Hailuo 2.3 is MiniMax’s high-fidelity AI video generation model designed to create realistic motion, expressive characters, and cinematic visuals. It supports both text-to-video and image-to-video, handling complex movements, lighting changes, and detailed facial expressions with stability and consistency.
Text prompt describing the desired video animation
Click to upload or drag and drop
Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, WEBP Maximum file size: 10MB
Input image to animate
The duration of the video in seconds. 10 seconds videos are not supported for 1080p resolution.
The resolution of the generated video.
Text prompt describing the desired video animation
Click to upload or drag and drop
Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, WEBP Maximum file size: 10MB
Input image to animate
The duration of the video in seconds. 10 seconds videos are not supported for 1080p resolution.
The resolution of the generated video.
Complete guide to using
Scale video creation with lifelike motion, facial micro-expressions, and multiple art styles using the Hailuo 2.3 API — with affordable pricing, high concurrency, and developer-ready integration on Kie.ai.
Hailuo 02 is MiniMax’s earlier-generation AI video model, known for making short creative clips that quickly went viral on social platforms. Through the Hailuo 02 API on Kie.ai, developers can quickly convert text to videos, making it ideal for rapid prototyping, UGC-style content, and lightweight video automation.
Hailuo 2.3 is the upgraded version of MiniMax Hailuo 02, delivering more realistic human motion, refined facial micro-expressions, and broader visual styles. Through the Hailuo 2.3 API, it responds more accurately to prompts, and consistent character details for text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
Hailuo 2.3 Fast uses the same generation pipeline as Hailuo 2.3 but focuses on reduced cost and faster rendering. With pricing nearly 50% lower, the Hailuo 2.3 Fast API is ideal for large-scale video generation, automation workflows, and high-frequency iteration.
The MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 API delivers noticeably more realistic body movement and scene dynamics. It handles complex poses, natural transitions, and cinematic camera motion while maintaining accurate lighting, shadows, and color tones. The result is smooth, physics-driven video output that feels closer to live-action footage.
Compared with previous Hailuo 02 models, Hailuo 2.3 better captures subtle facial movements—tiny emotion shifts, eye focus, and micro-expressions—allowing characters to perform more lifelike reactions. These improvements reduce stiffness and make generated videos more expressive and believable, especially for storytelling or character-driven scenes.
The Hailuo 2.3 API supports a wide range of styles, including anime, illustration, watercolor / ink-wash, and game-grade CGI. Even with extreme aesthetics, it preserves structural consistency and character integrity across frames, producing visually cohesive video clips suitable for branding and creative production.
With refined instruction following, Hailuo 2.3 text to video API can interpret complex motion prompts and camera directions—such as “pan to the right,” “dynamic zoom,” or “jump and turn around.” This makes it ideal for ad creatives, storytelling, or product demos that require precise movement choreography and smooth shot transitions.
The Hailuo 2.3 Fast API delivers efficient rendering while maintaining strong visual quality. It is priced at roughly 50% less than Hailuo 2.3 and generates videos noticeably faster, making it ideal for rapid experimentation, batch automation, and large-scale content creation.
Create an account on Kie.ai and generate an API key from the dashboard. This key grants access to the Hailuo 2.3 API, Hailuo 2.3 Fast, and other AI video generation models. The key is added to your authorization header to authenticate requests.
Send a POST request to /api/v1/jobs/createTask, set the model, and include your prompt or image URL plus any optional parameters (such as callBackUrl or prompt optimizer). This creates a new task with the Hailuo 2.3 API, and returns a taskId for tracking the generation.
Use the taskId to query the task status, or optionally provide a callback URL to receive automatic notifications when generation is complete. Once finished, the Hailuo 2.3 video generation API returns the video file URL for easy storage or automated publishing.
Kie.ai offers one of the most cost-effective ways to access the Hailuo 2.3 API and Hailuo 2.3 Fast API. Pricing is credit-based with no subscription required—start with as little as $5 and only pay for what you generate. This makes it ideal for teams that need flexibility without committing to recurring plans.
Kie.ai provides complete integration guides and code examples for all models, including Hailuo AI API. With structured API responses, callback handling, and troubleshooting assistance, developers can implement video generation quickly and confidently.
Built for production workloads, Kie.ai ensures reliable performance even under high-volume usage. The platform supports high concurrency, consistent response times, and automatic task tracking—enabling smooth scaling for large batches, automation pipelines, and SaaS integrations using the Hailuo 2.3 API.
Use the Hailuo 2.3 API to generate short promotional videos from a simple text prompt—perfect for e-commerce product showcases, UGC-style ads, and landing-page hero videos. You can automatically produce multiple variations, A/B test them, and publish at scale.
Turn a static image into a moving sequence using Hailuo 2.3 image to video API. Perfect for transforming product renders, concept art, or campaign key visuals into animated motion clips, enabling brands and creative teams to repurpose existing assets into dynamic content.
Creators can build narrative-driven videos where characters show natural body movement and facial micro-expressions. With Hailuo 2.3 text to video API, you can describe a scene—camera motion, mood, environment—and receive a cinematic output suitable for social content, episodic storytelling, or product demo intros.
With the speed and cost advantage of Hailuo 2.3 Fast API, you can build automated video-generation pipelines—batch-create hundreds of videos, dynamically insert data, or generate personalized visuals at scale. The Hailuo 2.3 API suits SaaS tools, marketing automation platforms, or any app that needs on-demand video generation.