Wan 3.0 is Alibaba's closed-weights video model that generates clips with dialogue, music and sound effects from text, images, video, audio and documents. It succeeds Wan2.7 and doubles the longest single clip from 15 to 30 seconds.
Pick it if
you need one clip up to 30 seconds, the longest here
you want dialogue, music and sound effects generated with the picture
you need vertical 9:16 or square clips as well as 16:9
Skip it if
a 5-second draft is enough and Seedance 2.0 Mini costs less
you need open weights; Wan2.2 was the last open-weights Wan video flagship
MiniMax's H3 video model, generating 2K clips with native stereo sound from a text prompt. It is the lower-priced of the two H3 entries in the catalog, below H3 Max.
Pick it if
you want 2K text-to-video with native stereo sound
you need clips up to 15 seconds
you want H3 at a lower per-second rate than H3 Max
Skip it if
you need image or video references: this lane takes a text prompt only
a cheaper video model such as Wan 3.0 covers drafts
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Wan 3.0 or MiniMax H3?
Wan 3.0 and MiniMax H3 list the same price, $0.2 / second.
How do I use Wan 3.0 or MiniMax H3?
In Octomind Cloud on a paid plan, ask the agent to generate with either model by name; it runs the job and returns the file.
Try either model
Switch between models inside the same Octomind session.