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MiniMax H3 now available on AI Gateway

MiniMax H3 video model now live on Vercel's AI Gateway — text-to-video, keyframe transitions, multimodal reference conditioning all in one API.

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Why it matters

A capable video generation model (2K, 5-15s, multimodal conditioning) is now accessible through a major API platform, expanding practitioner options for embedding video AI into applications without building custom infrastructure.

The key facts

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  1. MiniMax H3 generates 2K video from text, images, keyframes, or reference material (video/audio)

  2. Supports first-to-last keyframe transitions and multimodal reference-to-video conditioning

  3. Output: mp4, 5–15 seconds, aspect ratios 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, or adaptive

  4. Available via Vercel AI Gateway with SDK integration (model=minimax/minimax-h3)

  5. Accessible in model playground for testing

  6. MiniMax H3 generates 2K video from text, images, keyframes, or reference material

  7. Supports text-to-video, image-to-video, keyframe-to-keyframe transitions, and multimodal reference conditioning

  8. Output: MP4, 2K resolution, 5–15 seconds, multiple aspect ratios (21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, adaptive)

  9. Available via Vercel AI Gateway with SDK integration (model: minimax/minimax-h3)

  10. Published: July 30, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: is now available on AI Gateway.MiniMax H3 H3 generates 2K video from a text prompt, a starting image, a pair of first and last frames, or reference material. Alongside text-to-video and first-frame image-to-video, the model supports first-to-last keyframe transitions and multimodal…
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