MiniMax H3 Max Promo Ends October 15: What Changes on Sume

fal's MiniMax H3 Max page lists a 40 percent discount through October 15 (read 2026-10-03): $0.03, $0.048 and $0.096 per second at 480p, 768p and 1080p. After the promo the page lists $0.05, $0.08 and $0.16. If you are comparing hosts this week, the window matters.

Three prices for the same 10 seconds

Sume lists minimax-h3-max at the post-promo provider price and bills list times 1.25. It does not mirror a temporary discount, so for a 10-second clip at 768p the comparison looks like this.

What Sume's premium buys

The extra 25 percent is the whole Sume margin, and it is applied the same way on every model, so you can budget a mixed workflow from one rate card. The charge is reserved on submit and refunded if the job fails. The model also arrives through the same POST /v1/videos route as the rest of the catalog, with first and last frame and reference inputs, and native stereo audio.

H3 Max's 1080p is a latent refinement from native 768p, per Sume's docs, so 768p is the tier to judge it at. At 1080p Sume's rate is $0.20 per second.

Practical advice

If you will render hundreds of H3 Max clips before October 15 and nothing else, buying direct from fal at the promo rate is cheaper, and that is simply true. If the same project mixes H3 Max with Wan, Seedance or Omni, one balance and one API shape is the saving to weigh against $0.052 per second at 768p.

Treat promos as a date on the calendar, not a baseline. Price your plan at the post-October 15 numbers and any discount is a bonus.