Japan's ai& launches video generation with MiniMax H3: 12-second clips from $0.0125/sec
DavidBennett__ · x · 2026-10-23
Japanese inference platform ai& launched video generation built on MiniMax's H3 model, optimized across NVIDIA, AMD, and Tenstorrent hardware and running on ai& infrastructure in Japan.
Key points:
- Turns text, photos, or existing clips into new footage in as little as 12 seconds, with pay-as-you-go pricing from $0.0125 per generated second.
- Stereo sound is generated in the same pass; every scene comes with audio by default, described via prompt.
- Users can train a model on their own art, with the platform stressing that data and weights stay in Japan.
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