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Models for adding motion to existing images and visual concepts.

  • Product animation
  • Motion variants
  • Visual storytelling
  • Social clips
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MiniMax H3

MiniMax
Arena score1494One model. Both recommendations.
API price~$0.08Per second
Best Performance & Best Value for Image → Video.

One model leads both performance and value in the supplied image-to-video comparison.

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The same model holds both recommendation positions. Its supplied unit price is approximate and actual billing may vary. Arena scores and prices are from the supplied snapshot. The leaderboard source and snapshot date still need confirmation.

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ComparisonMiniMax H3Best Performance & Best Value
Arena score1494

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Relative scoreSame recommendation
Billing rate~$0.08 / second
Arena differenceSame model
Cost differenceSame model
Supported modalitiesimage → video
Main reason to chooseOne model holds both recommendation positions.
Best fitVideo generation from existing visual assets
Billing detailsApproximate supplied reference price per second. Resolution, duration and actual billing may vary.

The same model holds both recommendation positions. Its supplied unit price is approximate and actual billing may vary.

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MiniMax H3 · image to video · Includes a built-in sample image, submits a five-second video test and polls for the video URL.

MiniMax H3 · Python
import json
import time
from urllib.parse import quote
from urllib.error import HTTPError
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen

API_KEY = "YOUR_ROTEN_API_KEY"

def send(url, payload=None):
    data = json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8") if payload is not None else None
    request = Request(url, data=data, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json"})
    try:
        with urlopen(request, timeout=180) as response:
            return json.load(response)
    except HTTPError as error:
        raise SystemExit(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8')}")

payload = json.loads(r'''{
  "prompt": "Animate the abstract shapes in this image with gentle motion while keeping the composition recognizable.",
  "duration": 5,
  "size": "768p",
  "model": "MiniMax-H3",
  "image": "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"
}''')
result = send("https://api.roten.ai/v1/video/generations", payload)
task_id = result["task_id"]
for attempt in range(120):
    result = send("https://api.roten.ai/v1/video/generations" + "/" + quote(str(task_id), safe=""))
    status = result.get("status")
    if status == "completed":
        print(result["url"])
        break
    if status == "failed":
        raise SystemExit(json.dumps(result.get("error", result)))
    if status not in ("pending", "processing"):
        raise SystemExit("Unexpected task response: " + json.dumps(result))
    time.sleep(5)
else:
    raise SystemExit("The video is still processing. Task ID: " + str(task_id))

Python tests use the standard library. Video cURL tests also use Python 3 to read task responses.

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