Our verdict
MiniMax H3 Max leads
MiniMax H3 Max leads this v-benchmark v2 comparison on the published overall score.
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MiniMax H3 Max
74.6Overall score
- Rank
- #7
- Price per minute
- $1.50/min
Runway
Gen-4.5
60.5Overall score
- Rank
- #12
- Price per minute
- $7.20/min
Best for
Highest overall score
MiniMax H3 Max
MiniMax H3 Max leads the overall score by 14.0 points.
The overall score does not measure file reliability.
Best for
More readable text
MiniMax H3 Max
MiniMax H3 Max leads by 34.6 points.
Long or moving text still needs manual review.
Best for
Lower generation cost
MiniMax H3 Max
MiniMax H3 Max runs $1.50/min, against $7.20/min for Gen-4.5.
Provider prices can change.
Best for
Built-in audio
MiniMax H3 Max
MiniMax H3 Max generates audio with the video; Gen-4.5 does not.
This comparison does not score audio quality.
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Reviewer scores
Scores by category
MiniMax H3 Max wins 12 of 13 categories head-to-head. Each bar is the reviewer score out of 100.
Biggest gapText Fidelity: MiniMax H3 Max ahead by 34.6 points.
Closest categoryActor Performance: Gen-4.5 ahead by 1.0 points.
Head-to-head scores
13 categories rated head-to-head
MiniMax H3 MaxGen-4.5
Physics
54.7
38.8
Prompt Adherence
92.9
76.0
Logic Consistency
75.5
72.7
Scene Consistency
80.3
78.1
Cinematography
78.6
70.0
Taste
66.4
49.7
2D Animation
73.3
47.5
3D Animation
72.0
44.0
Human
72.2
67.4
Actor Performance
62.0
63.0
Objects
93.5
74.4
Animals
80.0
61.4
Text Fidelity
81.8
47.2
