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MiniMax H3 Max API pricing per second

Generate video with MiniMax's MiniMax H3 Max 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$0.12per secondR$0.41 · 7 credits5 seconds at 480p: $0.62Updated November 07, 2026

Pricing

MiniMax H3 Max pricing by mode and resolution

ModeResolutionPrice per secondIn reaisCredits
Text only480p$0.12R$0.417 credits
Text only768p$0.20R$0.6612 credits
From an image480p$0.12R$0.417 credits
From an image768p$0.20R$0.6612 credits
First and last frame480p$0.12R$0.417 credits
First and last frame768p$0.20R$0.6612 credits

Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).

Limits

What MiniMax H3 Max accepts in each request

Modes
Text only, From an image, and First and last frame
Duration
5 to 15 seconds
Resolutions
480p, 768p
Aspect ratios
21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16
Reference images
up to 2
Sound
Always with sound

Code

How to call MiniMax H3 Max free quote, generation and result

BODY='{"model":"minimax/h3-max","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")"
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Questions

API questions before your first call

At 480p, each second costs $0.12 and a minute comes to $7.41 (R$24.79, 414 credits). Each generation runs 5 to 15 seconds.
Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The smallest MiniMax H3 Max generation costs 35 credits, more than the 15 free ones: use those to try a cheaper model from the catalog.
Text only: the prompt describes everything. From an image: the image you send becomes the first frame. First and last frame: two images become the start and the end of the video.
No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on MiniMax H3 Max and every other model with the same key.
No. The Cut.Pro key calls MiniMax H3 Max 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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