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Hailuo 01 (MiniMax video-01 / I2V-01) is a closed-weights video model from MiniMax, released August 2024.

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Release date ↗

45.7±3.9#62 of 93 video modelsfrom 2 benchmark results across 1 source* thinly tested, treat the rank as provisional

$ how it compares

The video models ranked either side of Hailuo 01 (MiniMax video-01 / I2V-01), out of 139 with a score, then more from MiniMax.

#modelscorewhereRAMreleased
85CogVideoX-5B-I2V Zhipu AI (THUDM)46±4local~13GB2024-09
86Cosmos-1.0-Diffusion-7B-Text2World NVIDIA46±3local~30GB2025-01
87Hailuo 01 (MiniMax video-01 / I2V-01) MiniMax46±4api $0.083/sec2024-08
88Kling 1.6 (Standard mode) Kuaishou (Kling AI)45±5comparison only2024-12
89Step-Video-T2V StepFun45±7comparison only2025-02
more from MiniMax
6MiniMax H3 MiniMax78±1api $0.13/sec +local~40GB2026-07
10MiniMax H3 Max MiniMax76±4api $0.080/sec2026-09
48Hailuo 2.3 MiniMax55±2api $0.047/sec2025-10

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$ what it's good at

text to video▆▄▃▄▆▅█▃▂▂▂▄ #40 of 68 * · 47% of its score · 1 test

Beats Wan 2.2 TI2V 5B here, though they rank higher overall.

testresultvs the others in its rundifficultycountswhy
SkyReels-Bench T2V (human rating)60.0% ✎▄····▄···█·▄ beats 3/4medium · avg 66%▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 47%at its level
image to video▁▂·▂▅█▅▄▅▆▃▄ #41 of 50 * · 47% of its score · 1 test

Beats HunyuanVideo 1.5, Wan 2.2 A14B, LTX-2 here, though they rank higher overall.

testresultvs the others in its rundifficultycountswhy
SkyReels-Bench I2V (human rating)61.0% ✎▄···▄······█ beats 1/3medium · avg 66%▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 47%at its level

$ where to run it

Through an API

api · fal.ai · $0.083/sec · fal.ai ↗ · price sourceUSD per second of 720p video, derived from fal's $0.50 per video for MiniMax Video 01 image-to-video, whose page states Resolution 1280x720 (720p), 25 fps, Video Duration 6 sec (÷ 6 = $0.083333). Product: fal partner API (MiniMax Hailuo AI Video 01). API model: fal-ai/minimax/video-01/image-to-video. Settings: 720p, 6 s, one video. Price basis: published per-video price ÷ the duration fal states. MiniMax's own pay-as-you-go page no longer lists video-01 (only Hailuo-02/2.3 as legacy). Currency: USD. Not a MiniMax direct tariff. fal.ai official model page, observed 2026-09-26.

$ how the score was worked out · SkyReels-V2: Infinite-length… 94%

Each result implies a score on its own, after adjusting for how hard its test is and who ran it. The score is their weighted average, with a small pull toward the middle for thinly tested models. Each test's weight is its counts column above; here it's added up by who ran the tests. How it works

sourceresultsshare of the scorelicence
SkyReels-V2: Infinite-length Film Generative Model2▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 94%CC-BY-4.0
prior · pull toward the middle▇▇ 6%
weighted average= 45.7

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