Hailuo Live AI video generator
A specialized Hailuo image-to-video/live-style branch for animating images and stylized subjects.
Should You Use Hailuo Live?
Use it for: image animation, stylized I2V, character movement
Skip or compare first if: May be better modeled as a version/variant under Hailuo in the UI.
Positioning: A specialized Hailuo image-to-video/live-style branch for animating images and stylized subjects.
Top Capabilities
- Specialized I2V modelMiniMax video docs list multiple model options for image-to-video workflows.Source
- Primary source-backed profileHailuo Live has an official source, repository, paper, or model card attached for verification.Source
- Workflow coverageHailuo Live is tracked for i2v, stylized_video workflows in the catalogue.Source
Company Snapshot
Built by MiniMax
Founded / HQ: 2022 / China
What it does: MiniMax is a general AI foundation model company building multimodal models and AI-native products across text, code, audio, music, video, characters, and developer APIs.
Main products/ecosystem: Hailuo, MiniMax Video, MiniMax Hailuo 02, MiniMax Hailuo 2.3
Founders/leadership: partial/evidence pending
Scale/funding/status: Status: Private Growth Company
Relationship to Hailuo Live: MiniMax develops Hailuo, MiniMax Video, and the Hailuo 02/2.3 model line, distributed through Hailuo consumer products and MiniMax API documentation.
Price, Access, Open Status
Access: Closed Web, Closed Api
Open/closed: Closed.
Use MiniMax API and Hailuo web pricing by mode.
Price, regional access, and commercial terms need a live check before cost-sensitive recommendations.
Latest Version
MiniMax API release notes
2026-07 / confirmed
Official MiniMax API release notes for video model IDs and capabilities.
Why It Ranks Here
Rank: #29 60
Score source: Provisional quality proxy based on official/research evidence and catalogue presence; exact external rank requires live leaderboard/API collection.. Evidence confidence is medium.
Key Score Drivers
These are the scoring dimensions most responsible for the current ranking position.
- Model Quality Proxy: 71Provisional quality proxy based on official/research evidence and catalogue presence; exact external rank requires live leaderboard/API collection.
- Access And Pricing: 70Access types: closed_web, closed_api. Pricing note: Use MiniMax API and Hailuo web pricing by mode.
- Capability Depth: 45Supported workflow tags: i2v, stylized_video. Depth rewards T2V/I2V/V2V, references, native audio, editing, API, and open weights where present.
- Ecosystem Popularity: 68GitHub stars are not applicable to this closed or research-only product unless an official public model repository is confirmed.
No public source link is attached yet.
Alternatives And Comparisons
Use these when price, access, output style, or workflow fit is uncertain.
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What It Is
Primary content is rendered into static HTML.
Hailuo Live appears as a specialized MiniMax video model branch associated with image-to-video and lively animation workflows. It should be treated as part of MiniMax's broader Hailuo family rather than a separate top-level model unless future docs make the product distinction clearer.
Version Progress
- MiniMax API release notesOfficial MiniMax API release notes for video model IDs and capabilities.
- I2V-01-liveSpecialized Hailuo image-to-video/live variant.
Open / Source Evidence
Status: Closed
No official open weights are listed in the current profile.
Latest News
Model-specific news entries link directly to the original publisher; article bodies stay off-site.
- 功能更新 - MiniMax 开放平台文档中心 External source link for this model. Open original
- Video Generation External source link for this model. Open original
Full Score Breakdown
Weighted evidence dimensions separate model quality from access, web authority, ecosystem, and source confidence. See methodology and rankings.
| Dimension | Score | Weight | Evidence | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model Quality Proxy | 71 | 24% | Provisional quality proxy based on official/research evidence and catalogue presence; exact external rank requires live leaderboard/API collection. | low |
| Capability Depth | 45 | 16% | Supported workflow tags: i2v, stylized_video. Depth rewards T2V/I2V/V2V, references, native audio, editing, API, and open weights where present. | medium |
| Access And Pricing | 70 | 12% | Access types: closed_web, closed_api. Pricing note: Use MiniMax API and Hailuo web pricing by mode. | medium |
| Version Maturity | 40 | 12% | 1 version/history entries in the profile; latest public date is 2024-2025. | medium |
| Ecosystem Popularity | 68 | 10% | GitHub stars are not applicable to this closed or research-only product unless an official public model repository is confirmed. No public source link is attached yet. |
medium |
| Web Authority | 59 | 10% | SEO snapshot found product domain hailuoai.video and company domain minimax.io; sampled sitemap URL count is 0. | medium |
| Company Distribution | 62 | 10% | MiniMax distribution profile: Hailuo is relevant for consumers who want accessible short-form generation, fast motion-heavy clips, image-to-video workflows, and a broader MiniMax ecosystem that also covers chat, audio,... | medium |
| Source Confidence | 67 | 6% | Profile source confidence is partial with 1 official URL(s), 1 feature evidence item(s), SEO present, GitHub n/a. | medium |
Limitations And Pricing
Use MiniMax API and Hailuo web pricing by mode.