Is Hailuo AI free?
Free Hailuo video access with watermarked downloads; recurring quota is unknown.
Current free offer summary
Logged-in free users can use basic features and download watermarked videos. The current terms do not state a recurring free-credit amount; new-user welcome credits are one-time and expire after three days.
Hailuo AI video examples
We tested three original MiniMax H3 scenes on October 8, 2026 using this account's three-day welcome bonus: a desert rain bottle, a porcelain fox teapot and a lunar glass sunflower. Each used 768p, five seconds, 16:9 and one output for 35 credits; the balance went from 150 to 45. The grant is account-specific, not a recurring or universal allowance. The video files and posters are retained privately while commercial publication rights remain unconfirmed. Read the guide below for the exact tested workflow and observations.
Official free-plan availability ↗What Hailuo AI does
Hailuo provides a logged-in free tier with basic video-generation features. Its current service terms say free users can download videos with a watermark and do not publish a recurring free-credit amount. New users may receive a one-time welcome package, which expires three days after it is granted.
- Text to video
- Image to video
- Realistic human motion
- Camera motion control
- Prompt optimizer
Best for
- ✓ Realistic cinematic human motion
- ✓ Text-to-video prompts
- ✓ Image-to-video animation
- ✓ Casual creative experiments
Important limits
- • No recurring free-credit amount is published in the checked terms
- • Free downloads include a watermark
- • New-user welcome credits expire three days after being granted
- • Free users can have one video generating in parallel
FreeAIList verdict
Hailuo remains usable without a paid plan, but the checked terms do not establish a recurring free quota. Treat the watermark and unknown allowance as the main tradeoffs, and confirm any welcome credits in the account.
Paid plans: The checked service terms list Standard at $14.99/month, Pro at $54.99/month, and Master at $119.99/month. Check current checkout pricing and regional taxes before subscribing.
About this practical guide
Sources checked Oct 8, 2026
Official documentation review and three MiniMax H3 account tests on October 8, 2026. Kem signed in manually. The account showed 150 three-day New User Bonus credits, zero Membership credits and zero Top-up credits. Each single-output H3 request charged 35; balance 150 → 115 → 80 → 45. Original watermarked downloads were checked for dimensions, duration, audio streams and preserved AI metadata. This verifies one welcome-credit route, not universal eligibility, recurring credits or commercial publication rights.
Choose a free video workflow →Check usable credits before choosing a model
Our three examples used the current MiniMax H3 through a three-day welcome bonus. Start by checking your own usable balance: a public model tile or historical promotion does not establish your entitlement. Our observed grant had no Membership or Top-up credits.
Inspect balance and expiry
Sign in and identify whether credits are a welcome grant, purchase or other offer. Record any expiry. Do not assume a daily refill when the recurring amount is unknown.
Inspect H3 and its actual charge
Our tests used MiniMax H3, Omni Reference with no reference uploads, 768p, five seconds, 16:9 and one output. The displayed charge was 35 credits each. Recheck before submitting; defaults can return to the more expensive 2K setting.
Generate a single draft
Keep one output and one clear motion. The payment policy documents limited Free parallel/queue access; wait for the result before creating a large batch.
Our test: a rainstorm inside a bottle
Use a contained motion against a stable background. Our H3 output kept rain inside the corked bottle and the desert dry in sampled frames; the pool was subtle. Our other retained tests cover a porcelain fox with a steam fern and stained glass unfolding on the Moon. Each records its exact submitted prompt and 35-credit cost.
Example prompt to try
A clear apothecary bottle sits on a desert rock at sunset. Inside the sealed bottle a miniature silver cloud releases a brief shower, forming a tiny pool while the desert outside stays dry. Locked close-up, amber rim light, realistic curved glass, one continuous shot. Soft rain patter and a quiet desert breeze, no speech, no music, no people, no labels, no logos.
- Does rain remain inside the bottle?
- Does the glass outline stay stable?
- Check whether the cloud changes size or the miniature pool leaks into the desert.
- Keep a record of the actual charge and retry count, including failed attempts.
A model announcement is not a Free allowance
The actual selector marked MiniMax H3 and H3 Max as New. We generated with H3 only; H3 Max was not tested. Older Hailuo 2.3 and earlier models remain legacy alternatives and were not used for these new samples.
The three-day bonus was verified in this account's ledger and successfully spent on H3. Promotions for MiniMax Design or a desktop application are separate offers; they were not used to fund these browser tests.
Current MiniMax H3 browser workflow ↗Inspect the watermarked export
Open the finished result's download menu and choose With Watermark. Our three saved MP4s measure 1344×768 and about 5.17 seconds, with video, generated audio and embedded AI provenance. The original files are served unchanged; poster images are reduced frames that retain visible marks.
Review motion, prompt misses and sound before using a clip. We inspected sampled frames and confirmed audio streams, without claiming a sound-quality assessment or precise queue benchmark. Check applicable output rights and input rights separately; welcome credits do not establish a commercial license.
Hailuo download and subscription distinctions ↗When to choose Google Flow instead
Flow is an alternative for short scene experiments using its documented daily credit pool. Our guide explains selecting one output and checking the charge before generating.
Eligibility, selectable models and peak-time access still depend on the account. Daily credits do not guarantee a finished clip or a commercial license.
Official sources
These links support the important free-offer claims on this page.
- Hailuo AI subscription service terms ↗
Hailuo says logged-in free users receive basic features and watermarked downloads; it does not state a recurring free-credit amount. New-user welcome credits expire three days after grant. The terms list current paid plan prices and free-user generation queue limits.
- Hailuo AI video platform ↗
Hailuo provides its consumer video-generation service; its current service terms describe the free and paid access rules.