Hailuo 02 API

minimax/hailuo-02
MiniMax's Hailuo 02 is an advanced AI model that generates cinematic, high-definition videos from text and image prompts.
Output
$0.728 / 10 sec

How to use Hailuo 02 API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to minimax/hailuo-02.
import requests, time

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY}
job = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations",
    headers=headers,
    json={
      "model": "minimax/hailuo-02",
      "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
    },
).json()
gid = job["id"]

while True:
    res = requests.get(f"https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={gid}", headers=headers).json()
    if res.get("status") in ("completed", "error"):
        break
    time.sleep(5)
print(res["video"]["url"])
const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};
const job = await (await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "minimax/hailuo-02",
    "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
  }),
})).json();

let res;
do {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5000));
  res = await (await fetch(`https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id=${job.id}`, { headers })).json();
} while (!["completed", "error"].includes(res.status));
console.log(res.video.url);
# submit the generation — the response contains the job "id"
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"minimax/hailuo-02","prompt":"A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"}'

# then poll until status is "completed" — video.url holds the result
curl "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={id}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY"

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Hailuo 02 API Pricing

TypePrice
Output
$0.728 / 10 sec

Hailuo 02 Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Image-to-Video Arena
1237 (Elo)
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of videos animated from the same input image, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceJuly 16, 2026
Text-to-Video Arena
1176 (Elo)
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of generated videos, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceJuly 16, 2026

Hailuo 02 vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
Hailuo 02
This page
$0.728 / 10 sec
Video generation
$0.26 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$0.13 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$22.75 / 1M tokens
Video generation
$0.09243–$1.014 / sec (by resolution)
Cinematic video + native audio

Frequently asked questions

Hailuo 02 takes image, text as input and returns video.

Hailuo 02 is priced at $0.728 / 10 sec.

Hailuo 02 is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.

Yes, Hailuo 02 accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

Hailuo 02 was built by Hailuo AI.

Send a request to v2/generate/video/minimax/generation with minimax/hailuo-02 as the model id.

Yes. Hailuo 02 is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

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