--- description: A lightweight multimodal video generation model supporting text-to-video, first and last frame image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation at 480P and 768P. title: MiniMax H3 Lite image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/og-docs.png --- [Skip to content](#main-content) > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. ![MiniMax logo](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/minimax.B0Y99aoe.svg) # MiniMax H3 Lite Text-to-Video • MiniMax Copy as Markdown| [View as Markdown](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai/models/minimax/h3-lite/index.md)| [Agent setup](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-setup/) Model ID `minimax/h3-lite` Copy Use with the [Workers AI binding](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/worker-binding-methods/), the AI Gateway [REST API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/rest-api/), or the [Unified API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/chat-completion/). Calling the provider directly? Use the provider's model name instead, including with [provider-native endpoints](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/usage/providers/) or the provider's own SDK. For example, Anthropic's name for `anthropic/claude-opus-4.8` is `claude-opus-4-8`. - Third-party A lightweight multimodal video generation model supporting text-to-video, first and last frame image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation at 480P and 768P. | Model Info | | | --- | --- | | Terms and License | [link ↗](https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/terms-of-service.md) | | More information | [link ↗](https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/video-generation.md) | | Pricing | | ## Usage ```ts const response = await env.AI.run( 'minimax/h3-lite', { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'Top-down shot of latte art being poured into a ceramic cup on a wooden café table, the milk forms a rosetta pattern in slow motion. Cozy morning light, vertical framing for social.', }, ], duration: 4, ratio: '9:16', resolution: '480P', }, ) console.log(response) ``` ```bash curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID/ai/run \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "minimax/h3-lite", "input": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Top-down shot of latte art being poured into a ceramic cup on a wooden café table, the milk forms a rosetta pattern in slow motion. Cozy morning light, vertical framing for social." } ], "duration": 4, "ratio": "9:16", "resolution": "480P" } }' ``` ```json { "task": { "id": "457313854865911", "model": "MiniMax-H3-Lite", "status": "succeeded", "created_at": 1793202510, "updated_at": 1793202525, "content": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/minimax/h3-lite/vertical-latte-art.mp4" }, "resolution": "480P", "duration": 4, "usage": { "total_seconds": 4, "input_seconds": 0, "output_seconds": 4, "input_image_count": 0, "total_tokens": 41664, "prompt_tokens": 0, "completion_tokens": 41664 }, "ratio": "9:16", "task_type": "generation" } } ``` ## Examples
**Rice Terrace Flyover** — A 768P scenic establishing shot from text. ```ts const response = await env.AI.run( 'minimax/h3-lite', { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'Drone flyover of green terraced rice fields at sunrise, low mist drifting between the terraces [push in], then the camera rises to reveal the valley [tilt up]. Cinematic, calm.', }, ], duration: 5, ratio: '16:9', resolution: '768P', }, ) console.log(response) ``` ```bash curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID/ai/run \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "minimax/h3-lite", "input": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Drone flyover of green terraced rice fields at sunrise, low mist drifting between the terraces [push in], then the camera rises to reveal the valley [tilt up]. Cinematic, calm." } ], "duration": 5, "ratio": "16:9", "resolution": "768P" } }' ``` ```json { "task": { "id": "457314815484259", "model": "MiniMax-H3-Lite", "status": "succeeded", "created_at": 1793202531, "updated_at": 1793202549, "content": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/minimax/h3-lite/rice-terrace-flyover.mp4" }, "resolution": "768P", "duration": 5, "usage": { "total_seconds": 5, "input_seconds": 0, "output_seconds": 5, "input_image_count": 0, "total_tokens": 84625, "prompt_tokens": 0, "completion_tokens": 84625 }, "ratio": "16:9", "task_type": "generation" } } ```
**Fresh Scones** — Bring a still food photo to life from a first frame at 480P. ```ts const response = await env.AI.run( 'minimax/h3-lite', { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'Steam rises gently from the freshly baked scones, a little butter melts, and the camera slowly pushes in. Warm kitchen light.', }, { type: 'image_url', image_url: { url: 'https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-samples-data/generative-ai/image/scones.jpg', }, role: 'first_frame', }, ], duration: 5, ratio: 'adaptive', resolution: '480P', }, ) console.log(response) ``` ```bash curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID/ai/run \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "minimax/h3-lite", "input": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Steam rises gently from the freshly baked scones, a little butter melts, and the camera slowly pushes in. Warm kitchen light." }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-samples-data/generative-ai/image/scones.jpg" }, "role": "first_frame" } ], "duration": 5, "ratio": "adaptive", "resolution": "480P" } }' ``` ```json { "task": { "id": "457317239742916", "model": "MiniMax-H3-Lite", "status": "succeeded", "created_at": 1793202551, "updated_at": 1793202572, "content": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/minimax/h3-lite/fresh-scones.mp4" }, "resolution": "480P", "duration": 5, "usage": { "total_seconds": 5, "input_seconds": 0, "output_seconds": 5, "input_image_count": 