Iterate short prompt-led clips quickly
Use a provider-specific H3 Max route when 480P/768P output and 5–15 second shots fit the brief. Keep the actual provider and price visible.
Model reference · MiniMax H3 Max
What H3 Max can do depends on the route you call.
MiniMax H3 Max is a fast video generation model jointly released with fal.ai and post-trained by fal.ai on MiniMax H3. The official MiniMax API and the fal-hosted route expose different capability details, so this page keeps them separate.
Last source check · 04 Sep 2026
IdentityH3 Max ≠ H3
A focused serving route rather than the full H3 multimodal surface.
MiniMax route480P / 768P
Text-to-video and image-to-video, including first or last frame controls.
Duration5–15 seconds
Official MiniMax docs specify whole-second values.
2KUse H3
2K and broader reference workflows belong to the base H3 route.
Capability matrix
One name, two provider contracts
The table records what each checked provider page says. It does not infer capability from the shared model family name.
| Field | MiniMax direct | fal-hosted route |
|---|---|---|
| Model ID / route | MiniMax-H3-Max | minimax/h3-max/* |
| Inputs | Text; image as first/last frame | Text; image; fal guide also lists reference image/video/audio endpoints |
| Output | 480P or 768P; 5–15 seconds | 480P or 768P; 5–15 seconds; synchronized audio |
| 2K | Not supported | Not listed on the H3 Max route |
| Task shape | Asynchronous create and query task | fal queue/API endpoints |
| Price | Direct H3 Max rate not listed on checked public table | $0.05/s at 480P; $0.08/s at 768P output |
MiniMax contract · Open reference · checked 04 Sep 2026
fal contract and rate · Open reference · checked 04 Sep 2026
Use-case decisions
Choose by output and control
Need 2K or broader references
Use the base H3 route when the documented 2K path, multimodal references or editing workflow is part of the requirement.
Read next
Keep the choice practical
Compare H3 and H3 Max → or estimate fal output cost →.
For a direct source trail, see the MiniMax API overview , the MiniMax H3 release article and the fal release note .