Seedance 2.5 vs MiniMax H3: price and capabilities
Seedance 2.5 (bytedance/seedance-2.5) from ByteDance and MiniMax H3 (minimax/hailuo-3) from MiniMax are both video generation models on the OceanToken API. MiniMax H3 has the lower starting price: from $0.072 per second of video against $0.0977 for Seedance 2.5 (26% less), each at its lowest resolution and mode. Both take text prompts, reference images, reference video and reference audio.
Side by side
| Spec | Seedance 2.5 −10% | MiniMax H3 −30% |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Seedance 2.5bytedance/ | MiniMax H3minimax/ |
| Publisher | ByteDance | MiniMax |
| Kind | Video generation | Video generation |
| Video price | from $0.0977 / second of video | from $0.072 / second of video |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −10% | −30% |
| Reference inputs | text, images, audio and video | text, images, audio and video |
| Outputs | video | video |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose MiniMax H3 for the lower starting price: from $0.072 per second of video against $0.0977, 26% less.
- Both take the same inputs: text prompts, reference images, reference video and reference audio.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts and references; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Get API Key Seedance 2.5 MiniMax H3
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Seedance 2.5 or MiniMax H3?
MiniMax H3, by starting price. MiniMax H3 has the lower starting price: from $0.072 per second of video against $0.0977 for Seedance 2.5 (26% less), each at its lowest resolution and mode. These are OceanToken starting prices per use; the OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which takes more kinds of input, Seedance 2.5 or MiniMax H3?
Neither: both take text, images, audio and video.
Can I call both Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id bytedance/seedance-2.5 or minimax/hailuo-3.
Models and publishers
Seedance 2.5 · MiniMax H3 · All ByteDance models · All MiniMax models
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