{ "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", "dns": "minimax-video.grade.anchorterminal.com", "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-Highspeed $0.04 at 480P, $0.06 at 768P. H3-Lite $0.025 at 480P, $0.04 at 768P. H3-Max $0.05 at 480P, $0.08 at 768P. Input video is billed per second at the output resolution's rate ($0.0553 and $0.143 on H3-Max). The first 5 reference images are free and further ones cost $0.04 each on H3, $0.03 on Highspeed and $0.02 on Lite; on H3-Max the first 2 are free, then $0.074 each. Audio input is free. Upscaling a 768P H3 result to 2K costs $0.05 a second. H3-Context-IR is $0.90 per million input tokens and $3.60 per million output tokens. Legacy Hailuo 2.3 is $0.28 for a 768P 6 second clip. Video packages cover Hailuo only, not H3 (https://platform.minimax.io/docs/pricing/overview, checked 2 November 2026).", "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": "2026-10-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 580, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1510, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 57, "payments": 20, "reliability": 75, "schema": 96, "security": 38, "transparency": 56 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-02" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Four H3 models on one spec-first V2 API, from $0.04 a second at 768P on H3-Lite to $0.13 at 2K with stereo audio on H3. Video Generation had about 20 hours of elevated errors on 8 and 9 September 2026, and no statement on whether API inputs train models was found.", "bestFor": "Agents that want cheap 2K with sound and a spec-first API, or teams that want weights they can inspect.", "strengths": [ "2K with stereo audio at $0.13 a second on H3, and 768P from $0.04 a second on the new H3-Lite", "OpenAPI 3.1 file with enums, typed errors and examples for the V2 video API, listing four H3 models", "300 requests a minute and 30 tasks in flight published for MiniMax-H3", "Status page with its own Video Generation component and a readable incident history", "H3 weights published on Hugging Face" ], "weaknesses": [ "Video Generation had elevated errors for about 20 hours on 8 and 9 September 2026, posted as a major incident", "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", "H3-Highspeed and H3-Lite appeared in the API without an entry on the model release page", "No official SDK, and the MCP server's video tool documents only Hailuo and older 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, and always for MiniMax-H3-Lite, which doesn't accept `adaptive` yet", "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", "Keep at most 30 H3 tasks in flight and 300 requests a minute. Hailuo on V1 allows 20 a minute" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 62 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 57, "payments": 20, "reliability": 75, "schema": 96, "security": 38, "transparency": 30 }, "provenanceScore": 82, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-02", "maintenance": "2026-11-02", "payments": "2026-11-02", "reliability": "2026-11-02", "schema": "2026-11-02", "security": "2026-11-02", "transparency": "2026-11-02" }, "last": "2026-11-02", "lastMoved": "2026-11-02", "oldest": "2026-11-02", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "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" }, "sameCompany": [ "minimax-api", "minimax-stt", "minimax-speech", "minimax-voice-cloning", "minimax-code", "minimax-m2-5", "minimax-m2-7", "minimax-m3-1-flash" ], "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-Highspeed 480P", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.04 }, { "item": "MiniMax-H3-Highspeed 768P", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.06 }, { "item": "MiniMax-H3-Lite 480P", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.025 }, { "item": "MiniMax-H3-Lite 768P", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.04 }, { "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 }, { "item": "MiniMax-H3-Context-IR input", "unit": "1m-tokens", "usd": 0.9, "note": "output $3.60 per million tokens" } ], "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": "2026-11-02", "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": 82 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.json", "live": { "slug": "minimax-video", "probe": { "target": "https://api.minimax.io", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-08T00:55:52.545116761Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 161, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 269, "p95ms24h": 497, "samples24h": 244, "samples30d": 7704, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-11", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 256, "ok": 256 }, { "date": "2026-10-19", "probes": 255, "ok": 255 }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-22", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-23", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-24", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-25", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-26", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-27", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-28", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-29", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-30", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-31", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-11-01", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-11-02", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-11-03", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-11-04", "probes": 