MiniMax releases open-weight 33B video model with local GPU support
PrajwalTomar_ · x · 2026-08-04
MiniMax H3 has been released as an open-weight 33B video model with native understanding of text, images, video, and audio.
- The post claims it is around one-third the cost of Seedance 2.0 and even cheaper versus Seedance 2.5.
- It can be deployed locally with zero API fees, including on consumer GPUs such as an RTX 3060 12GB when optimized weights are used.
- The model is positioned for creators and developers who want to experiment, customize workflows, and run AI video generation locally.
- The attached system diagram shows a pipeline for multimodal instruction understanding, base generation at 768p, and 2K regeneration.
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