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MiniMax releases open-weight H3 multimodal video AI model

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MiniMax has launched its H3 model, a multimodal video generation system capable of producing 15-second 2K clips with stereo audio. The company plans to release the model's weights under a community license, aiming to foster open-source development and hardware compatibility, contrasting with the prevalent closed-source video AI models. While H3 excels in video editing and instruction following, it faces competition from models like Google's Gemini Omni Flash and ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 in specific text-to-video and image-to-video tasks. AI

IMPACT This open-weight release could accelerate innovation in video generation and multimodal AI, potentially reducing fragmentation in creative workflows.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with open weights and system card.

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COVERAGE [14]

  1. 量子位 (QbitAI) TIER_1 中文(ZH) · 量子位的朋友们 ·

    MiniMax H3 Tops Open Source Community, Defining the "Kill Line" in Video Models

  2. X — MiniMax AI TIER_1 English(EN) · MiniMax_AI ·

    RT @MTSlive: SITUATION DETECTED: MiniMax-H3 is now the #1 open model in Video Arena across both Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video, and is no…

    RT @MTSlive: SITUATION DETECTED: MiniMax-H3 is now the #1 open model in Video Arena across both Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video, and is no…

  3. X — MiniMax AI TIER_1 English(EN) · MiniMax_AI ·

    MiniMax H3 is now the SOTA open video generation model in both @arena and @ArtificialAnlys benchmarks.

    MiniMax H3 is now the SOTA open video generation model in both @arena and @ArtificialAnlys benchmarks.

  4. 雷峰网 (Leiphone) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    MiniMax H3 Video Model Tops Open Source Community, Defining the "Kill Line" in Video Models

    <p>本周，MiniMax 正式开源新一代通用多模态生成模型 MiniMax H3，在 Artificial Analysis 视频编辑评测榜、Arena 图生视频排行榜中均位列全球第一，并获得 Stable Diffusion 创始人 Emad Mostaque、硅谷投资机构 a16z 合伙人 Justine Moore 等业内知名人士点赞。</p><p>目前，在开源社区 Hugging Face 上，MiniMax H3 热度已上升至第一名，超过 DeepSeek V4 Flash。</p><p>H3 在模型评测和开发者社区中的表现，反映出大模型竞争…

  5. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Xinmei Shen ·

    Video AI: MiniMax challenges ByteDance with low price, open weights for new H3 model

    Chinese AI firm MiniMax has launched H3, its newest multimodal video generation model, pledging to break closed-source “dominance” through open weights and competitive pricing – as rival ByteDance rolls out its latest Seedance 2.5 model. H3 was currently the world’s most powerful…

  6. MarkTechPost TIER_1 English(EN) · Asif Razzaq ·

    MiniMax Releases MiniMax H3: An Omni-Modal Video Model That Generates 15-Second 2K Clips With Native Stereo Audio

    <p>MiniMax releases MiniMax H3, a general-purpose multimodal generation model. MiniMax H3 is not a text-to-video model with add-ons. MiniMax describes it as a general-purpose multimodal generation model that reads text, images, video, and audio as one unified context and returns …

  7. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    MiniMax H3 offers unified video generation for motion design and branding. A step toward reducing tool fragmentation in creative workflows. Source: Product Hunt

    MiniMax H3 offers unified video generation for motion design and branding. A step toward reducing tool fragmentation in creative workflows. Source: Product Hunt AI https://www. producthunt.com/products/minim ax # AI # Automation

    LINKS producthunt.com/…/minimax producthunt.com/…/minim
  8. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Some big updates for video models: - MiniMax-H3: open-weights multimodal: https:// huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniM ax-H3 https://www. minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3

    Some big updates for video models: - MiniMax-H3: open-weights multimodal: https:// huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniM ax-H3 https://www. minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3 https:// blog.comfy.org/p/minimax-h3-da y-0-support-in-comfyui - Black Forest Labs Flux 3: https:// bfl.ai/blog/flux-3 -…

    LINKS huggingface.co/…/MiniMax-H3 minimax.io/…/minimax-h3 blog.comfy.org/…/minimax-h3-day-0-support… bfl.ai/…/flux-3 seed.bytedance.com/…/seedance2_5 qwen.ai/blog seed.bytedance.com/…/seedance
  9. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/JGByvygyrfg ·

    Minimax-H3 video model released, open weights coming in the next few days

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1vbdsmz/minimaxh3_video_model_released_open_weights/"> <img alt="Minimax-H3 video model released, open weights coming in the next few days" src="https://preview.redd.it/t7zl8qdo6hgh1.png?width=320&amp;crop=sma…

  10. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight ·

    MiniMax H3 Model Becomes First Open-Weight System to Dominate Video Editing Rankings, Offering 33 Billion Parameters and Native Stereo Sound. Despite the Lack of P

    Model MiniMax H3 jako pierwszy system o otwartych wagach zdominował rankingi edycji wideo, oferując 33 miliardy parametrów i natywny dźwięk stereo. Mimo braku pełnego wsparcia dla 2K w wersji lokalnej, chińskie narzędzie stanowi realną alternatywę dla zamkniętych potęg AI. # si #…

    LINKS aisight.pl/…/chinski-minimax-h3-rzuca-wyz… aisight.pl/…/generatory-obrazow-ai-stereo…
  11. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    High-performance video generation AI "MiniMax-H3" open weights released. Commercial use also possible https:// pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/ne ws/2129989.html # impress # market # AI # Other

    高性能な動画生成AI「MiniMax-H3」オープンウェイト公開。商用利用も可能 https:// pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/ne ws/2129989.html # impress # 市場 # AI # その他

    LINKS pc.watch.impress.co.jp/…/2129989.html
  12. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/ryan85127704 ·

    AMA: MiniMax H3 Team — Ask us anything about our open video generation model, training, and future plans

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1vh9rtw/ama_minimax_h3_team_ask_us_anything_about_our/"> <img alt="AMA: MiniMax H3 Team — Ask us anything about our open video generation model, training, and future plans" src="https://preview.redd.it/ki…

  13. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/haremlifegame ·

    MiniMax H3 is the first full open source multimodal model. This changes the game more than you think

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>People are only thinking about video generation. However, here are some things MiniMax is probably able to do out of the box (I say probably, because everyone is still testing the capabilities, this post can help us evaluate what of those things …

  14. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Hoodfu ·

    MiniMax H3: Open-weight multimodel video model

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Just saw this posted by Fal.ai and then by Hailuo themselves, the next video model will be open weight released! Here's the blurb and link to to the feature post:</p> <p>Today, we're launching MiniMax H3, a general-purpose multimodal generation m…

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