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Need production access now?
Start with Hailuo 2.3 Standard for current text-to-video and image-to-video work. Use a route whose model ID, billing, and task behavior can be tested.
Hailuo model family
Compare Hailuo Video Models
Compare Hailuo 3, Hailuo 2.3 Standard and Fast, and Hailuo 02 inside one aggregation platform by generation mode, current API access, iteration speed, accepted-output cost, and fallback strategy.
Verified July 21, 2026
MiniMax has teased Hailuo 03, but it is not a callable route
Hailuo 3 is the common search name; MiniMax's official teaser uses Hailuo 03. This row prepares the family decision. EvoLink will mark it live only after the model ID, price, request contract, and a real generation have been verified.
Hailuo family route comparison
Choose by verified access and workflow first. Exact live pricing remains on each available model page.
| Model | Status | Documented modes | Documented output | Best current use | Next step |
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Hailuo 3 / Hailuo 03 Officially teased | Hailuo 03 teased; not listed in public MiniMax API docs | Final contract not published | Duration, resolution, frame rate, and audio not published | Teams preparing an evaluation set and waiting for a verified EvoLink route | Learn about Hailuo 3 |
Hailuo 2.3 Current generation | Available on EvoLink | Text-to-video and image-to-video | 768p at 6/10s; 1080p at 6s in MiniMax docs | Quality-first MiniMax video generation | Open Hailuo 2.3 API |
Hailuo 2.3 Fast Faster iteration | Available through the Hailuo 2.3 page | Image-to-video | Variant limits shown in the current model workflow | Faster image-to-video drafts and iteration | Select Hailuo 2.3 Fast |
Hailuo 02 Previous family route | Available on EvoLink | Text-to-video, image-to-video, first/last-frame workflows | 512p, 768p, and 1080p options on current route | Existing integrations and first/last-frame control | Open Hailuo 02 API |
How to choose a Hailuo route
A new version number is not a migration reason by itself.
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Need faster image-to-video iteration?
Choose Hailuo 2.3 Fast on the same family page, then measure accepted-output cost rather than latency alone.
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Need first/last-frame compatibility?
Keep Hailuo 02 where its existing first/last-frame workflow is already integrated and meets quality targets.
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Evaluating Hailuo 3?
Preserve real prompts and source assets, then define identity consistency, first-pass acceptance, queue time, and accepted-output cost before comparing it with Hailuo 2.3 after route verification.
Evaluate the family by production workflow
Cinematic text-to-video
Use Hailuo 2.3 as the current control. Score motion, camera adherence, physical plausibility, artifacts, and acceptance across every attempt.
Image-to-video iteration
Compare Standard and Fast under the same source image, duration, resolution, prompt, queue, and review rubric.
Upgrade and migration
Treat Hailuo 3 as a challenger only after EvoLink verifies calls, failed-task billing, callbacks, retention, and accepted-output cost. Then canary by workload and keep a tested fallback.
An aggregation platform should verify, compare, and fall back
EvoLink lets teams compare Hailuo, Seedance, Kling, and other video routes under one account while preserving model-specific parameters and task rules. The advantage is not model count; it is whether each choice can be called, billed, observed, and safely rolled back.
- One account and API key for verified video routes
- Normalized generation, successful-task, and accepted-output cost
- Selection and fallback by consistency, audio, control, and latency
- Hailuo 3 activation only after end-to-end route verification
Go deeper on Hailuo selection
Hailuo 3 release date
Confirmed facts, unverified claims, and release-day verification gates.
Hailuo 3 vs Hailuo 2.3
Plan an evidence-based same-family upgrade.
Hailuo 3 vs Seedance 2.0
Compare future MiniMax access with documented multimodal video workflows.
Hailuo 3 vs Kling 3.0
Compare availability, native audio, duration, operations, and cost evidence.
Hailuo model family FAQ
Which Hailuo model is newest?
MiniMax has teased Hailuo 03 as the next-generation name, but Hailuo 2.3 remains the newest callable generation documented in MiniMax's public API materials reviewed on July 21, 2026.
Which Hailuo model can I use on EvoLink now?
Hailuo 2.3, Hailuo 2.3 Fast, and Hailuo 02 have current routes. The Hailuo 3 page currently explains the model and provides an access notification, but not a live route.
What is the difference between Hailuo 2.3 and Fast?
Hailuo 2.3 Standard covers text-to-video and image-to-video; MiniMax positions Hailuo 2.3 Fast as an image-to-video route for faster iteration.
Is Hailuo 3 pricing available?
No official MiniMax or EvoLink Hailuo 3 price has been published.
Does Hailuo 3 support 4K, 60 fps, 30 seconds, or native audio?
Those fields are not confirmed in MiniMax's public Hailuo API documentation and are excluded from this comparison.
Should I migrate from Hailuo 2.3 when Hailuo 3 launches?
Only after matched quality, reliability, latency, accepted-output cost, compatibility, and rollback tests pass for your workload.