{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "minimax-video", "name": "MiniMax Video API", "vendor": "MiniMax", "vendorUrl": "https://www.minimax.io", "kind": "model", "category": "video-generation", "summary": "MiniMax's API for generating video.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-video.json", "repo": "https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-H3", "license": "MiniMax H3 Community License (weights)", "transports": [ "http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.minimax.io", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "minimax-mcp" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "minimax-mcp-js" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Bearer key from platform.minimax.io. Mainland China accounts use api.minimaxi.com with a separate key.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Pay as you go per second of output. MiniMax-H3 $0.08 a second at 768P, $0.13 at 2K. H3-Max $0.05 at 480P, $0.08 at 768P. Reference images beyond the first 5 (H3) or 2 (H3-Max) cost extra, reference video is billed per second, audio is free. Upscaling a 768P result to 2K costs $0.05 a second. Legacy Hailuo 2.3 is $0.28 for a 768P 6 second clip. Monthly video packages from $1,000 cover Hailuo only, not H3 (https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-paygo).", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in docs or llms.txt. Prepaid balance top-up (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 7, "popularity": { "githubStars": 9416, "npmWeekly": 334, "pypiWeekly": 1666, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/video-generation", "llmsTxt": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/video/generation/api/v2-video-generation.json", "capabilities": [ "video.generate", "video.image-to-video", "video.edit", "video.audio" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "open-weights", "openapi", "llms-txt", "async-jobs", "webhooks", "mcp", "python", "typescript" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-21", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 60.3, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 249, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 47, "payments": 20, "reliability": 70, "schema": 96, "security": 38, "transparency": 58 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "strengths": [ "2K with stereo audio at $0.13 a second, 768P at $0.08", "OpenAPI 3.1 file with enums, typed errors and examples for the V2 video API", "Callbacks, a paginated task list and a delete call", "Status page with its own Video Generation component, no video incidents since 13 September", "H3 weights published on Hugging Face" ], "weaknesses": [ "No statement found on whether API inputs train models, and the privacy policy needs a browser", "No free tier, no SLA and no security.txt", "Pay-as-you-go rate limits aren't published", "Video packages from $1,000 cover Hailuo only, so H3 is pay as you go", "No official SDK, and the MCP server's video tool documents only Hailuo models" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use POST /v2/video_generation for H3 and poll GET /v2/query/video_generation/{task_id}. Tasks stay queryable for 7 days", "Set `ratio` for text-to-video. `adaptive` isn't allowed there", "Pass `callback_url` to skip polling. Your endpoint must echo the `challenge` within 3 seconds", "A 402 means the balance is empty and a 422 means moderation blocked the content. Don't retry either unchanged" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 60.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 47, "payments": 20, "reliability": 70, "schema": 96, "security": 38, "transparency": 30 }, "provenanceScore": 86 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.minimax.io/v2/video_generation \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $MINIMAX_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"MiniMax-H3\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"a paper boat drifting down a rainy street\"}],\"duration\":5,\"resolution\":\"768P\",\"ratio\":\"16:9\"}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add minimax -e MINIMAX_API_KEY=$MINIMAX_API_KEY -e MINIMAX_API_HOST=https://api.minimax.io -- uvx minimax-mcp -y", "config": { "mcpServers": { "MiniMax": { "args": [ "minimax-mcp", "-y" ], "command": "uvx", "env": { "MINIMAX_API_HOST": "https://api.minimax.io", "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e" } } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/minimax-video" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "MiniMax-H3 768P", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.08, "note": "with audio" }, { "item": "MiniMax-H3 2K", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.13, "note": "with audio" }, { "item": "MiniMax-H3-Max 480P", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.05 }, { "item": "MiniMax-H3-Max 768P", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.08 }, { "item": "H3 regeneration 768P to 2K", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.05 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.", "domain": "minimax.io", "domainRegistered": "2021-03-27", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.minimax.io", "changelog": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/models", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore entity, 152 Beach Road, operating MiniMax's international services", "minimax.io changed registrar on 2025-01-31" ], "score": 86 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.json", "live": { "slug": "minimax-video", "probe": { "target": "https://api.minimax.io", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-04T23:48:12.08047716Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 255, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 193, "p95ms24h": 458, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1100, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 270, "ok": 270 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.minimax.io", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T23:49:19.500699624Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "minimax-mcp-js", "version": "0.0.18", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:33:15.426425803Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "minimax-mcp", "version": "0.0.19", "released": "2026-08-21", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:33:14.214055016Z" } ], "githubStars": 9538, "npmWeekly": 369, "pypiWeekly": 1717, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:58.325882499Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:59.047352449Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "minimax.