H3 Max Turbo (Hailuo): shots of people on a budget

MiniMax's H3 Max Turbo, from the makers of Hailuo, animates a picture or a prompt for a low price per clip. In our portrait test it kept both faces the same from start to end.

H3 Max Turbo50 credits for 5 sec H3 Max Turbo(from text)50 credits for 5 sec

Real results

Made in solorender with these models. Nothing retouched.

H3 Max Turbo. From a sepia portrait: a gentle push-in while both faces, smiles and the toothpick stay exactly as in the picture.Slow cinematic push-in, the camera dollying steadily toward the couple at chest-to-head framing and stopping on a slightly closer shot of both faces, still facing the lens… Held pose: both stay planted exactly as in the first image… Micro-motion: a slow breath gently raises the woman's shoulders and then the man's. Each blinks once, slowly. (shortened)

Best for

✓Shots of people where the faces must not change. Our two-person portrait kept both likenesses
✓Calm moves: a slow push-in, a breath, a blink
✓A low price per clip, from a picture or from text alone
✓An end frame: start from a picture and choose the picture it should end on

Where it struggles

—Big, specific actions can get skipped. In another test of ours, a garden gnome was asked to turn and roll his eyes, and he stayed still
—768p at full price; 480p costs less

Prompts that work

Each one opens the studio with the prompt already in the box. They are also one click away inside the app, under the prompt field.

Living portrait

Try it →

Slow cinematic push-in toward the couple, stopping on a slightly closer shot of both faces, still facing the lens. Both stay planted exactly as in the first image. A slow breath gently raises their shoulders, each blinks once, slowly, loose hair stirs faintly. Their smiles stay exactly as they are.

Start from a picture. Name the camera move, then the tiny motions, then what must not change.

From text

Try it →

A retired circus strongman with a huge curled handlebar moustache sits on a sunny park bench, laughing and gesturing as he tells a story. Wide shot, bright afternoon light, trees behind him. Locked-off camera.

Pick the "from text" version. One clear action per character works best.

Questions

Is H3 Max Turbo the same as Hailuo?

Both are made by MiniMax, and H3 is their newer generation. On solorender, H3 Max Turbo is the MiniMax video model to pick.

Does it work from a prompt alone?

Yes. Pick the H3 Max Turbo marked "from text".

What does it cost?

The price is at the top of this page, read live from our price list.

Run these for real

Every model in this guide is live in solorender. Credits never expire.

Open H3 Max Turbo →