How much does MiniMax H3 Max Turbo cost on varg?

MiniMax H3 Max Turbo costs from $0.03 per run on varg (from $0.025/s on the cheapest route). varg charges the provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance. For the exact price of a request before you run it, send the same body to POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate.

How do I call the MiniMax H3 Max Turbo API?

Send POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call with the header "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" and a JSON body that includes "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo". The call answers 202 with a job right away. Poll GET https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/{id} until "status" is "completed", then read output.outputs[0].url, or pass options.webhook_url to be called back.

Can I use MiniMax H3 Max Turbo from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Add the varg MCP server (https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any other MCP client and sign in with varg, with no API key to paste. The agent runs MiniMax H3 Max Turbo with call_tool, passing tool "video" and "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo".

How long does a MiniMax H3 Max Turbo request take?

Typically about 15 s on the fastest route, by the catalog's estimate. The API answers at once with a job id, so nothing waits on an open connection while it runs.

Video · Text to video · Image to video

MiniMax H3 Max Turbo API

MiniMax H3 Max Turbo. Nearly H3 Max quality at half the price and a fraction of the wait, up to 1080p and 15 seconds; can sync to an audio track.

Price: From $0.03 per run from $0.025/s
Typical time: ~15 s
Model id: minimax_h3_max_turbo

MiniMax H3 Max Turbo runs on one varg API key and one credit balance, the same as every other model here. You pay the provider's price, with no markup.

POST /v2/tools/video/call

curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo",
  "prompt": "A chef flips a pancake in slow motion in a sunlit kitchen.",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5
}'

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MiniMax H3 Max Turbo pricing

From $0.03 per run. Prices are in US dollars and are the provider's own, with no markup. MiniMax H3 Max Turbo has 2 routes: "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo" picks one automatically, or pass a route key as "model" to pin it. For the exact price of a request, send the same body to POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate.

fal from $0.025/s
fal:minimax/h3-max-turbo/text-to-video
Text to video MiniMax H3 Max Turbo text-to-video — distilled H3 Max: near-Max quality at half the price, 480P-1080P, up to 15 s.
Resolution 480P
$0.025/s
Resolution 768P
$0.04/s
Resolution 1080P
$0.08/s
Other
$0.08/s
Minimum charge
$0.03
Most one request can cost
$1.20
Typical time
~15 s
fal from $0.025/s
fal:minimax/h3-max-turbo/image-to-video
Image to video MiniMax H3 Max Turbo image-to-video — first frame (optionally last frame and a target audio track), 480P-1080P, up to 15 s.
Resolution 480P
$0.025/s
Resolution 768P
$0.04/s
Resolution 1080P
$0.08/s
Other
$0.08/s
Minimum charge
$0.03
Most one request can cost
$1.20
Typical time
~15 s

MiniMax H3 Max Turbo inputs

The JSON body of the request. Media inputs are URLs: upload a local file with POST /v2/files and pass the URL it returns. Full JSON Schema, no key needed: api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video?model=minimax_h3_max_turbo

MiniMax H3 Max Turbo request fields
Field	What it does
`model` string required	`minimax_h3_max_turbo` picks a route automatically. To pin one, pass a route key from Pricing above.
`prompt` string	—
`files` array of { url }	—
`aspect_ratio` string	Allowed e.g. 16:9 \| 9:16 \| 1:1 \| 4:3 \| 3:4 \| 21:9 \| auto
`resolution` string	Quality tier. Supported by this model: 480p, 720p, 1080p. Unsupported tiers fall back to the nearest available. Allowed 480p \| 720p \| 1080p \| 4k
`audio` boolean	Native audio track request. Not supported by this model — ignored if sent.
`duration` integer	Length in seconds. Supported by this model's routes: fal: number 0.92-15. A non-numeric value such as "auto" is routed to a route whose schema accepts it; when none does, the request is rejected. Allowed 1–15

Provider options

Optional, under provider_options.<provider>. Only the options of the provider that runs the job apply; pin a route to choose it.

`provider_options.fal`

MiniMax H3 Max Turbo options for fal
Field	What it does
`prompt` string	Text prompt for video generation
`duration` number	Video length in seconds. The output can run up to about 0.7 s longer than requested. Use at least 2 s with target_audio_url. Allowed 0.92–15
`sync_mode` boolean	Return the generated video as base64 instead of a CDN URL.
`resolution` string	Allowed 480P \| 768P \| 1080P
`aspect_ratio` string	Allowed 21:9 \| 16:9 \| 4:3 \| 1:1 \| 3:4 \| 9:16
`enable_safety_checker` boolean	If set to true, the safety checker will be enabled.
`prompt_expansion_mode` string	How much effort to spend rewriting the prompt before generation. 'disabled' skips prompt expansion. 'balanced' returns in about a second. 'quality' spends up to ~30s on a richer prompt.
`image_url` string (URL)	—
`end_image_url` string (URL)	—

Call the MiniMax H3 Max Turbo API

POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call with Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY. It answers 202 with a job right away.

1. Send the request

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo",
  "prompt": "A chef flips a pancake in slow motion in a sunlit kitchen.",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5
}'

JavaScript

const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VARG_API_KEY}`,
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
}

const res = await fetch('https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo",
    "prompt": "A chef flips a pancake in slow motion in a sunlit kitchen.",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "duration": 5
  }),
})
const job = await res.json() // { id: "job_…", status: "queued" }

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VARG_API_KEY']}"}

job = requests.post(
    "https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call",
    headers=headers,
    json={
      "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo",
      "prompt": "A chef flips a pancake in slow motion in a sunlit kitchen.",
      "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
      "duration": 5
    },
).json()  # {"id": "job_…", "status": "queued"}

2. Get the result

Poll the job until its status is completed, failed or cancelled; MiniMax H3 Max Turbo typically takes about 15 s. The result is at output.outputs[0].url.

GET /v2/jobs/{id}

curl https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/$JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY"

# Poll until "status" is completed, failed or cancelled.
# The result is in output.outputs[0].url

JavaScript

let current = job
while (!['completed', 'failed', 'cancelled'].includes(current.status)) {
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000))
  current = await (await fetch(`https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/${current.id}`, { headers })).json()
}
console.log(current.output?.outputs?.[0]?.url)

Python

import time

while job["status"] not in ("completed", "failed", "cancelled"):
    time.sleep(3)
    job = requests.get(f"https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/{job['id']}", headers=headers).json()

print(job["output"]["outputs"][0]["url"])

Or take a webhook instead of polling

Add options.webhook_url and varg POSTs the finished job to it.

request body

{
  "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo",
  "prompt": "A chef flips a pancake in slow motion in a sunlit kitchen.",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5,
  "options": {
    "webhook_url": "https://your-app.com/varg-webhook"
  }
}

From Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor (MCP)

The varg MCP server, https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp, runs MiniMax H3 Max Turbo with call_tool. Sign in with varg, no API key to paste. How to connect it

call_tool

{
  "tool": "video",
  "input": {
    "model": "minimax_h3_max_turbo",
    "prompt": "A chef flips a pancake in slow motion in a sunlit kitchen.",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "duration": 5
  },
  "wait": true
}