246, "ok": 246 }, { "date": "2026-11-05", "probes": 185, "ok": 185 }, { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 241, "ok": 241 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 243, "ok": 243 }, { "date": "2026-11-08", "probes": 10, "ok": 10 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.minimax.io", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-11-08T00:54:57.256848212Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "minimax-mcp-js", "version": "0.0.18", "seenAt": "2026-11-06T23:46:04.544062138Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "minimax-mcp", "version": "0.0.19", "released": "2026-08-21", "seenAt": "2026-11-06T23:46:03.306689701Z" } ], "githubStars": 11557, "npmWeekly": 493, "pypiWeekly": 2443, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:00:57.120551174Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:33:08.537528078Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "minimax.io", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01T14:11:19.440143188Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/models", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:35:26.99390578Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-15T21:32:09.186646459Z", "fingerprint": "2ea3f7701a71" }, { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-paygo", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-04T08:30:00.644492132Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-04T08:30:00.644492132Z", "fingerprint": "39c735eba5d2" }, { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:35:29.000315814Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e3b0c44298fc" }, { "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:35:30.88027063Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e3b0c44298fc" } ], "github": { "repo": "minimax-ai/minimax-h3", "checkedAt": "2026-11-02T09:07:15.660399718Z", "stars": 11187, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-28T10:13:58Z", "openIssues": 43, "openPRs": 5, "issuesOpened90d": 52, "issuesClosed90d": 9, "prsMerged90d": 14, "replies": { "sampled": 25, "unanswered": 25 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T00:55:52.545116761Z" } }, "answer": "MiniMax Video API scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against sync. labs MCP server's 51.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. sync. labs MCP server leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "sync. labs MCP server", "vendor": "Synchronicity Labs (sync.)", "vendorUrl": "https://sync.so", "kind": "mcp", "category": "video-generation", "summary": "sync. labs' open-source MCP server lets an agent lip-sync video to new audio or a script, dub it into other languages with matching lips, and manage generations, hosted with OAuth for web clients or run locally with an API key.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sync-labs-mcp.json", "dns": "sync-labs-mcp.grade.anchorterminal.com", "repo": "https://github.com/synchronicity-labs/mcp-server", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.sync.so/mcp", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "OAuth for Claude Web and ChatGPT, tied to the active sync. organisation. Local and editor setups run @sync.so/mcp-server with a SYNC_API_KEY.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Plans from $5 a month (hobbyist) to $49 and up, plus usage per second of video (for example $5 a month plus $0.05 a second); dubbing audio $0.10 a second, text-to-speech $0.004 a second. A free try for videos up to a minute (checked 2026-11-07).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the MCP docs or pricing page (checked 2026-11-07).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-07" }, "docsUrl": "https://sync.so/docs/plugins-and-extensions/mcp-server", "llmsTxt": "https://sync.so/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server", "capabilities": [ "video.edit", "video.audio", "translation.dubbing" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "mcp", "remote-mcp", "oauth", "api-key", "paid", "status-page", "open-source", "llms-txt", "mcp-registry" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 51.5, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1026, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1510, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 55, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 30, "reliability": 43, "schema": 81, "security": 38, "transparency": 44 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-07" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "sync. labs' MCP server is open source, generated from its API spec with workflow tools on top, and released often, with clear per-second prices for lip sync and dubbing. Security and data handling are thinly documented, and there's no read-only mode.", "bestFor": "Agents that lip-sync or dub video into other languages.", "strengths": [ "Open source under MIT, with tests and CI", "Tools generated from the public API spec, so they track the API", "Per-second prices published", "OAuth for web clients, API key locally", "Frequent tagged releases" ], "weaknesses": [ "No read-only mode", "Data handling and security programme not documented in the pages read", "Only a short free try" ], "agentNotes": [ "Get an estimate before long generations", "Dub or lip-sync only voices and faces the user has the right to use", "Check the active organisation before connecting with OAuth" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 51.