MiniMax Hailuo 2.3: Daily free credits for video generation
Source: https://platform.minimax.io/
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+ 1 MiniMax (the Chinese AI lab behind Hailuo and Talkie) lets you try its Hailuo 2.3 and Hailuo 2.3-Fast text/image-to-video models for free in two ways: a one-time ~500 credit signup bonus + daily bonus credits on the consumer-facing Hailuo AI web app/mobile app (enough for roughly 2-3 short 768p clips per day, watermarked, no commercial rights), and launch-period free trial credits on the developer-facing MiniMax Open Platform at platform.minimax.io. The free quotas are intended for evaluation and personal experimentation — for unwatermarked, commercially licensable output you need a paid Hailuo subscription or to top-up the API.
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Heads-up — the official daily API allocation for free accounts is not publicly documented as a fixed number. MiniMax describes it as "daily bonus credits during the launch period" without committing to a specific dollar/token figure for the developer platform. Treat the "2-3 videos/day" figure as a web-app number; the API free quota is small and unpredictable, so plan to top up if you want production-style usage.
Heads-up — the official daily API allocation for free accounts is not publicly documented as a fixed number. MiniMax describes it as "daily bonus credits during the launch period" without committing to a specific dollar/token figure for the developer platform. Treat the "2-3 videos/day" figure as a web-app number; the API free quota is small and unpredictable, so plan to top up if you want production-style usage.
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+ 9 • Released: late 2025 / early 2026 by MiniMax
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+ 10 • Variants:
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+ 11 • Hailuo 2.3 — flagship video generator (better physics, character expression, stylization)
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+ 12 • Hailuo 2.3-Fast — ~50% cheaper / faster, minor quality drop
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+ 13 • Modes: text-to-video, image-to-video (single reference image)
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+ 14 • Resolution: up to 1080p, free tier capped at 720p / 768p
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+ 15 • Length: clips up to ~6-10 seconds (most free generations are 6s @ 30fps)
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+ 16 • Specialty: strong on anime/illustration styling, character micro-expressions and physical motion
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+ 23 1. Go to hailuoai.video (or download the Hailuo AI mobile app)
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+ 24 2. Click Sign in and register with Google account, Apple ID, email, or phone
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+ 25 3. Verify your email or phone (SMS may not deliver to all regions; Google sign-in is the most reliable)
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+ 26 4. You receive a one-time signup bonus (~500 credits) plus daily bonus credits (~50-80/day) — enough for 2-3 short, watermarked 768p clips per day
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+ 27 5. Generate from the web UI; downloads are watermarked and not licensed for commercial use
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+ 30 1. Go to platform.minimax.io and click Sign up
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+ 31 2. Register with email + password (Google/GitHub OAuth not currently advertised on the international platform)
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+ 32 3. Verify email — check inbox + spam (verification mail can be slow from CN-region servers)
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+ 33 4. Phone verification may be requested for higher quotas; international numbers accepted but VoIP often rejected
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+ 34 5. Open the API Keys page, generate a key, copy and store securely
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+ 35 6. Free trial credits (if any are granted to your account during the launch promo) appear in your Billing → Balance dashboard
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7. Call the Hailuo 2.3 / 2.3-Fast endpoints from https://api.minimax.io/v1/video_generation (international) using your API key
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+ 38 Important:
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+ 39 • Two completely separate platforms: hailuoai.video (web/mobile end-user) and platform.minimax.io (developer API). Credits do not transfer between them.
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• Two regional endpoints: api.minimax.io (international) vs api.minimaxi.com (China mainland). Use the international one outside CN.
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+ 41 • Free-tier output is always watermarked with the Hailuo logo, regardless of platform
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+ 42 • No commercial rights on the free tier — even API-generated free clips are personal/evaluation use only
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+ 43 • 3 queued tasks max on free tier; paid tiers get priority queue
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+ 49 Model IDTypeResolutionNotes
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Hailuo 2.3 (MiniMax-Hailuo-02 family, latest snapshot)T2V + I2Vup to 1080pFlagship quality, slower
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+ 51 Hailuo 2.3-FastT2V + I2Vup to 1080p~50% cheaper, slightly lower quality
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+ 52 Hailuo 02 (legacy)T2V + I2V768pStill available, cheaper credit cost
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+ 53 MiniMax Speech 02TTS—Bonus: also free starter quota for voice
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+ 54 MiniMax-M2 / Text-01LLM (chat)—Separate free credit pool, OpenAI-compatible
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+ 56 Source: MiniMax API docs — model catalog and the Hailuo 2.3 announcement.
