Hailuo 02 (2.3)
MiniMax's video model — cheapest serious 1080p with character consistency.
About
Hailuo 02 / 2.3 is MiniMax's video model: ~10s 1080p clips with strong realism and character consistency from a single image (S2V).
The value pick — ~$0.10/s (~$0.28 per 10s clip), the cheapest serious 1080p option in 2026 comparisons. Available via Fal and BytePlus. Good for finished shorts on a budget.
Specs
Context window
Pricing
Free quota
API access
Weights
Released
Benchmarks
No standard benchmarks; noted for realism and physics at its price — qualitative.
Provider-reported unless a source says otherwise. Benchmarks are marketing-adjacent by nature — treat them as directional.
Use cases
Trust score — 7/10
Scored 7/10 (metrics tier). Best value 1080p video in 2026 comparisons with real API access, but proprietary with provider-estimated adoption and smaller mindshare. Metrics tier.
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 7.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 7.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 4.5/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 7.0/10
- · provider-tier estimate — thinner evidence (no public adoption metric)
- · MiniMax Hailuo 02/2.3; cheapest 1080p
- · released 271 days ago
- · manual review: Hailuo 2.3 — 1080p, character consistency from one image; ~$0.10/s (~$0.28/clip); cheapest serious option; license: proprietary