MiniMax Hailuo 2.0 API

What is MiniMax Hailuo 2.0?

MiniMax Hailuo 2.0 is the start-and-end frame model in the Hailuo family. Pass a starting frame and, optionally, an ending frame, and the model animates the connective motion between them. It also runs plain text-to-video and image-to-video. Output is 512p (image-to-video only), 768p, or 1080p in 6 or 10 second videos; 1080p locks to 6 seconds. Prompts run up to 2000 characters, with an optional prompt_optimization pass that lets MiniMax rewrite the instruction.

Best for

Start-and-end frame ads

Pass matched hero frames when you already have the open and close as key art. The model handles the connective camera move.

Image-to-video from product photography

A single start_image_url turns a plate into motion.

Budget drafts

512p image-to-video for cheap iteration before a 1080p final render.

Text-first generation

The 2000-character prompt budget carries detailed scene descriptions.

When to use Hailuo 2.0

Pick Hailuo 2.0 when the composition is pinned at both ends: ads with a fixed open and close, transitions between two pieces of key art, loops that must land on a specific frame. For everything else in the family, Hailuo 3.0 renders 2K with native audio and reference control, and Hailuo 2.3 auto-routes mixed input at the same resolutions.

API examples

Call Hailuo 2.0 by POSTing to /v1/tasks. Full parameter docs live at docs.unifically.com/models/video/minimax/hailuo.

curl -X POST https://api.unifically.com/v1/tasks \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "hailuo/minimax-2.0",
    "input": {
      "prompt": "The camera pulls back from the product close-up to reveal the full scene",
      "start_image_url": "https://example.com/open.jpg",
      "end_image_url": "https://example.com/close.jpg",
      "duration": 6,
      "resolution": "1080p"
    }
  }'

Successful submission returns a task_id. Poll GET /v1/tasks/<task_id> or set a callback_url on the request to receive the finished result.

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