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:47.299026669Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/models", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:52.664691Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "55a7c331f52c" }, { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-paygo", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:50.340173344Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "9b8a398b3965" }, { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:54.583309394Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e3b0c44298fc" }, { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:56.485657604Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e3b0c44298fc" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:49:19.500699624Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "runway", "name": "Runway API", "vendor": "Runway", "vendorUrl": "https://runway.com", "kind": "model", "category": "video-generation", "summary": "Runway Dev, the HTTP API for Runway's own video models (Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph 2.0, Act-Two) plus resold third-party models (Veo 3.1, Seedance, WAN 3.0, Hailuo, Grok Imagine).", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/runway.json", "repo": "https://github.com/runwayml/sdk-node", "license": "Apache-2.0 (SDKs)", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.dev.runwayml.com/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@runwayml/sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "runwayml" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Bearer key per project from the developer portal (dev.runway.com), sent in the Authorization header, plus a required X-Runway-Version date header (2024-11-06). The Runway Dev MCP server at dev.runwayml.com/mcp uses OAuth only.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Prepaid credits at $0.01 each, $10 minimum first purchase. Gen-4.5 12 credits a second ($0.12), Gen-4 Turbo 5 ($0.05), Aleph 2.0 28 (56 credit minimum), Act-Two 5, Veo 3.1 40 with audio or 20 without, Veo 3.1 Fast 15 or 10, Seedance 2.0 36 to 150 by resolution, WAN 3.0 5 to 20. ProRes output adds 5 credits a second and HDR adds 20 (https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "$0.01 / credit", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in docs, llms-full.txt or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 20, "npmWeekly": 55747, "pypiWeekly": 66725, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com", "rateLimitsUrl": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/usage/tiers/", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "video.generate", "video.image-to-video", "video.edit", "video.audio", "video.extend" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "card-required", "openapi", "llms-txt", "async-jobs", "mcp", "python", "typescript" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61.1, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 232, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 62, "payments": 20, "reliability": 75, "schema": 93, "security": 51, "transparency": 57 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-07-30, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo (`gen3a_turbo`) and Gen-4 Aleph (`gen4_aleph`) were removed and calls with those IDs began to fail. The changelog announced it the same day and shows no earlier notice. Runway may have emailed customers, so we deduct at the low end (https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/api-details/api_changelog/)" ], "verdict": "OpenAPI 3.1, llms.txt and Markdown copies of every docs page. Gen-3 Alpha Turbo and Gen-4 Aleph were removed on 2026-07-30 with no prior notice in the changelog.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.1, llms.txt and Markdown copies of every docs page", "One API for Runway's models and many third-party ones at published per-second prices", "Over-limit tasks queue as THROTTLED instead of returning errors", "Official Node and Python SDKs with a wait-for-output helper", "Dated changelog with 23 entries between July and September 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Gen-3 Alpha Turbo and Gen-4 Aleph were removed on 2026-07-30 with no prior notice in the changelog", "Prepaid credits only, $10 minimum, no free generation credits", "No idempotency key and no Retry-After guidance found", "Request fields differ per model, so bodies aren't portable between models", "No security.txt, and no training statement for customer data found" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `X-Runway-Version: 2024-11-06` on every request or it fails", "Use the SDK's wait-for-output helper or poll GET /v1/tasks/{id} until SUCCEEDED or FAILED", "Don't retry a SAFETY.* failure unchanged. It's moderation, not an outage", "Take model IDs from the models page, not memory. Two were removed without notice on 2026-07-30", "Copy outputs to your own storage. URLs expire within 24 to 48 hours" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 61.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 62, "payments": 20, "reliability": 75, "schema": 93, "security": 51, "transparency": 28 }, "provenanceScore": 86 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install runwayml # or: npm i @runwayml/sdk", "http": "curl -X POST https://api.dev.runwayml.com/v1/image_to_video \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $RUNWAYML_API_SECRET\" -H \"X-Runway-Version: 2024-11-06\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"gen4.5\",\"promptImage\":\"https://example.com/frame.jpg\",\"promptText\":\"timelapse, clouds moving\",\"ratio\":\"1280:720\",\"duration\":5}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http --scope user runway-dev-mcp https://dev.runwayml.com/mcp" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/runway" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Gen-4.5", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.12, "note": "12 credits a second, 720p" }, { "item": "Gen-4 Turbo", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.05, "note": "5 credits a second" }, { "item": "Aleph 2.0", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.28, "note": "video-to-video editing, 56 credit minimum" }, { "item": "Veo 3.1 with audio", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.4, "note": "20 credits a second without audio" }, { "item": "Veo 3.1 Fast with audio", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.15, "note": "10 credits a second without audio" }, { "item": "Seedance 2.0 1080p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.4 }, { "item": "WAN 3.0 1080p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.2, "note": "0.05 at 480p, 0.10 at 720p" }, { "item": "Credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.01 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Runway AI, Inc.", "domain": "runwayml.com", "domainRegistered": "2018-03-13", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://runway.com/terms-of-use", "privacy": "https://runway.