framefields vs MiniMax Video API

framefields

A free Apache-2.0 library that renders video from TypeScript on the GPU, with lint and QA codes an agent can act on. It is fifteen days old, called beta, and its Claude Code install command names a plugin directory entry that was not found on 20 October 2026.

MiniMax Video API

2K with stereo audio at $0.13 a second, 768P at $0.08. No statement found on whether API inputs train models, and the privacy policy needs a browser.

framefields

1. Add the plugin with /plugin marketplace add gatewai-dev/framefields first; the official-directory install was not found on 20 October 2026.
2. Approve only the skia-canvas install script, as the getting-started page shows, or imports fail with a missing skia.node.
3. Check with comp.lint() and renderFrameGrid before a full renderVideo encode.
4. Call process.exit() after rendering; native GPU threads keep the script alive.
5. Preload vision models into FRAMEFIELDS_MODELS_DIR for offline or CI renders.

MiniMax Video API

1. Use POST /v2/video_generation for H3 and poll GET /v2/query/video_generation/{task_id}. Tasks stay queryable for 7 days
2. Set ratio for text-to-video. adaptive isn't allowed there
3. Pass callback_url to skip polling. Your endpoint must echo the challenge within 3 seconds
4. A 402 means the balance is empty and a 422 means moderation blocked the content. Don't retry either unchanged
5. Keep at most 30 H3 tasks in flight and 300 requests a minute. Hailuo on V1 allows 20 a minute