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MiniMax AI releases H3 video model, plans open weights for creators

MiniMax AI has launched its H3 video generation model, making it accessible through platforms like Magnific and Venice. The model aims to empower creators with tools for character and style definition, motion control, and high-resolution video output. MiniMax is also planning to release the model's weights, allowing the community to further study, fine-tune, and build upon the technology, emphasizing open video generation and user privacy. AI

IMPACT The release of H3 and its planned open weights could foster innovation in AI-powered video creation and empower a wider range of creators.

RANK_REASON The cluster announces a new multimodal video generation model (H3) from a frontier AI lab (MiniMax AI), including plans for open weights. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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MiniMax AI releases H3 video model, plans open weights for creators

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COVERAGE [2]

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

    Huge thanks to @magnific for bringing H3 to creators everywhere 🎬

    Huge thanks to @magnific for bringing H3 to creators everywhere 🎬 For designers and visual storytellers, this is more than a new tool: H3's weights are opening soon, meaning the community can study it, fine-tune it, and build entirely new creative workflows on top of it. Open

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

    Create without giving up your privacy. ⚔️

    Create without giving up your privacy. ⚔️ H3 is now live on @AskVenice and soon, open weights will put even more control in the community’s hands. #MiniMaxH3