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 55, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 30, "reliability": 43, "schema": 81, "security": 38, "transparency": 40 }, "provenanceScore": 48, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-07", "maintenance": "2026-11-07", "payments": "2026-11-07", "reliability": "2026-11-07", "schema": "2026-11-07", "security": "2026-11-07", "transparency": "2026-11-07" }, "last": "2026-11-07", "oldest": "2026-11-07", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "claudeCode": "claude mcp add sync-labs --transport http https://mcp.sync.so/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "sync-labs": { "url": "https://mcp.sync.so/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.edit", "tool": "https://letme.dev/sync-labs-mcp" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Lip sync video (hobbyist)", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.05, "note": "Plus $5 a month plan" }, { "item": "Dubbing audio", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.1 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Synchronicity Labs", "domain": "sync.so", "domainRegistered": "", "domainNote": "Not looked up: RDAP isn't requested under the 1 November 2026 rules.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "https://status.sync.so", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-11-07", "notes": [ "The repository is MIT. Terms and privacy weren't read." ], "score": 48 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "sync-labs-mcp", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.sync.so/mcp", "method": "mcp-initialize", "lastAt": "2026-11-08T00:56:07.887985939Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 321, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 362, "p95ms24h": 437, "samples24h": 63, "samples30d": 63, "days": [ { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 53, "ok": 53 }, { "date": "2026-11-08", "probes": 10, "ok": 10 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.sync.so", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-11-08T00:32:26.812315776Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T00:56:07.887985939Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 32, "category": "reliability", "leads": "minimax-video", "name": "Reliability", "reasons": { "a": "Atlassian Statuspage at status.minimax.io with a Video Generation component (20). Its incident history pages, read on 2 November, cover the whole 90 days from 4 August. One incident touched video. Elevated errors on Video Generation from 06:10 on 8 September to 01:55 UTC on 9 September, about 20 hours, labelled major, on the Video Generation component. The page says only \"Elevated errors\" and \"We are currently investigating this issue\", with no full outage stated, so it reads as partial, as argyle's and the earlier elevated-error incidents were read. The 1 October and 10 October checks couldn't read before 13 September. Every other incident in the window is on the LLM or Text-to-Speech components. Minor only (20). The rate-limits page lists 300 requests a minute and 30 tasks in flight for MiniMax-H3 on Video Generation V2, and 20 a minute for Hailuo (15). The OpenAPI file documents 429 for rate limits, and the error-code page says to retry later for code 1002, with no Retry-After or backoff guidance found. Failed and moderated jobs aren't charged on packages (10). No SLA found (0). The H3 models carry no preview label (10). 20+20+15+10+0+10 = 75.", "b": "Status page at status.sync.so with maintenance and previous incidents (20). History not read (5). No MCP limits found (0). The source has abort-signal handling and recovery guidance for long jobs (8 of 15). No SLA found (0). Version 0.2.4, not labelled beta (10). 20 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 10 = 43." }, "scores": { "a": 75, "b": 43 } }, { "by": 21, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "minimax-video", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "Task objects are small and carry a download URL, and `callback_url` removes polling (25). Resolution, ratio and duration control output size, and GET /v2/query/video_generation lists tasks with pagination and filters (20). Typed errors with a request id, 402 for an empty balance and 422 for blocked content, which an agent can act on (18). No idempotency key found. Failed and moderated jobs aren't charged on packages and tasks can be cancelled with DELETE (10). Four required fields on create and no official SDK, only the MCP packages (3).", "b": "A generated catalogue filtered by client profile, curated for ChatGPT (15). Project history and estimates (12 of 20). Recovery tools; errors not documented (8 of 20). Annotations not read (5 of 20). OAuth or a key, npm package and library use (15). 