Kling 3 or MiniMax H3 Max for a 10-second clip: $2.10 vs $1.00
On Sume a 10-second clip costs $2.10 on Kling 3 with sound and $1.00 on MiniMax H3 Max at 768p. Limits, references and when each wins.
A ten-second clip costs $2.10 on Kling 3 with audio ($1.40 silent) and $1.00 on MiniMax H3 Max at 768p, or $2.00 at 1080p, on Sume. Both produce sound; H3 Max always does, Kling by default.
H3 Max wins on price and on references. Kling 3 wins when you need a silent track option or the exact Kling look at 1080p without a latent upscale step.
Ten-second prices
All rates are provider list per second times 1.25, rounded up to whole cents.
| Row and tier | Sume per second | 10 seconds |
|---|---|---|
| kling-3, audio on | $0.21 | $2.10 |
| kling-3, audio off | $0.14 | $1.40 |
| minimax-h3-max, 480p | $0.0625 | $0.63 |
| minimax-h3-max, 768p | $0.10 | $1.00 |
| minimax-h3-max, 1080p | $0.20 | $2.00 |
Capability gaps
The two rows overlap on 4 to 15 second lengths, but little else.
| Capability | kling-3 | minimax-h3-max |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | 4 to 15 seconds | 5 to 15 seconds |
| Resolutions | 720p, 1080p | 480p, 768p, 1080p (1080p is a latent refinement from 768p) |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 | 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 |
| References | None | Up to 9 images, 3 videos, 3 audio, 12 in total |
| Audio | On by default, can be disabled | Native stereo, always on |
| Last frame | Yes | Yes |
How to choose
Pick H3 Max if you plan to condition on references, such as product shots or a voice clip, or if you need 21:9 or 4:3. Pick Kling if you need generate_audio: false or if your downstream pipeline already expects a Kling clip.
One more detail: H3 Max rejects 720p, because its native step is 768p. Sending 720p to this row returns an error, so use 768p when you mean the middle tier.
- Cheapest 10 seconds with sound: H3 Max at 480p.
- Reference-to-video: H3 Max.
- A silent track: Kling with
generate_audio: false.
Submit either one
Only the model id and the resolution change between them.
curl -X POST "https://api.sume.com/v1/videos" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SUME_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"minimax-h3-max","prompt":"A skateboarder lands a kickflip at dusk","duration":10,"resolution":"768p","aspect_ratio":"16:9"}'Sources
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