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.runwayml.com", "changelog": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/api-details/api_changelog/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "runwayml.com now redirects to runway.com (registered 1995-01-11). The API and docs stay on runwayml.com subdomains", "No security.txt on runwayml.com or runway.com" ], "score": 86 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway.json", "live": { "slug": "runway", "probe": { "target": "https://api.dev.runwayml.com/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-04T23:48:15.401116319Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 289, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 261, "p95ms24h": 306, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1100, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 270, "ok": 270 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.runwayml.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T23:49:27.106949656Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "runwayml/sdk-node", "version": "v4.21.0", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:38:49.186726892Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@runwayml/sdk", "version": "4.21.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:38:48.189437384Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "runwayml", "version": "5.21.0", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:38:48.998400569Z" } ], "githubStars": 20, "npmWeekly": 63227, "pypiWeekly": 63942, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://runwayml.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:40.498171841Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:12.300981778Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "runwayml.com", "registered": "2018-03-13", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/runwayml.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:06:08.952500475Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/api-details/api_changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:33.181677525Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ac6aa8ccadd4" }, { "url": "https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:35.214864947Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2aa46084ecf5" }, { "url": "https://runway.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:25.881184468Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-03T15:35:25.957878863Z", "fingerprint": "0903028bf40d" }, { "url": "https://runway.com/terms-of-use", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:27.987627164Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-03T15:35:28.097196818Z", "fingerprint": "24b8db41b7eb" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:49:27.106949656Z" } }, "summary": "Runway API has a score of 61.1 (C) against MiniMax Video API's 60.3 (C). Both do video generate. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 15 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-runway", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-runway.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-runway.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-runway.min.md" }, "markdown": "Runway API has a score of 61.1 (C) against MiniMax Video API's 60.3 (C). Both do video generate. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 15 points.\n\n- MiniMax Video API: grade C, 60.3/100, rank #249 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-video.json\n- Runway API: grade C, 61.1/100, rank #232 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/runway.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick MiniMax Video API for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Runway API for reliability (+5), security \u0026 auth (+13), maintenance \u0026 community (+15).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | MiniMax Video API | Runway API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 75 | Runway API +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 96 | 93 | MiniMax Video API +3 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 76 | 75 | MiniMax Video API +1 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 38 | 51 | Runway API +13 |\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) | 47 | 62 | Runway API +15 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 57 | MiniMax Video API +1 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **60.3 · C** | **61.1 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | MiniMax Video API | Runway API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | MiniMax | Runway |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.minimax.io` | `https://api.dev.runwayml.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MiniMax H3 Community License (weights) | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |\n| Tools exposed | 7 | none |\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 | 2026-08-21 | 2026-09-30 |\n| Popularity | 9.4k stars, 334 npm/wk, 1.7k PyPI/wk | 20 stars, 56k npm/wk, 67k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\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**Runway API.** OpenAPI 3.1, llms.txt and Markdown copies of every docs page. Gen-3 Alpha Turbo and Gen-4 Aleph were removed on 2026-07-30 with no prior notice in the changelog.\n\n## Before you call either\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### Runway API\n\n1. Send `X-Runway-Version: 2024-11-06` on every request or it fails\n2. Use the SDK's wait-for-output helper or poll GET /v1/tasks/{id} until SUCCEEDED or FAILED\n3. Don't retry a SAFETY.* failure unchanged. It's moderation, not an outage\n4. Take model IDs from the models page, not memory. Two were removed without notice on 2026-07-30\n5. Copy outputs to your own storage. URLs expire within 24 to 48 hours\n\n## Other comparisons with MiniMax Video API or Runway API\n\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-runway.md)\n- [Google Veo vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-runway.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-runway.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-runway.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 Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-vidu.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-runway.md)\n- [Pika API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-runway.md)\n- [PixVerse API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pixverse-vs-runway.md)\n- [Runway API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/runway-vs-vidu.md)\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "MiniMax Video API vs Runway API", "url": "" } ], "description": "Runway API has a score of 61.1 (C) against MiniMax Video API's 60.3 (C). 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