15 + 12 + 8 + 5 + 15 = 55." }, "scores": { "a": 76, "b": 55 } }, { "by": 18, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "Model reading. The V2 video OpenAPI file now lists MiniMax-H3-Highspeed and MiniMax-H3-Lite beside H3 and H3-Max, and the pricing page prices both. Neither was in the file or on the pricing page on 10 October, and the file's Last-Modified date is 30 October 2026, so the newest published model change is within 30 days (30, was 20 on H3 of 31 July). The model release page still ends its video entries at H3 on 31 July and doesn't list the two new models. Hailuo 2.3, 2.3-Fast and 02 stay callable as legacy. No deprecation policy or dated video retirements found (10). A dated release page and a support channel through the platform (12). No official SDK for video. The official MCP server's source is at 0.0.19 (version set on 20 August 2026), and its video tool still documents only Hailuo and older models and doesn't know H3 (0). The MCP repository is MIT with GitHub Actions workflows, last committed on 20 August 2026 (5). 30+10+12+0+5 = 57.", "b": "v0.2.4 and commits on 7 November 2026 (30). Three tags in recent weeks (20). Issues not read (0). Official registry entry io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server (15). CI with verify, publish and review workflows (10). 30 + 20 + 0 + 15 + 10 = 75. Registry presence read from Anchor Terminal's own daily import of the official MCP registry (/api/v1/registry.json, 6 November 2026), not the registry's API." }, "scores": { "a": 57, "b": 75 } }, { "by": 15, "category": "schema", "leads": "minimax-video", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "reasons": { "a": "OpenAPI 3.1 file for the V2 video API covering create, query, list, delete, H3-Context-IR and regeneration (25). llms.txt on the platform docs (10). Long descriptions on every endpoint and field, including which references each model accepts and how many (17). Required fields and enums for model, resolution and ratio, a 4 to 15 second duration range, typed content items. The duration enum doesn't say H3-Max starts at 5 (14). Examples for text, image, reference and regeneration requests, and documented 400, 401, 402, 422, 429 and 500 responses with typed error bodies (15). Versioned V1 and V2 paths and a dated model release page (15).", "b": "Tools generated from the public API specification plus workflow tools, with typed schemas in the source (25). llms.txt and .md pages (10). Tool table with descriptions (14 of 20). Typed from the API spec (12 of 15). Examples and an estimates tool; errors not documented (8 of 15). Tags v0.2.2 to v0.2.4 and dated commits (12 of 15). 25 + 10 + 14 + 12 + 8 + 12 = 81." }, "scores": { "a": 96, "b": 81 } }, { "by": 12, "category": "transparency", "leads": "minimax-video", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "Closed API under the platform terms. H3 weights are published on Hugging Face under the MiniMax H3 Community License, which isn't an OSI licence (20). The privacy policy wouldn't render for us and we found no training statement (0). Task retention of 7 days is stated (5). No DPA read (0). Legacy models are labelled but no deprecation policy or dates (5). The contracting entity is Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. No subprocessor list or data locations found (0).", "b": "MIT open source (30). Data handling not read (5 of 30). No deprecation policy; earlier tool names documented as superseded (5 of 20). Subprocessors not found (0). 30 + 5 + 5 + 0 = 40." }, "scores": { "a": 56, "b": 44 } }, { "by": 10, "category": "payments", "leads": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "reasons": { "a": "No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Per-second prices for H3 and H3-Max are published without a login, $0.08 a second at 768P and $0.13 at 2K for H3 (20). No free tier published (0). A person signs up and tops up a balance before the first call (0).", "b": "No machine payment protocol (0). Per-second prices published (20). A free try for short videos (10 of 20). A person signs up (0). 0 + 20 + 10 + 0 = 30." }, "scores": { "a": 20, "b": 30 } } ], "facts": [ { "a": "Model API", "b": "MCP server", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "MiniMax", "b": "Synchronicity Labs (sync.)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.minimax.io", "b": "https://mcp.sync.so/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, stdio", "b": "Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MiniMax H3 Community License (weights)", "b": "MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "7", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-10-30", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "9.4k stars, 334 npm/wk, 1.7k PyPI/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "4/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "MiniMax Video API scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against sync. labs MCP server's 51.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. sync. labs MCP server leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Video API or sync. labs MCP server?" }, { "answer": "MiniMax Video API needs an API key. sync. labs MCP server takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do MiniMax Video API and sync. labs MCP server need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. MiniMax Video API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.minimax.io and sync. labs MCP server at https://mcp.sync.so/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call MiniMax Video API and sync. labs MCP server without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for MiniMax Video API. sync. labs MCP server is open source (MIT).", "question": "Are MiniMax Video API and sync. labs MCP server open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 75 against 43", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 96 against 81", "Agent ergonomics, 76 against 55", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 56 against 44" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine" ], "goodFor": "Agents that want cheap 2K with sound and a spec-first API, or teams that want weights they can inspect.", "slug": "minimax-video", "watchFor": "Video Generation had elevated errors for about 20 hours on 8 and 9 September 2026, posted as a major incident" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sync-labs-mcp-vs-vidu.json", "title": "sync. labs MCP server vs Vidu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sync-labs-mcp-vs-vidu" } ], "panel": null, "scores": [ { "by": 32, "edge": "minimax-video", "key": "reliability", "minimax-video": 75, "name": "Reliability", "sync-labs-mcp": 43, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 15, "edge": "minimax-video", "key": "schema", "minimax-video": 96, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "sync-labs-mcp": 81, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 21, "edge": "minimax-video", "key": "ergonomics", "minimax-video": 76, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "sync-labs-mcp": 55, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "security", "minimax-video": 38, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "sync-labs-mcp": 38, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "sync-labs-mcp", "key": "payments", "minimax-video": 20, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "sync-labs-mcp": 30, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 18, "edge": "sync-labs-mcp", "key": "maintenance", "minimax-video": 57, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "sync-labs-mcp": 75, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "minimax-video", "key": "transparency", "minimax-video": 56, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "sync-labs-mcp": 44, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "MiniMax Video API scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against sync. labs MCP server's 51.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. sync. labs MCP server leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do video edit.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "minimax-video": "Four H3 models on one spec-first V2 API, from $0.04 a second at 768P on H3-Lite to $0.13 at 2K with stereo audio on H3. Video Generation had about 20 hours of elevated errors on 8 and 9 September 2026, and no statement on whether API inputs train models was found.", "sync-labs-mcp": "sync. labs' MCP server is open source, generated from its API spec with workflow tools on top, and released often, with clear per-second prices for lip sync and dubbing. Security and data handling are thinly documented, and there's no read-only mode." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-sync-labs-mcp", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-sync-labs-mcp.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-sync-labs-mcp.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-sync-labs-mcp.min.md" }, "markdown": "MiniMax Video API scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against sync. labs MCP server's 51.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. sync. labs MCP server leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do video edit.\n\n- MiniMax Video API: grade B, 62/100, rank #580 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-video.json\n- sync. labs MCP server: grade D, 51.5/100, rank #1026 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sync-labs-mcp.json\n- Best video generation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/video-generation/index.md\n- All 183 video comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/video-generation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### MiniMax Video API (B)\n\nGood for: Agents that want cheap 2K with sound and a spec-first API, or teams that want weights they can inspect.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 75 against 43\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 96 against 81\n- Agent ergonomics, 76 against 55\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 56 against 44\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n\nWatch for: Video Generation had elevated errors for about 20 hours on 8 and 9 September 2026, posted as a major incident\n\n### sync. labs MCP server (D)\n\nGood for: Agents that lip-sync or dub video into other languages.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 75 against 57\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: No read-only mode\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Reliability: MiniMax Video API +32\n\n- MiniMax Video API (75): Atlassian Statuspage at status.minimax.io with a Video Generation component (20). Its incident history pages, read on 2 November, cover the whole 90 days from 4 August. One incident touched video. Elevated errors on Video Generation from 06:10 on 8 September to 01:55 UTC on 9 September, about 20 hours, labelled major, on the Video Generation component. The page says only \"Elevated errors\" and \"We are currently investigating this issue\", with no full outage stated, so it reads as partial, as argyle's and the earlier elevated-error incidents were read. The 1 October and 10 October checks couldn't read before 13 September. Every other incident in the window is on the LLM or Text-to-Speech components. Minor only (20). The rate-limits page lists 300 requests a minute and 30 tasks in flight for MiniMax-H3 on Video Generation V2, and 20 a minute for Hailuo (15). The OpenAPI file documents 429 for rate limits, and the error-code page says to retry later for code 1002, with no Retry-After or backoff guidance found. Failed and moderated jobs aren't charged on packages (10). No SLA found (0). The H3 models carry no preview label (10). 20+20+15+10+0+10 = 75.\n- sync. labs MCP server (43): Status page at status.sync.so with maintenance and previous incidents (20). History not read (5). No MCP limits found (0). The source has abort-signal handling and recovery guidance for long jobs (8 of 15). No SLA found (0). Version 0.2.4, not labelled beta (10). 20 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 10 = 43.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: MiniMax Video API +21\n\n- MiniMax Video API (76): Task objects are small and carry a download URL, and `callback_url` removes polling (25). Resolution, ratio and duration control output size, and GET /v2/query/video_generation lists tasks with pagination and filters (20). Typed errors with a request id, 402 for an empty balance and 422 for blocked content, which an agent can act on (18). No idempotency key found. Failed and moderated jobs aren't charged on packages and tasks can be cancelled with DELETE (10). Four required fields on create and no official SDK, only the MCP packages (3).\n- sync. labs MCP server (55): A generated catalogue filtered by client profile, curated for ChatGPT (15). Project history and estimates (12 of 20). Recovery tools; errors not documented (8 of 20). Annotations not read (5 of 20). OAuth or a key, npm package and library use (15). 15 + 12 + 8 + 5 + 15 = 55.\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: sync. labs MCP server +18\n\n- MiniMax Video API (57): Model reading. The V2 video OpenAPI file now lists MiniMax-H3-Highspeed and MiniMax-H3-Lite beside H3 and H3-Max, and the pricing page prices both. Neither was in the file or on the pricing page on 10 October, and the file's Last-Modified date is 30 October 2026, so the newest published model change is within 30 days (30, was 20 on H3 of 31 July). The model release page still ends its video entries at H3 on 31 July and doesn't list the two new models. Hailuo 2.3, 2.3-Fast and 02 stay callable as legacy. No deprecation policy or dated video retirements found (10). A dated release page and a support channel through the platform (12). No official SDK for video. The official MCP server's source is at 0.0.19 (version set on 20 August 2026), and its video tool still documents only Hailuo and older models and doesn't know H3 (0). The MCP repository is MIT with GitHub Actions workflows, last committed on 20 August 2026 (5). 30+10+12+0+5 = 57.\n- sync. labs MCP server (75): v0.2.4 and commits on 7 November 2026 (30). Three tags in recent weeks (20). Issues not read (0). Official registry entry io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server (15). CI with verify, publish and review workflows (10). 30 + 20 + 0 + 15 + 10 = 75. Registry presence read from Anchor Terminal's own daily import of the official MCP registry (/api/v1/registry.json, 6 November 2026), not the registry's API.\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: MiniMax Video API +15\n\n- MiniMax Video API (96): OpenAPI 3.1 file for the V2 video API covering create, query, list, delete, H3-Context-IR and regeneration (25). llms.txt on the platform docs (10). Long descriptions on every endpoint and field, including which references each model accepts and how many (17). Required fields and enums for model, resolution and ratio, a 4 to 15 second duration range, typed content items. The duration enum doesn't say H3-Max starts at 5 (14). Examples for text, image, reference and regeneration requests, and documented 400, 401, 402, 422, 429 and 500 responses with typed error bodies (15). Versioned V1 and V2 paths and a dated model release page (15).\n- sync. labs MCP server (81): Tools generated from the public API specification plus workflow tools, with typed schemas in the source (25). llms.txt and .md pages (10). Tool table with descriptions (14 of 20). Typed from the API spec (12 of 15). Examples and an estimates tool; errors not documented (8 of 15). Tags v0.2.2 to v0.2.4 and dated commits (12 of 15). 25 + 10 + 14 + 12 + 8 + 12 = 81.