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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-video.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Google Veo for security \u0026 auth (+40), maintenance \u0026 community (+30), transparency \u0026 trust (+22).\n\nPick MiniMax Video API for reliability (+25), schema \u0026 documentation (+25), agent ergonomics (+12).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Google Veo | MiniMax Video API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 70 | MiniMax Video API +25 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 96 | MiniMax Video API +25 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 64 | 76 | MiniMax Video API +12 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 78 | 38 | Google Veo +40 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 47 | Google Veo +30 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 58 | Google Veo +22 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **60.8 · C** | **60.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Google Veo | MiniMax Video API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Google | MiniMax |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta` | `https://api.minimax.io` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | MiniMax H3 Community License (weights) |\n| Tools exposed | none | 7 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-08-21 |\n| Popularity | 4k stars | 9.4k stars, 334 npm/wk, 1.7k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Google Veo.** Audio on every Veo 3.1 clip, up to 4K on Veo 3.1 and Fast. All three Veo 3.1 previews shut down on the Gemini API on 2026-10-22.\n\n**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.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Google Veo\n\n1. Move off `veo-3.1-*-preview` before 2026-10-22. Use `gemini-omni-1.1-flash` on the Gemini API or the GA Veo IDs on Vertex AI\n2. Call `predictLongRunning`, then poll the operation name about every 10 seconds until `done` is true. Jobs take 11 seconds to 6 minutes\n3. Download the video within 2 days. The server deletes it after that\n4. Set `durationSeconds` to 8 for 1080p, 4K or reference images. Shorter clips aren't supported there\n5. In the EU, UK, Switzerland and MENA image-to-video only accepts `personGeneration` set to `allow_adult`\n\n### MiniMax Video API\n\n1. Use POST /v2/video_generation for H3 and poll GET /v2/query/video_generation/{task_id}. Tasks stay queryable for 7 days\n2. Set `ratio` for text-to-video. `adaptive` isn't allowed there\n3. Pass `callback_url` to skip polling. Your endpoint must echo the `challenge` within 3 seconds\n4. A 402 means the balance is empty and a 422 means moderation blocked the content. Don't retry either unchanged\n\n## Other comparisons with Google Veo or MiniMax Video API\n\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs Google Veo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-google-veo.md)\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Kling AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-kling.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Luma AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-luma.md)\n- [Google Veo vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-pika.md)\n- [Google Veo vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-runway.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-pika.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-runway.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-vidu.md)\n",
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