MiniMax H3
Model overview
MiniMax H3
MiniMax H3 is a general-purpose multimodal generation model that understands text, image, video, and audio context and generates native-stereo video up to 2K and 15 seconds.
video generationimage generationmultimodalaudiocreative generationenterprise accesslocal inference
Representative version
MiniMax H3
| Company | MiniMax |
|---|---|
| Release | 2026-07-31 |
| Release type | Model release |
| Parameters | Not disclosed |
| Architecture | Not disclosed |
| Context | Not disclosed |
| Input modalities | text / image / video / audio |
| Output modalities | image / video / audio |
| Tool use / function calling | Tool use: Not disclosed; Function calling: Not disclosed |
| Structured output / reasoning | Structured output: Not disclosed; Reasoning: Not disclosed |
| Vision / audio / video | Confirmed: Vision, Audio, Video |
| Open weights / License | Weights available / license pending verification minimax-h3-base-checkpoint-2026-08-03 · License source pending verification |
| Vendor API | Available MiniMax H3minimax-h3-current · 2026-07-31 |
| OpenRouter | Not separately listed on OpenRouter |
| Pricing | No reliable public source |
| Benchmark | No reliable public source |
| Public signals | 1 activity snapshot |
| Use cases | Multimodal generation research / Fine-tuning / Self-hosted audio-visual generation / creative generation |
| Claim evidence | Release eventMiniMax H3MiniMax H3 · 2026-07-31 Model specifications / Weight checkpointMiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3MiniMax H3 · MiniMax H3 Base · MiniMax H3 Base |
OpenRouter
Pricing / context / availability
| OpenRouter | Not separately listed on OpenRouter |
|---|---|
| OpenRouter listing | Not separately listed in the current OpenRouter public list |
| Mapped version | MiniMax H3 minimax-h3-current |
| Pricing | No reliable public source |
| Context | Not disclosed |
| Speed/Latency | No reliable public source |
| Snapshot time | 2026-08-11T06:28:09.895Z |
| Source | View source |
Verified limitations
Usage boundaries
- The official launch post says M-series capabilities are planned for a future H-series generation; H3 should not be classified as an M-series coding or reasoning LLM.
- The 2026-07-31 hosted model release precedes the separately recorded H3 Base checkpoint release.
Public activity counters
Hugging Face model-card activity snapshot
| Platform | Entry | Last-month downloads | Current likes | Current Spaces | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| huggingface Current HF activity snapshot | MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3 | 47,468 | 3,462 | 75 | View source |
Downloads are Hugging Face's trailing-month counter; likes and Spaces are snapshots at collection time.
Vertical comparison
Current available versions
| Version | Release | Parameters | Context | Input | Output | Open weights / License | Vendor API | Source tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax H3 | 2026-07-31 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | text / image / video / audio | image / video / audio | No open weights currently / weight license not disclosed | Available | Official source |
| MiniMax H3 Base | 2026-08-03 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | text / image / video / audio | image / video / audio | Weights available / license pending verification | Available | Official source |
Missing public information
Public information not yet available
Parameter scale not disclosedNot listed on OpenRouterNo reliable benchmark sourceNo linkable model-specific reviewSpeed/latency not disclosed