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MiniMax LLMs
Best for: Long context and agent tasks
Includes open-weight releases.
AppAPIOpen weights
🇨🇳 China · China
MiniMax (Hailuo) models explained
Shanghai-based MiniMax builds language models, the popular Hailuo AI video generator, and speech models used in voice apps.
All model families
Video generation
Hailuo video
Best for: Text/image-to-video
Popular for fast, free-to-try video generation.
AppAPI
Text-to-speech
Speech models
Best for: Voiceovers and voice apps
Multilingual voices.
API
Model names and versions change often. Check the official documentation for the newest releases.
⚡ Which model should you use?
- Short AI videos: Hailuo.
- Voice features for apps: MiniMax speech API.
Data, privacy and your region
Cloud services from Chinese companies process data under Chinese law and the provider’s privacy policy. Many organisations in the UK, EU and US restrict their use for sensitive data. The open-weight models can instead be run locally or on your own servers, where your data stays under your control.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hailuo AI free?
Hailuo offers free credits to try, with paid plans for more and higher-quality generations.