Image → Video Models

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MiniMax H3

MiniMax

Recorded Arena score1494Reference scoreScore points do not measure real-world quality.

API price$0.056$0.056 / second · 768p · no reference video

No eligible alternative is being recommended.

Submit an image URL, check the task status and download the completed MP4 video.

Prices apply to the stated model settings. Token input rates cover uncached input; output tokens are priced separately. Cache usage and image or video settings can change the charge.

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Input formats, model capabilities and prices.

API capabilities and billing references for image → video candidates
Reference	MiniMax H3Available candidate
Input → output	image → video
Price for these settings	$0.056 / second · 768p · no reference video
Reference Arena score	1494
Billing details	Video is priced per second for the stated output settings.

Implementation

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Copy an available model request, replace the API key with your own, and run.

API model ID: MiniMax-H3

Image-to-video generation. Use the sample image URL in the example and retrieve the completed video as MP4.

Submit an image URL, check the task status and download the completed MP4 video.

Copy the Python or cURL test for MiniMax H3. Replace the API-key placeholder with your own key and run.

MiniMax H3 · image to video · Uses a Roten-hosted sample image and returns the video task ID and status.

MiniMax H3 · Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    url="https://api.roten-ai.com/v1/video/generations",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ROTEN_API_KEY",
    },
    json={
        "model": "MiniMax-H3",
        "prompt": "Animate the abstract shapes in this image with gentle motion while keeping the composition recognizable.",
        "duration": 5,
        "size": "768p",
        "metadata": {
            "generation_mode": "image_to_video"
        },
        "image": "https://roten-ai.com/examples/sample.png"
    },
    timeout=180,
)

print(response.json())
response.raise_for_status()

MiniMax H3 · cURL

curl --fail-with-body 'https://api.roten-ai.com/v1/video/generations' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ROTEN_API_KEY' \
  -d '{
  "model": "MiniMax-H3",
  "prompt": "Animate the abstract shapes in this image with gentle motion while keeping the composition recognizable.",
  "duration": 5,
  "size": "768p",
  "metadata": {
    "generation_mode": "image_to_video"
  },
  "image": "https://roten-ai.com/examples/sample.png"
}'

Python requires requests: install once with python3 -m pip install requests. cURL examples run directly in your terminal.

Video generation runs asynchronously. Use the returned task ID with GET https://api.roten-ai.com/v1/video/generations/{task_id} to check its status. When completed, download from GET https://api.roten-ai.com/v1/videos/{task_id}/content. Use the same Bearer API key for both requests.

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