MiniMax H3 Ref2VA Freezes at Model Initializing With an 8th Reference Image

itchplease · reddit · 2026-09-23

A user on a 5090 32GB found a reproducible threshold in MiniMax H3 Ref2VA: 7 reference images + 1 video start sampling fine (7 min), but adding an 8th 2048×2048 reference image hangs at 'Model Initializing' regardless of refimagesize settings. Removing the image restores functionality. The node claims support for 9 images, suggesting a hidden reference token/memory limit.

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