1, "total_tokens": 60543, "prompt_tokens": 8463, "completion_tokens": 52080 }, "ratio": "adaptive", "task_type": "generation" } } ```
**Sketch Draws Itself** — End on a supplied last frame at 768P. ```ts const response = await env.AI.run( 'minimax/h3-lite', { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'A blank sheet of white paper on a design desk. Pencil lines appear on their own and sketch a sneaker concept, ending on the finished drawing. Static top-down camera, soft daylight.', }, { type: 'image_url', image_url: { url: 'https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/sneaker-sketch.jpg', }, role: 'last_frame', }, ], duration: 5, ratio: 'adaptive', resolution: '768P', }, ) console.log(response) ``` ```bash curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID/ai/run \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "minimax/h3-lite", "input": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "A blank sheet of white paper on a design desk. Pencil lines appear on their own and sketch a sneaker concept, ending on the finished drawing. Static top-down camera, soft daylight." }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/sneaker-sketch.jpg" }, "role": "last_frame" } ], "duration": 5, "ratio": "adaptive", "resolution": "768P" } }' ``` ```json { "task": { "id": "457318745805131", "model": "MiniMax-H3-Lite", "status": "succeeded", "created_at": 1793203035, "updated_at": 1793203058, "content": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/minimax/h3-lite/sketch-draws-itself.mp4" }, "resolution": "768P", "duration": 5, "usage": { "total_seconds": 5, "input_seconds": 0, "output_seconds": 5, "input_image_count": 1, "total_tokens": 93088, "prompt_tokens": 8463, "completion_tokens": 84625 }, "ratio": "adaptive", "task_type": "generation" } } ```
**Mascot Comes to Life 480P** — The same first and last frames as the H3 Highspeed example, at Lite's cheaper 480P. ```ts const response = await env.AI.run( 'minimax/h3-lite', { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'A flat illustrated robot mascot printed on a notebook page wakes up, blinks, peels itself off the paper into a glossy 3D toy, hops onto the wooden desk next to the coffee mug and waves at the camera. Warm morning light, playful stop-motion feel, one continuous shot.', }, { type: 'image_url', image_url: { url: 'https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/mascot-page.jpg', }, role: 'first_frame', }, { type: 'image_url', image_url: { url: 'https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/mascot-desk.jpg', }, role: 'last_frame', }, ], duration: 5, ratio: 'adaptive', resolution: '480P', }, ) console.log(response) ``` ```bash curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID/ai/run \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "minimax/h3-lite", "input": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "A flat illustrated robot mascot printed on a notebook page wakes up, blinks, peels itself off the paper into a glossy 3D toy, hops onto the wooden desk next to the coffee mug and waves at the camera. Warm morning light, playful stop-motion feel, one continuous shot." }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/mascot-page.jpg" }, "role": "first_frame" }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/mascot-desk.jpg" }, "role": "last_frame" } ], "duration": 5, "ratio": "adaptive", "resolution": "480P" } }' ``` ```json { "task": { "id": "457316858245645", "model": "MiniMax-H3-Lite", "status": "succeeded", "created_at": 1793202593, "updated_at": 1793202616, "content": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/minimax/h3-lite/mascot-comes-to-life-480p.mp4" }, "resolution": "480P", "duration": 5, "usage": { "total_seconds": 5, "input_seconds": 0, "output_seconds": 5, "input_image_count": 2, "total_tokens": 69006, "prompt_tokens": 16926, "completion_tokens": 52080 }, "ratio": "adaptive", "task_type": "generation" } } ```
**Mascot Storyboard Shot** — Keep a character consistent from reference images; H3 Lite needs a concrete ratio for reference-to-video. ```ts const response = await env.AI.run( 'minimax/h3-lite', { content: [ { type: 'text', text: "Storyboard shot: the robot mascot from the reference images walks along a bookshelf, stops at the edge and waves. Keep the mascot's shape, colors and antenna consistent with the references. Playful stop-motion feel.", }, { type: 'image_url', image_url: { url: 'https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/mascot-hop.jpg', }, role: 'reference_image', }, { type: 'image_url', image_url: { url: 'https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/mascot-desk.jpg', }, role: 'reference_image', }, ], duration: 5, ratio: '16:9', resolution: '768P', }, ) console.log(response) ``` ```bash curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID/ai/run \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "minimax/h3-lite", "input": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Storyboard shot: the robot mascot from the reference images walks along a bookshelf, stops at the edge and waves. Keep the mascot'\''s shape, colors and antenna consistent with the references. Playful stop-motion feel." }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/mascot-hop.jpg" }, "role": "reference_image" }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/klingai/kling-v4/inputs/mascot-desk.jpg" }, "role": "reference_image" } ], "duration": 5, "ratio": "16:9", "resolution": "768P" } }' ``` ```json { "task": { "id": "457314329653813", "model": "MiniMax-H3-Lite", "status": "succeeded", "created_at": 1793202624, "updated_at": 1793202655, "content": { "url": "https://examples.aig.cloudflare.com/minimax/h3-lite/mascot-storyboard-shot.mp4" }, "resolution": "768P", "duration": 5, "usage": { "total_seconds": 5, "input_seconds": 0, "output_seconds": 5, "input_image_count": 2, "total_tokens": 101551, "prompt_tokens": 16926, "completion_tokens": 84625 }, "ratio": "16:9", "task_type": "generation" } } ```
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