{"name":"Hailuo AI","tagline":"MiniMax consumer video generator ranked high on physics and motion realism, available via API resellers.","url":"https://hailuoai.com","category":"video","pricing":"freemium","price_note":"Consumer plans from ¥105/mo (promo ¥55) to ¥1399/mo, credit-based; API via third-party resellers only; no first-party public price card","free_tier":true,"open_source":false,"api":true,"self_host":false,"verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"Top-tier physics and motion realism for the price, usually undercutting Runway. The free tier is a solid way to test Hailuo 01/02/H3 before committing to the ¥105–¥1399 credit plans. For developers, the absence of a public first-party video API price means Western access typically routes through resellers.","limitations":["First-party API pricing not public; Western access usually via resellers.","Strict content moderation.","Multiple model tiers (Hailuo 01/02/H3) make the credit system harder to navigate.","Consumer pricing and API pricing are separate, confusing buckets."],"strengths":["Strong physics and motion realism in generated video.","Usually cheaper than Runway for comparable output quality.","Free tier lets you test the Hailuo 01/02/H3 model stack before paying.","Credit-based plans from ¥105/mo up to ¥1399/mo for heavy use."],"use_for":["Short video clips where realistic physics and motion matter most.","Budget-conscious creators comparing against Runway pricing.","Quick experiments on the free tier before buying credits."],"skip_when":["You need a published first-party video API price card.","Strict content moderation would block your subject matter.","You want a single simple credit system across multiple model tiers."],"receipts":["https://hailuoai.com","https://hailuoai.com/pricing","https://www.atlascloud.ai/blog/tips/hailuo-ai-pricing-cost","https://awesomeagents.ai/models/hailuo-02/","https://compareaitools.org/best-ai-video-generator/"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"last_verified":"2026-08-19","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"hailuo-ai","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/hailuo-ai/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}