Seedance 2.0 Mini vs MiniMax H3
Newest: MiniMax H3 · Self-hosting: MiniMax H3. Not enough arena votes yet for a quality score, so this is a spec comparison.
ByteDance SeedSeedance 2.0 Mini
- Arena—
- From$0.034/s
- Max length15 s
MiniMaxMiniMax H3
- Arena1,495
- From—
- Max length—
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Where they differ
Quality is the arena score from blind, side-by-side human votes. Price, length and resolution come from each lab’s own listings.
- NewestMiniMax H3Seedance 2.0 Mini Jun 22, 2026 · MiniMax H3 Jul 31, 2026
- Widest inputsSame inputsSeedance 2.0 Mini: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video · MiniMax H3: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video
- Native audioBoth generate soundGenerates an audio track with the video: Seedance 2.0 Mini yes · MiniMax H3 yes
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Seedance 2.0 Mini yes · MiniMax H3 yes
- Self-hostingMiniMax H3Downloadable weights (MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement)
- Most API hostsSame reachSeedance 2.0 Mini: 1 · MiniMax H3: 1
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Seedance 2.0 MiniByteDance Seed | MiniMax H3MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | — | 1,460 ±9#8 of 48 · 11,417 votes |
| Image to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | — | 1,495 ±5#1 of 48 · 57,112 votes |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.034/s 480p | — |
| 10-second clip | $0.336at the starting rate | — |
| How it is billed | Billed per video token. | — |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Video with sound | Video with sound |
| Resolutions | 480p · 720p | — |
| Highest resolution | 720p | — |
| Clip length | 4–15 s | — |
| Longest clip | 15 s | — |
| Sound | Optional | Always generated |
| Frame control | First and last frame | — |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Start image (image to video) | Yes | Yes |
| Video input | Yes | Yes |
| Audio input | Yes | Yes |
| References | Image, video and audio | — |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenMiniMax H3 Community License Agreement |
| API hosts | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Jun 22, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Seedance 2.0 Mini or MiniMax H3?
Neither model has enough arena votes for a reliable quality score yet, so this page compares specs only. Run the same three or four prompts through each and judge the results.
Which is cheaper?
Seedance 2.0 Mini costs from $0.034/s (480p). A 10-second clip at the lowest rate: Seedance 2.0 Mini $0.336. MiniMax H3 has no published per-second price. Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
How long can the videos be, and at what resolution?
Seedance 2.0 Mini: 4–15 s, 480p / 720p; MiniMax H3: length not published.
What is the difference between Seedance 2.0 Mini and MiniMax H3?
Seedance 2.0 Mini is a video model from ByteDance Seed (Jun 22, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images, audio and video and producing video with sound. MiniMax H3 is a video model from MiniMax (Jul 31, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images, audio and video and producing video with sound.
Which is newer?
Seedance 2.0 Mini Jun 22, 2026; MiniMax H3 Jul 31, 2026.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Seedance 2.0 Mini yes; MiniMax H3 yes.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
MiniMax H3. Downloadable weights (MiniMax H3 Community License Agreement).
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