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The FASTEST local AI video generatorAI Search18 Aug 2026
Video model used as a comparison point; the creator says LTX 2.5 is more than two times faster than it on his machine and refers to an earlier comparison video.
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MiniMax H3
by MiniMax
Open-weight video generation model from MiniMax, part of its H3 family alongside H3 Image.
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MiniMax H3 at a glance
- What is MiniMax H3?
- MiniMax H3 is a model from MiniMax. Open-weight video generation model from MiniMax, part of its H3 family alongside H3 Image.
- Who makes MiniMax H3?
- MiniMax H3 is made by MiniMax.
- Does MiniMax H3 work in the EU?
- Unverified. No explicit evidence found. The model is described as open-weight, which would generally allow download anywhere, but the license and any regional terms were not seen. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does MiniMax H3 cost?
- Pricing unknown. No pricing information in the provided material. Reportedly open weights; MiniMax also offers an API platform.
- Where was MiniMax H3 shown?
- In 6 creator videos by AI Search. Most recently by AI Search on 18 Aug 2026, at 1:27 in “The FASTEST local AI video generator”.
Sources: the vendor's own pages (linked above) and creator videos at the linked timestamps. EU status is information, not legal advice; see how we check.
About
MiniMax H3 is a video generation model from MiniMax, listed on the company's site as a flagship model under the line "Open Models. Open Worlds. Infinite Possibilities." It sits alongside MiniMax H3 Image, an open-weight image model, and MiniMax's language and speech models.
In YouTube comparisons by the creator AI Search, it was tested against LTX 2.5. It reportedly won most tests for coherence, consistency and text rendering, but generation took about twice as long as LTX 2.5 on the creator's machine. These are one reviewer's informal results, not benchmarks.
Details such as resolution, clip length, input modes, license and hardware requirements were not given in the provided material. Check MiniMax's website, GitHub and Hugging Face pages for current specifications and weights.
Key features
- Video generation model in the MiniMax H3 family
- Described by a reviewer as open-source/open-weight and runnable locally
- Reviewer found strong coherence, consistency and text rendering versus LTX 2.5
- Slower than LTX 2.5 (about 2x generation time in one test)
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New Deepseek, GLM 5.3, Grok 4.6, LTX 2.5, Qwen 3.8, Gemini 3.7: AI NEWS
Open-source video model compared against LTX 2.5; won most tests for coherence, consistency and text rendering, though slower, about twice the generation time.
The BEST local AI video generator just got BETTER!
Open-source video generator released the previous week; the video covers faster and lower-VRAM ways to run it in ComfyUI, prompting guides, and using it for audio and image generation.
The BEST local AI video generator is here! Minimax H3 tutorial
Open-source multimodal video generator with built-in audio that runs locally in ComfyUI. Supports text-to-video, image-to-video and reference-to-video (images, video, audio), with strong prompt following and character consistency. Roughly one minute of compute per second of video; pruned versions reportedly run on 12 GB VRAM. Licence is permissive for commercial use under $20M revenue, but excludes the EU, UK, Korea and US unless a separate licence is obtained.
New BEST AI video generator is here! Seedance 2.5 vs Minimax H3
Multimodal video generator with 2K output up to 15 seconds, about half the cost of Seedance 2.5 and API already available. Best at music videos synced to the beat and text-overlay effects, but failed to follow the 3D fight reference. Open-source release was planned, reportedly runnable on an RTX 3090 when quantized.
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New Deepseek, Seedance 2.5, Minimax H3, Gemini Robotics, AMD models: AI NEWSAI Search2 Aug 2026
MiniMax's multimodal video model (successor to Hailuo) that takes text, image, video and audio references and generates 2K video up to 15 seconds. A 10-second clip costs about $1.20. An open-source release is expected next week.
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