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+ 63 LimitFree tier
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+ 64 Signup bonus~500 credits, one-time
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+ 65 Daily bonus~50-80 credits/day (resets daily)
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+ 66 Approx. videos/day2-3 short 768p clips
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+ 67 Resolution cap720p / 768p
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+ 68 WatermarkYes (Hailuo logo)
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+ 69 Commercial useNo
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+ 70 QueueSlow / shared
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+ 71 Concurrent jobs3 max
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+ 74 LimitFree tier
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+ 75 Signup creditVariable launch-promo grant (not officially fixed; reports of small one-time balance)
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+ 76 Daily bonusMentioned in launch-period promo, exact amount not officially published
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+ 77 WatermarkYes unless paid plan
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+ 78 Commercial useNo on free tier
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+ 79 Rate limitsThrottled — single-digit RPS typical for new accounts
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+ 81 Reality check (2026-05): if you need predictable Hailuo 2.3 API usage, plan to top up — the official free quota at platform.minimax.io is a launch-period bonus, not a documented daily entitlement. Independent aggregators (Atlas Cloud, fal.ai, Replicate, OpenRouter, PiAPI) often bundle their own small signup credits that you can spend on Hailuo 2.3 instead.
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+ 88 PlanPriceCredits/moWatermarkCommercial
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+ 89 Free$0Daily bonusYesNo
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+ 90 Standard~$9.99/mo1,000 (~20-30 vids)NoYes
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+ 91 Pro~$34.99/mo4,500NoYes
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+ 92 Master~$79.99/mo10,000NoYes
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+ 93 Ultra~$124.99/mo12,000NoYes
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+ 94 Max~$199.99/mo20,000NoYes
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+ 97 • Hailuo 2.3 standard: roughly $0.08/sec (~$0.28-$0.56 per ~3.5-7 sec clip)
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+ 98 • Hailuo 2.3-Fast: ~$0.19-$0.33 per video
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+ 99 • Token Plan subscriptions also available; referral link gives new buyers 10% off the first Token Plan purchase
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+ 101 Source: Akool — MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 cost guide, Atlas Cloud Hailuo 2.3 guide.
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+ 107 • Free tier (web + API): watermark is always on, generated content is for personal/evaluation use only per Hailuo's payment policy
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+ 108 • Paid tier (Standard and above): no watermark, you keep IP rights to generated videos and may use them commercially. MiniMax's TOS does not claim ownership over your paid generations.
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+ 109 • The watermark can not legally be removed from free-tier clips
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+ 115 If the developer platform's launch-promo credits aren't enough or your account doesn't get them:
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+ 117 • Atlas Cloud — automatic $1 free credit on signup (~12.5 sec of Hailuo 2.3 @ $0.08/sec)
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• fal.ai / Replicate / OpenRouter — small starter credits usable on minimax/hailuo-2.3 and minimax/hailuo-2.3-fast
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+ 119 • PiAPI — similar aggregator with its own free tier covering Hailuo
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+ 121 These third-party hosts re-expose the same MiniMax model under OpenAI-compatible APIs and usually have easier signup (no Chinese phone, instant key).
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+ 127 • Use Hailuo 2.3-Fast first while exploring — it burns roughly half the credits per clip with quality usually good enough for prototyping
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+ 128 • Free tier is strictly evaluation — don't put free-tier output into a client deliverable
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+ 129 • Watermark + queue policy can change without notice, especially since the MEDIUM-confidence "daily bonus credits" promo is tied to the Hailuo 2.3 launch window
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+ 130 • Region: the international platform.minimax.io endpoint generally works globally, but some countries (US export-controlled regions) may see restrictions; the China-mainland endpoint requires a CN phone number
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+ 131 • Be conservative with your prompts during free generations — failed/queued generations still consume credits in some cases
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+ 135 Sources:
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+ 136 • MiniMax Open Platform (developer)
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+ 137 • MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 launch announcement
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+ 138 • MiniMax API quickstart / preparation
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+ 139 • MiniMax referral / promotion docs
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+ 140 • Hailuo AI subscription & payment policy
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+ 141 • Hailuo AI pricing breakdown — autogpt.net
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+ 142 • Hailuo 2.3 cost guide — Akool
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+ 143 • Hailuo 2.3 on Atlas Cloud (alternative provider with $1 signup credit)
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+ 144 • Hailuo 2.3 on OpenRouter
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