prompt_expansion_mode`	string	No	balanced	How much effort to spend rewriting the prompt before generation. 'fast' returns in about a second; 'quality' spends up to ~30s on a richer prompt fastbalancedquality
`enable_safety_checker`	boolean	No	true	If set to true, the safety checker will be enabled
`seed`	integer	No	-	Random seed. A random seed is selected when omitted
`aspect_ratio`	string	No	16:9	The aspect ratio of the generated video. 21:916:94:31:13:49:16

Common Parameters

Common parameters used when calling POST /v1/predictions.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`model`	string	Yes	-	Model identifier
`input`	object	Yes	-	Object containing the model-specific parameters from the table above
`output_folder`	string	No	-	Folder path for output files (max 256 chars, '..' not allowed)
`webhook_url`	string	No	-	Webhook URL to call on completion
`is_public`	boolean	No	false	If true, output files are also available via permanent public URLs

Examples

Garden scene with natural motion

A gentle nature scene showcasing smooth camera tracking and natural motion at 2K resolution.

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/h3/text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A white kitten chases a butterfly across a sunlit garden. Gentle camera tracking, natural movement, soft afternoon light filtering through the leaves.",
    "duration": 5,
    "resolution": "2K",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
  }
}'

Wide cinematic hero shot

Generate an ultra-wide 21:9 shot suited for landing-page hero video.

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/h3/text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A sleek electric car drives along a coastal highway at sunset, wide cinematic framing, dramatic lighting.",
    "duration": 10,
    "resolution": "2K",
    "aspect_ratio": "21:9"
  }
}'