MiniMax H3 Tops Video Editing Board: $7.80/min & Open-Source Plans

heyshrutimishra · x · 2026-07-31

MiniMax's H3 video model ranks #1 on Artificial Analysis's Video Editing Leaderboard, while taking #2 in Text-to-Video and #3 in Image-to-Video.

Key Features & Strengths:

Native Video Editing: Breaks away from generation-only limits. Takes text, images, existing clips, and audio as inputs to generate 5-15s 24fps clips with native audio. Features instruction-based editing capable of handling post-production tasks like brand color grading, supers, and transitions based on directorial intent.
Pricing: Significantly undercuts competitors at $7.80/min for 2K video with audio, compared to Kling 3.0 ($20.16/min) and Dreamina Seedance 2.0 ($22.45/min).
Open-Source Plans: Plans to release weights under a Community License permitting commercial use for companies under $20M revenue with attribution. If shipped, it will become the strongest open-weights video model available.

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