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MiniMax H3 Lite API pricing per second
Generate video with MiniMax's MiniMax H3 Lite through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.
- Pay as you go, no subscription
- 15 free credits on a new account
- Free quote before every call
From$0.065per secondR$0.22 · 4 credits5 seconds at 480p: $0.32Updated November 07, 2026
Pricing
MiniMax H3 Lite pricing by mode and resolution
| Mode | Resolution | Price per second | In reais | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text only | 480p | $0.065 | R$0.22 | 4 credits |
| Text only | 768p | $0.10 | R$0.35 | 6 credits |
| First and last frame | 480p | $0.065 | R$0.22 | 4 credits |
| First and last frame | 768p | $0.10 | R$0.35 | 6 credits |
| From an image | 480p | $0.065 | R$0.22 | 4 credits |
| From an image | 768p | $0.10 | R$0.35 | 6 credits |
| With references | 480p | $0.065 | R$0.22 | 4 credits |
| With references | 768p | $0.10 | R$0.35 | 6 credits |
Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).
Limits
What MiniMax H3 Lite accepts in each request
- Modes
- Text only, First and last frame, From an image, and With references
- Duration
- 4 to 15 seconds
- Resolutions
- 480p, 768p
- Aspect ratios
- 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16
- Reference images
- up to 9
- Sound
- Always with sound
Code
How to call MiniMax H3 Lite free quote, generation and result
BODY='{"model":"minimax/h3-lite","prompt":"a dog surfing at sunset","seconds":5,"resolution":"480p","aspect_ratio":"9:16"}'
CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
-H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "$BODY" | jq .credits)
curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
-H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"const api = "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1";
const headers = { "X-Api-Key": process.env.CUTPRO_API_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json" };
const body = {
model: "minimax/h3-lite",
prompt: "a dog surfing at sunset",
seconds: 5,
resolution: "480p",
aspect_ratio: "9:16",
};
const quote = await fetch(`${api}/generations/quote`, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify(body) }).then((res) => res.json());
let generation = await fetch(`${api}/generations?wait=60`, {
method: "POST",
headers: { ...headers, "Idempotency-Key": crypto.randomUUID() },
body: JSON.stringify({ ...body, credits: quote.credits }),
}).then((res) => res.json());
while (generation.status === "processing") {
generation = await fetch(`${api}/generations/${generation.id}?wait=60`, { headers }).then((res) => res.json());
}
console.log(generation.output?.url ?? generation.error_code);import os, uuid, requests
API = "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1"
headers = {"X-Api-Key": os.environ["CUTPRO_API_KEY"]}
body = {
"model": "minimax/h3-lite",
"prompt": "a dog surfing at sunset",
"seconds": 5,
"resolution": "480p",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16",
}
quote = requests.post(f"{API}/generations/quote", json=body, headers=headers).json()
generation = requests.post(
f"{API}/generations",
params={"wait": 60},
json={**body, "credits": quote["credits"]},
headers={**headers, "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4())},
).json()
while generation["status"] == "processing":
generation = requests.get(f"{API}/generations/{generation['id']}", params={"wait": 60}, headers=headers).json()
print(generation["output"]["url"] if generation["status"] == "ready" else generation["error_code"])Read the docsQuestions
API questions before your first call
- At 480p, each second costs $0.065 and a minute comes to $3.90 (R$13.05, 218 credits). Each generation runs 4 to 15 seconds.
- Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The 15 free credits cover 4 seconds at 480p with MiniMax H3 Lite.
- Text only: the prompt describes everything. First and last frame: two images become the start and the end of the video. From an image: the image you send becomes the first frame. With references: up to 9 images guide the character, product or style.
- No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on MiniMax H3 Lite and every other model with the same key.
- No. The Cut.Pro key calls MiniMax H3 Lite without a MiniMax account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
- Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.
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