MiniMax H3 vs H3 Max: 60 five-second clips, $18.75 to $60
Sixty 5-second MiniMax H3 clips cost $18.75 at 480p; H3 Max runs $18.75 at 480p, $30 at 768p and $60 at 1080p on Sume, with the math.
Sixty MiniMax H3 clips of 5 seconds cost $18.75 at 480p ($0.3125 x 60) and $22.50 at 768p ($0.375 x 60) on Sume. H3 Max costs the same $18.75 at 480p, then $30.00 at 768p and $60.00 at 1080p. Both models accept 5-15 seconds, so 5 seconds is the shortest billed clip.
Reading the table
Per-second prices come from the Sume catalog. A 5-second clip is five times the per-second price: 5 x $0.0625 = $0.3125, 5 x $0.075 = $0.375, 5 x $0.10 = $0.50, 5 x $0.20 = $1.00. A 15-second clip is three times that.
At 480p the two models cost the same. Their prices diverge at 768p, where H3 Max is $0.10 against $0.075 per second (33 percent more), and H3 Max alone adds a 1080p tier at $0.20.
| Model | Valid length | Resolution and price per second | 5 s clip | 15 s clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| minimax-h3 | 5-15 s | 480p $0.0625 | $0.3125 | $0.9375 |
| minimax-h3 | 5-15 s | 768p $0.075 | $0.375 | $1.125 |
| minimax-h3-max | 5-15 s | 480p $0.0625 | $0.3125 | $0.9375 |
| minimax-h3-max | 5-15 s | 768p $0.10 | $0.50 | $1.50 |
| minimax-h3-max | 5-15 s | 1080p $0.20 | $1.00 | $3.00 |
The 60-clip batch
Sixty clips of 5 seconds is 300 output seconds. Multiply by the per-second price: 300 x $0.0625 = $18.75 at 480p; 300 x $0.075 = $22.50 (H3, 768p); 300 x $0.10 = $30.00 (H3 Max, 768p); 300 x $0.20 = $60.00 (H3 Max, 1080p).
The jump from H3 at 768p to H3 Max at 1080p is $37.50 for the batch. That is the price of the extra resolution on 60 clips; at $0.625 per clip it is easy to justify for finals and hard to justify for drafts.
- H3, 480p: $18.75
- H3, 768p: $22.50
- H3 Max, 768p: $30.00
- H3 Max, 1080p: $60.00
Draft cheap, finish once
Because 480p costs the same on both models, a sensible pattern is to iterate at 480p on either model and only pay the H3 Max 1080p rate for the clips you keep. If you keep 12 of 60, the finals cost 12 x $1.00 = $12.00 on top of the $18.75 drafts, a total of $30.75 against $60.00 for finishing everything.
That assumes the same prompt behaves similarly across resolutions on the model you chose, which you should confirm with one pair first.
A second scenario
Scale the clip length instead. The same 60 clips at 15 seconds on H3 at 480p are 900 output seconds, so 900 x $0.0625 = $56.25: exactly three times the 5-second cost, because the price is linear in length. If you can tell the story in 5 seconds, you keep two thirds of the budget; if you need 15, plan the batch at $56.25 rather than $18.75.
Limits to know
Lengths outside 5-15 seconds are outside the models' valid range. Longer scenes are built from several clips, each priced separately. The Video generation docs page lists the models, and the catalog lists current prices; both are linked below.
Reproduce the numbers
Open https://api.sume.com/v1/catalog, which needs no key, and find the entry for the product. Each model_pricing row carries price, unit, pricing_basis and the estimated, minimum and maximum cents. Multiply the unit price by your quantity and round only at the end. The catalog also has applied_* fields that include an agent fee of 550 basis points; the figures in this post use the base prices.
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