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Hailuo 2.3AI video generator
MiniMax's 768p video model, 6 or 10 seconds from text or a first frame. From text it is always 16:9; from a frame, the frame's shape. On Leap, it sits beside 169 other models in one studio.
- Text to video
- Image to video
- Up to 10 s
- Start free, no card
- Every top model, one account
- Pay per run, priced before it starts
AI video generator
Hailuo 2.3 at a glance
Hailuo 2.3 is a video model from MiniMax. It makes video from words or a first frame, 6 or 10 seconds long.
The version before it: Hailuo 02.
- Made by
- MiniMax
- Makes
- Video
- Starts from
- Words or a first frame
- Length
- 6 or 10 seconds
- Prompt
- Up to 2,000 characters
- Price per run
- $0.308 to $0.616
- On Leap since
- October 5, 2026
- Updated
- October 5, 2026
- 01Describe it, or start from a photo
- 02See the exact price, then press go
- 03Keep it in your library, or take it further
Pick the right one
Hailuo 2.3 and its siblings
| Model | Best for | Length | Price per run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hailuo 2.3 (this page) | MiniMax's 768p video model, 6 or 10 seconds from text or a first frame. From text it is always 16:9; from a frame, the frame's shape. | 6 or 10 seconds | $0.308 to $0.616 |
| Hailuo 02 | MiniMax's 768p video model, from text or a first frame. | 6 or 10 seconds | $0.297 to $0.495 |
| Hailuo 2.3 Fast | Hailuo 2.3 from a first frame, faster and for less, at 768p. | 6 or 10 seconds | $0.209 to $0.352 |
| Hailuo 2.3 Pro | Hailuo 2.3 at 1080p, from text or a first frame, at one price per video. | – | $0.539 |
Start with an idea
Three ways to try Hailuo 2.3
Side by side
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No prompt needed
Or start from a recipe
Recipes write the prompt for you: add a photo, pick a look, and get a finished result.
Questions
Hailuo 2.3, answered
- What is Hailuo 2.3?
- Hailuo 2.3 is a video model from MiniMax. MiniMax's 768p video model, 6 or 10 seconds from text or a first frame. From text it is always 16:9; from a frame, the frame's shape. On Leap it runs in one studio beside every other top model, with one account.
- Can Hailuo 2.3 start from a photo?
- Yes. Hailuo 2.3 starts from words or a first frame. The photo becomes the first frame, cropped to the video's shape.
- How long can the videos be?
- 6 or 10 seconds. You choose the length before you press go, and the price follows it.
- What's new in Hailuo 2.3?
- Hailuo 2.3 follows Hailuo 02. A default run costs $0.308, against $0.297 for Hailuo 02.
- How is it different from Hailuo 02, Hailuo 2.3 Fast and Hailuo 2.3 Pro?
- Hailuo 2.3: MiniMax's 768p video model, 6 or 10 seconds from text or a first frame. From text it is always 16:9; from a frame, the frame's shape. Hailuo 02: MiniMax's 768p video model, from text or a first frame. Hailuo 2.3 Fast: Hailuo 2.3 from a first frame, faster and for less, at 768p. Hailuo 2.3 Pro: Hailuo 2.3 at 1080p, from text or a first frame, at one price per video. They all run in the same studio, so you can try one prompt on each.
- How much does a run cost?
- A 6-second clip costs $0.308 at the default settings. By length, a run costs $0.308 to $0.616. You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.
- Is Hailuo 2.3 free to try?
- Yes. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The cheapest run is $0.308 (a 6-second clip), so the credit covers six of those. After that you pay per run, in dollars, with no subscription.
- Can I use what I make commercially?
- Yes. You own what you make on Leap, so you can use it commercially, and we never train AI on it. The people and brands shown in a result can still have rights in it; the Terms say more.
- Is there an API?
- Yes. Leap's REST API runs it as minimax/hailuo-2.3, at the same price per run as the studio, and agents can call it through Leap's MCP server. The request is at the bottom of this page.
- Do I need a MiniMax account?
- No. Leap sends your request to MiniMax's model and gives you what it makes. One Leap account runs Hailuo 2.3 and every other model, in the studio, through the API and from your agents.
Your idea, Hailuo 2.3.
Start free, no card. Every run shows its price before it starts.
Make it with Hailuo 2.3For developers
Run Hailuo 2.3 from code
- Model ID
- minimax/hailuo-2.3
- Makes
- Video
- Pricing
- Per run, quoted first: POST /v1/quotes
Inputs
What the model takes. Leave out anything with a default.
Promptprompt
Text, up to 2,000 characters, required
First framefirst_frame
An imageAn image the video starts from. It is cropped to the video's shape.
Durationduration
6, 10 s, required. Default: 6 s
Prompt Optimizersettings.prompt_optimizer
On or off. Default: onWhether to use the model's prompt optimizer
The request
The same envelope for every model; only the model and its input change. With prefer: wait=60 the answer holds the result when the run finishes within a minute; a longer one is read again by its ID. Agents can call it through the MCP server at app.tryleap.ai/api/mcp.
curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations \ -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY" \ -H "content-type: application/json" \ -H "prefer: wait=60" \ -d '{ "model": "minimax/hailuo-2.3", "input": { "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rainy street at dusk" } }' # Video often outlasts the wait and answers "queued" or "running".# Put its "id" in GENERATION_ID and read it again until it is done:# curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations/$GENERATION_ID -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY"