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      "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"
      ],
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      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "minimax-mcp"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "minimax-mcp-js"
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      ],
      "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",
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      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 in docs or llms.txt. Prepaid balance top-up (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
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      "openapi": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/video/generation/api/v2-video-generation.json",
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        "video.generate",
        "video.image-to-video",
        "video.edit",
        "video.audio"
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        "official",
        "hosted",
        "open-weights",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "async-jobs",
        "webhooks",
        "mcp",
        "python",
        "typescript"
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        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 249,
        "ranked": true,
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        "categoryRank": 4,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "maintenance": 47,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 70,
          "schema": 96,
          "security": 38,
          "transparency": 58
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          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
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          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
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        "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"
        ],
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          "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"
        ],
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          "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"
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          "measured": false
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          "reliability": 70,
          "schema": 96,
          "security": 38,
          "transparency": 30
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        "provenanceScore": 86
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        "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",
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          "mcpServers": {
            "MiniMax": {
              "args": [
                "minimax-mcp",
                "-y"
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              "command": "uvx",
              "env": {
                "MINIMAX_API_HOST": "https://api.minimax.io",
                "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e"
              }
            }
          }
        }
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        "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/minimax-video"
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          "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
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        "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"
        ],
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      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.json",
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              "date": "2026-10-01",
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              "date": "2026-10-02",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
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              "ok": 271
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
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              "ok": 270
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        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.minimax.io",
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          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T23:49:19.500699624Z"
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          "url": "https://minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:58.325882499Z"
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          "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:59.047352449Z"
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          "domain": "minimax.io",
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        "pages": [
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          {
            "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-paygo",
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            "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/privacy-policy",
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            "url": "https://platform.minimax.io/protocol/terms-of-service",
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      "name": "Vidu API",
      "vendor": "ShengShu Technology",
      "vendorUrl": "https://platform.vidu.com",
      "kind": "model",
      "category": "video-generation",
      "summary": "ShengShu's Vidu models behind an async REST API.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vidu.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/shengshu-ai/vidu-mcp",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http",
        "stdio"
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      "remoteUrl": "https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "vidu-mcp"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "`Authorization: Token \u003ckey\u003e` header (Token, not Bearer). The hosted MCP at api.vidu.com/mcp/v1 takes the same header.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "Credits at $0.005 each plus sales tax. Q3 Pro 24 credits a second at 1080p ($0.12), 20 at 720p ($0.10), 9 at 540p ($0.045). Q3 Turbo 13 at 1080p ($0.065), 11 at 720p ($0.055), 7 at 540p ($0.035). Off-peak mode roughly halves each rate. Q2 charges a start fee plus a per-second rate, Q1 80 credits a clip (https://platform.vidu.com/docs/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$0.005 / credit",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 in docs or pricing. Prepaid credits (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
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        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
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      "docsUrl": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/introduction",
      "capabilities": [
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        "video.image-to-video",
        "video.audio",
        "video.extend"
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        "async-jobs",
        "webhooks",
        "mcp",
        "python"
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      "lastRelease": "2026-09-15",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
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        "score": 40.4,
        "grade": "E",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 423,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 8,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
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          "maintenance": 57,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 35,
          "schema": 48,
          "security": 28,
          "transparency": 49
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
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        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak. No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference.",
        "strengths": [
          "Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak",
          "Clips up to 16 seconds with synced dialogue and sound effects",
          "Callbacks, a task list and a cancel endpoint",
          "Hosted streamable HTTP MCP server as well as a stdio package"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference",
          "No status page, SLA or official SDK",
          "Terms let ShengShu record and use inputs and outputs for operational and other purposes, and don't name the output's owner",
          "stdio MCP package last released on 2025-06-24",
          "5 concurrent tasks on the standard tier"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Send `Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY`. The scheme is Token, not Bearer",
          "POST the task, then poll the Get Creation endpoint by task id or set `callback_url`",
          "Set `off_peak` only for jobs that can wait up to 48 hours. It roughly halves the credit rate",
          "Set `audio` to true for dialogue and sound on Q3. It's off by default",
          "Keep the AI-generated label on outputs. The terms forbid removing it"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
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        "avgRating": 3,
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "E",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 40.4
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          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 35,
          "schema": 48,
          "security": 28,
          "transparency": 17
        },
        "provenanceScore": 80
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2/text2video \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"model\":\"viduq3-turbo\",\"prompt\":\"a paper boat drifting down a rainy street\"}'",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "Vidu": {
              "headers": {
                "Authorization": "Token \u003ckey\u003e"
              },
              "url": "https://api.vidu.com/mcp/v1"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/vidu"
      },
      "area": "content",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 1080p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.12,
          "note": "24 credits, off-peak $0.06"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.1,
          "note": "20 credits, off-peak $0.05"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 540p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.045,
          "note": "9 credits"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 1080p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.065,
          "note": "13 credits, off-peak $0.035"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.055,
          "note": "11 credits, off-peak $0.03"
        },
        {
          "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 540p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.035,
          "note": "7 credits, off-peak $0.02"
        },
        {
          "item": "Credit",
          "unit": "credit",
          "usd": 0.005
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "ShengShu AI HK Limited",
        "domain": "vidu.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1999-06-22",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/terms-of-use",
        "privacy": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/update",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "vidu.com was registered in 1999, long before ShengShu (founded 2023) launched Vidu",
          "The docs site answers 200 for any path, so link checks can't tell a moved page from a live one"
        ],
        "score": 80
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.json",
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        "slug": "vidu",
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              "ok": 276
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 270,
              "ok": 270
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          ]
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        "versions": [
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            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "vidu-mcp",
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            "released": "2025-06-24",
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        ],
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        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://vidu.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:49.43479217Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "vidu.com",
          "registered": "1999-06-22",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/vidu.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:10:31.712846875Z"
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        "pages": [
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            "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/update",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:06.888330924Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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          {
            "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/pricing",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:53.72091332Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "65eb9f3701ad"
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          {
            "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/privacy-policy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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          {
            "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/terms-of-use",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:02.79997854Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "0cc473ca617f"
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vidu.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick MiniMax Video API for reliability (+35), schema \u0026 documentation (+48), agent ergonomics (+21), security \u0026 auth (+10), transparency \u0026 trust (+9).\n\nPick Vidu API for maintenance \u0026 community (+10).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | MiniMax Video API | Vidu API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 35 | MiniMax Video API +35 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 96 | 48 | MiniMax Video API +48 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 76 | 55 | MiniMax Video API +21 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 38 | 28 | MiniMax Video API +10 |\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 | 57 | Vidu API +10 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 49 | MiniMax Video API +9 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **60.3 · C** | **40.4 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | MiniMax Video API | Vidu API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | MiniMax | ShengShu Technology |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.minimax.io` | `https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\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) | none |\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 | no |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-08-21 | 2026-09-15 |\n| Popularity | 9.4k stars, 334 npm/wk, 1.7k PyPI/wk | 5 stars, 25 PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | 3/5 (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**Vidu API.** Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak. No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference.\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### Vidu API\n\n1. Send `Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY`. The scheme is Token, not Bearer\n2. POST the task, then poll the Get Creation endpoint by task id or set `callback_url`\n3. Set `off_peak` only for jobs that can wait up to 48 hours. It roughly halves the credit rate\n4. Set `audio` to true for dialogue and sound on Q3. It's off by default\n5. Keep the AI-generated label on outputs. 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