Blooper vs Hailuo AI
Blooper and Hailuo AI by MiniMax side by side: models, pricing and workflow, with Hailuo's own sources and the date we checked.
Hailuo AI facts checked on 28 October 2026 on Hailuo AI’s own pages, listed below. Plans and models change often.
| Topic | Blooper | Hailuo AI |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An AI production agent. You brief it like a crew, it asks first, shows stills, then makes the clips and the cut. | MiniMax's app for making AI videos and images from text or photos, for creators and social content, on the web and iOS. |
| Models | Other labs' models: FLUX 3 Video, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1 and Wan 3.0 for video; Nano Banana 2.1 and Seedream 5.0 for images. | MiniMax's own H3, H3 Max and Hailuo 2.3, plus hosted models such as Veo 3.1, Nano Banana and Midjourney V7. |
| How you pay | Prepaid credits, no subscription. Packs of $25, $100 and $250, or any amount from $10. Credits never expire. | Monthly or yearly plans with monthly credits: Standard, Pro, Master and Max. List prices from $14.99 a month; discounts were showing when we checked. |
| Unused credits | Never expire. | Credits bought outright expire after one year; refunds are not supported. |
| Own model | None: Blooper directs other labs' models. | MiniMax H3, released on 31 July 2026: up to 15 seconds at 2K, with stereo sound. |
| Workflow | Stills first: frames to judge before anything moves. Versions are kept, and every file shows what it was made from. | Text or image to video, an agent, and a set of tools; H3 makes clips up to 15 seconds at 2K with stereo sound. |
| Teams and memory | One credit balance per team; creative memory (early access) of you, your team and each client. | We found no team plan on Hailuo's pages. |
Hailuo AI is MiniMax’s app for making video and images from text or a photo, aimed at creators and social content. Its own models are its main draw: MiniMax H3, released on 31 July 2026, makes clips up to 15 seconds at 2K with stereo sound. Blooper does not make models. It is a production agent that directs several.
Models
As of October 2026, Hailuo offers MiniMax’s H3 and H3 Max and earlier Hailuo models such as 2.3, and its paid plans also include other labs’ models, such as Veo 3.1, Nano Banana and Midjourney V7.
Veo 3.1 is in Blooper too. MiniMax’s own models and Midjourney are not. Blooper’s full list, each model with its price, is on our pricing page.
How a project runs
Hailuo is a fast generator: describe a shot or upload a photo, and get a clip. It has an agent and a set of tools, and an iOS app, which suits making social content on the move.
Blooper works the way a production does. You write a brief in plain words, the way you would brief a crew. It asks the one question that would otherwise cost a day of wrong shots. It shows you stills to judge, and only the frames you keep become clips, in the order of the cut. When the client writes back on a frame, the shots that note touches update, and the earlier versions are kept. Every file shows what it was made from.
Pricing
Hailuo sells monthly and yearly plans with monthly credits: Standard, Pro, Master and Max. When we checked on 28 October 2026, the plan cards showed list prices from $14.99 a month for Standard with 1,000 credits, with discounts applied, and the FAQ on the same page described plans and prices that did not match the cards. Check Hailuo’s site for today’s numbers. Its FAQ says credits bought outright expire after a year and refunds are not supported, and that paid plans remove the watermark. The top Max plan adds unlimited Hailuo 2.0 and 2.3 generations in a slow queue.
Blooper has no subscription. You buy prepaid credits, one credit is one cent, and they never expire. Every model’s price is published before you start.
Teams
We found no team plan on Hailuo’s pages. In Blooper, credits belong to the team, so one purchase covers everyone, and guests can be invited to comment on a project.
Memory
Blooper adds creative memory across projects: short notes and rules about how you, your team and each client work, which the agent reads before it plans a shot. “The product is never cropped” can be a team habit, and a client’s house colour stays with that client. Creative memory is in early access: it runs on Blooper’s own team first, and a team admin switches it on when it reaches them.
The short version
Choose Hailuo for MiniMax’s own models and quick clips with sound, especially for social content on your own. Choose Blooper when a team makes a film for a client and wants planned shots, stills first, every version kept, and credits that keep.
Choose Blooper if
- you are making a film for a client with a team, and want stills approved before any clip is paid for
- you want credits that never expire instead of a monthly allowance
- you want each client's notes kept and carried into the next brief
Choose Hailuo AI if
- you want MiniMax's own H3 models, with sound, or unlimited slow-queue Hailuo generations on its top plan
- you make social content on your own and want an iOS app
- you want MiniMax's video API
Brief your next film in Blooper
Prepaid credits, no subscription. See every model’s price before you start.
Sources
Everything this page says about Hailuo AI comes from Hailuo AI’s own pages, read on 28 October 2026. Blooper’s prices and models are read from our pricing when this page is built.
- What Hailuo AI is; web, iOS app, agent, tools: hailuoai.video
- Plans, list and discounted prices, credits, hosted models; FAQ on credit expiry, refunds, watermark and rights: hailuoai.video/subscribe
- MiniMax H3: release, length, resolution, sound: minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3
- MiniMax video API: platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/video-generation
- MiniMax company site: minimax.io
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