MiniMax Open-Sources 33B Omni-Modal H3 Video Model, Runs on Consumer GPUs
CodeByPoonam · x · 2026-08-03
MiniMax has released H3, a new 33B omni-modal model, as open-weight. It is capable of understanding text, image, video, and audio in a single pass.
Key Features:
- High-Quality Generation: Generates 2K resolution video clips up to 15 seconds long with native stereo sound.
- Low Deployment Barrier: With optimized weights, it can run locally at zero API cost on consumer GPUs like the RTX 3060 12GB.
- Ecosystem Compatibility: Native ComfyUI support available on day one.
Performance & Cost: Benchmarks place it above Seedance 2.0 and 2.5, while costing approximately 1/3 of Seedance 2.0. This marks a significant step toward accessible, open-weight AI video generation.
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