China's MiniMax H3 is the first open model to top an AI video ranking
Quick Answer
MiniMax's H3 model becomes the first open AI video model to top a ranking, achieving first in Video Editing, second in Text-to-Video, and third in Image-to-Video.
Quick Take
With 33 billion parameters, it generates clips of 4-15 seconds, but commercial use is restricted to companies earning under $20 million.
Key Points
- H3 processes text, images, video, and audio together for multimedia output.
- Users can fine-tune the model with custom footage and styles.
- Commercial use is limited to companies with revenues under $20 million.
- H3's local processing in ComfyUI is capped at 768p resolution.
- ByteDance launched its closed Seedance 2.5 on the same day.
Source Excerpt
MiniMax releases H3 video model weights, putting an open model at the top of a video ranking for the first time.
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