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: MiniMax Video API +12\n\n- MiniMax Video API (56): Closed API under the platform terms. H3 weights are published on Hugging Face under the MiniMax H3 Community License, which isn't an OSI licence (20). The privacy policy wouldn't render for us and we found no training statement (0). Task retention of 7 days is stated (5). No DPA read (0). Legacy models are labelled but no deprecation policy or dates (5). The contracting entity is Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. No subprocessor list or data locations found (0).\n- sync. labs MCP server (44): MIT open source (30). Data handling not read (5 of 30). No deprecation policy; earlier tool names documented as superseded (5 of 20). Subprocessors not found (0). 30 + 5 + 5 + 0 = 40.\n\n### Payments \u0026 pricing: sync. labs MCP server +10\n\n- MiniMax Video API (20): No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Per-second prices for H3 and H3-Max are published without a login, $0.08 a second at 768P and $0.13 at 2K for H3 (20). No free tier published (0). A person signs up and tops up a balance before the first call (0).\n- sync. labs MCP server (30): No machine payment protocol (0). Per-second prices published (20). A free try for short videos (10 of 20). A person signs up (0). 0 + 20 + 10 + 0 = 30.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | MiniMax Video API | sync. labs MCP server | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 75 | 43 | MiniMax Video API +32 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 96 | 81 | MiniMax Video API +15 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 76 | 55 | MiniMax Video API +21 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 38 | 38 | even |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 30 | sync. labs MCP server +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 57 | 75 | sync. labs MCP server +18 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 56 | 44 | MiniMax Video API +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **62 · B** | **51.5 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | MiniMax Video API | sync. labs MCP server |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | MCP server |\n| Vendor | MiniMax | Synchronicity Labs (sync.) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.minimax.io` | `https://mcp.sync.so/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MiniMax H3 Community License (weights) | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 7 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-30 | none |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not read yet |\n| Popularity | 9.4k stars, 334 npm/wk, 1.7k PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | none |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### MiniMax Video API\n\n- +0.9 on 2 November 2026 (C to B): product\n- +0.1 on 28 October 2026: checklist\n- +1.0 on 11 October 2026: reliability\n\n### sync. labs MCP server\n\nNo score change since it was listed.\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**MiniMax Video API.** Four H3 models on one spec-first V2 API, from $0.04 a second at 768P on H3-Lite to $0.13 at 2K with stereo audio on H3. Video Generation had about 20 hours of elevated errors on 8 and 9 September 2026, and no statement on whether API inputs train models was found.\n\n**sync. labs MCP server.** sync. labs' MCP server is open source, generated from its API spec with workflow tools on top, and released often, with clear per-second prices for lip sync and dubbing. Security and data handling are thinly documented, and there's no read-only mode.\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, and always for MiniMax-H3-Lite, which doesn't accept `adaptive` yet\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\n5. Keep at most 30 H3 tasks in flight and 300 requests a minute. Hailuo on V1 allows 20 a minute\n\n### sync. labs MCP server\n\n1. Get an estimate before long generations\n2. Dub or lip-sync only voices and faces the user has the right to use\n3. Check the active organisation before connecting with OAuth\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, MiniMax Video API or sync. labs MCP server?\n\nMiniMax Video API scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against sync. labs MCP server's 51.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. sync. labs MCP server leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Do MiniMax Video API and sync. labs MCP server need an API key?\n\nMiniMax Video API needs an API key. sync. labs MCP server takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call MiniMax Video API and sync. labs MCP server without installing anything?\n\nYes. MiniMax Video API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.minimax.io and sync. labs MCP server at https://mcp.sync.so/mcp.\n\n### Are MiniMax Video API and sync. labs MCP server open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for MiniMax Video API. sync. labs MCP server is open source (MIT).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-sync-labs-mcp.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-sync-labs-mcp.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"minimax-video\", \"b\": \"sync-labs-mcp\"}`. 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