Hailuo AI Video Generator — Free Text & Image to Video
Hailuo (MiniMax) built its name on expressive people — faces, emotion, natural gestures. Generate the same kind of clips right here with comparable engines, first videos free, no account.
Hailuo is developed by MiniMax. SeedDance is an independent platform and is not affiliated with MiniMax — the generator below runs comparable engines, labeled as such.
Hailuo-style clips, made here
The expressive, people-first prompts Hailuo is known for — generated on SeedDance. Click to view the prompt.
The Hailuo specialty, without the queue
People-first prompts
Faces, emotion, gestures — the showcase above is tuned for exactly the clips Hailuo made famous.
Image-to-video that flatters
Upload a portrait or pet photo and it comes alive with natural, subtle motion — and when it needs to talk, lip-sync it.
No daily cap roulette
Free daily allowances on official apps run out fast. Here your first videos are free and paid credits never queue.
Comparable engines, honest labels
Kling 3.0, Seedance and Veo 3.1 — pick per shot, compare with one prompt.
Make a Hailuo-style video in 3 steps
Start from a face
Hailuo-style results start with people: upload a portrait, or describe a character and their emotion.
Direct the feeling
"She smiles slowly and looks away" beats "happy woman". Emotion verbs are the control surface.
Generate & download
About a minute. Clean MP4, no watermark.
What is Hailuo AI?
Hailuo is the AI video product from MiniMax, one of China's leading AI labs. It generates short videos from text or images and became famous for one specialty: people. Expressive faces, believable emotion, natural body language — the clips that flooded social feeds of photos 'coming alive' were very often Hailuo.
The official app at hailuoai.video runs on credits with a free daily allowance; heavy demand means queues and daily caps hit fast.
SeedDance doesn't currently host MiniMax models — the generator on this page runs comparable engines (Kling, Seedance, Veo), clearly labeled, so you can make the same kind of expressive clips without the wait. When MiniMax access lands here, this page gets it.
| Developer | MiniMax |
|---|---|
| Type | Text-to-video · Image-to-video |
| Latest version | Hailuo 2.3 |
| Known for | Expressive people, emotion, i2v |
| Official app | hailuoai.video (credits + queue) |
Hailuo model versions
| Version | Released | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| video-01 | 2024 | First viral generation — the 'photos come alive' wave |
| Hailuo 02 | 2025 | Higher fidelity, better prompt adherence |
| Hailuo 2.3 | 2025–2026 | Current generation: realism and motion stability |
MiniMax models are not yet hosted on SeedDance; this page runs comparable engines until they are.
Hailuo vs Kling vs Seedance
| Hailuo 2.3 | Kling 3.0 | Seedance 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | MiniMax | Kuaishou | ByteDance |
| Strength | Expressive people, emotion | Motion control, action | Multi-shot consistency |
| Open-source | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Best for | Portrait i2v, character moments | Kinetic shots | Story sequences |
Kling and Seedance run here today; judge against Hailuo's official output with the same prompt.
Hailuo AI, answered
Is Hailuo AI free?
The official app gives a limited free daily allowance with queues. On SeedDance your first videos are free to try with no card required — generated on comparable engines, clearly labeled.
What is Hailuo AI?
Hailuo is MiniMax's AI video product — text and image to short video, best known for expressive, emotional people.
Is this the official Hailuo site?
No — that's hailuoai.video by MiniMax. SeedDance is an independent platform; this page explains Hailuo and offers comparable generation directly.
Does this page use the real Hailuo model?
Not currently — MiniMax models aren't hosted here yet. The generator runs Kling/Seedance/Veo, labeled as similar. We'd rather say that plainly than pretend.
Hailuo vs Kling — which is better?
Hailuo for expressive faces and emotional beats; Kling for complex motion and action. If your clip is about a person's face, Hailuo-style prompting wins.
Does Hailuo have a watermark?
Official free-tier exports carry a watermark. Videos generated on SeedDance download clean.
How long does generation take?
Around 40–90 seconds per 5-second clip here. Official Hailuo queues vary with demand.
Can I make my photo talk or move?
Yes — upload it in image-to-video mode and describe the motion. Subtle directions work best: blink, smile, slight head turn.