MiniMax Video API vs PixVerse API

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.

PixVerse API

V6 at about $0.04 a second at 720p, with audio and clips up to 15 seconds. Plan prices and the dollar value of a credit sit on a JavaScript-only billing page.

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

PixVerse API

1. Generate a new UUID for Ai-trace-id on every new submit. Reuse it only to fetch the same job again
2. Poll the result endpoint. Status 1 is done, 5 generating, 7 moderation failure, 8 failed
3. Moderate prompts before calling. Repeated status 7 results can suspend the key
4. Use model v6 or c1 for new work. Older model tables still sit in the docs