MiniMax vs Lexica

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Building AGI with our mission Intelligence with Everyone

The state of the art AI image generation engine.

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Description

MiniMax is a global leader in multi-modal models and AI-native products. The company develops proprietary and open-weight large language models across text, speech, music, images, and video, providing an advanced API platform for commercial creation, agent-driven workflows, and complex task automation.

Lexica is an AI-powered image generation engine and platform. Using its proprietary Lexica Aperture model alongside Stable Diffusion models, it allows users to search, generate, and license photorealistic images for personal and commercial projects.

Key features

• Text Generation with MiniMax M2.5 & M3.1 Flash
• Video Generation with Hailuo (1080p text/image-to-video)
• Speech Synthesis (Speech 2.6/2.8 supporting 40 languages)
• Music Generation (Music 2.0/3.0 text-to-music with natural vocals)
• 5-Second Rapid Voice Cloning
• Image Generation (text-to-image with multiple sizes)
• Real-time Streaming API
• Advanced Reasoning (Chain of Thought up to 128k tokens)
• Agent-Driven Workflow & Multi-Step Planning
• Cross-Application Task Execution

• AI image generation engine
• Photorealistic image generation via Lexica Aperture
• Search functionality for generated images
• Personalized generation history
• Personalized likes history
• Commercial licensing option for paid plans
• Private image generation on selected plans

Pros

• Boasts a large global user base of over 300 million users.
• Supports ultra-high-quality speech synthesis across 40 languages with real-time response capabilities.
• Provides rapid 5-second voice cloning with multi-language support.
• Features advanced reasoning capabilities supporting Chain of Thought (CoT) up to 128k tokens.
• Generates high-definition 1080p video with robust instruction following and physics mastery through Hailuo AI Video.
• Includes versatile music generation (Music 2.0 & 3.0) supporting text-to-music with natural vocals.
• Provides open-weight options like MiniMax Music 3.0 and MiniMax H3 for flexible commercial and research applications.
• Supports low-latency real-time streaming APIs for conversational AI.

• Allows users to use Lexica images for non-commercial purposes.
• Provides commercial use rights for individuals on the Starter plan.
• Allows teams of 2-5 people to use images commercially on the Pro plan.
• Allows teams of 5 or more people to use images commercially on the Max plan.
• Stable Diffusion 1.5 images are CC0 licensed and can be used commercially without a paid plan.
• No image credit is required.
• Provides a built-in history page to track previously generated images.
• Provides a likes page to easily find previously liked images.

Cons

• Voice cloning services are restricted and require completing individual or enterprise real-name verification first.
• Individual accounts are prohibited from requesting invoices under a company name unless upgraded to enterprise authentication.
• Invoices cannot be issued directly for account top-ups; a bill must first be generated through actual consumption.
• Acquiring higher level resource guarantees is not automated and requires emailing support directly.
• Payment methods for platform top-ups are restricted to online payment and offline bank transfers.

• Images created under the Free, Pro, and Starter plans are public and visible in public search.
• You must have a paid plan to use Lexica Aperture images commercially.
• Only images created under the Max plan are private.
• No public API or developer documentation is mentioned in the provided materials.
• No mobile applications (iOS or Android) are explicitly listed on the site.

Pricing plans

• FreeUSD0
• MiniMax M3.1 Flash—
  • • Input: $0.15 / M tokens
  • • Output: $0.60 / M tokens
  • • Prompt caching Read: $0.015 / M tokens
• MiniMax-M3 (<= 512k tokens)—
  • • Permanent 50% off applied
  • • Input: $0.30 / M tokens
  • • Output: $1.20 / M tokens
  • • Prompt caching Read: $0.06 / M tokens
• MiniMax-M3 (> 512k tokens)—
  • • Permanent 50% off applied
  • • Input: $0.60 / M tokens
  • • Output: $2.40 / M tokens
  • • Prompt caching Read: $0.12 / M tokens
• MiniMax-H3—
  • • Quality first, for high-quality video creation
  • • 2K Output Video: $0.13 / second
  • • 768P Output Video: $0.08 / second
  • • Input Video: $0.04 / second
• MiniMax-H3-Highspeed—
  • • Balances quality and speed for everyday content creation
  • • 768P Output Video: $0.06 / second
  • • Input Video: $0.03 / second
• MiniMax-H3-Lite—
  • • Lower cost for creative exploration and batch generation
  • • 768P Output Video: $0.02 / second
  • • 480P Output Video: $0.025 / second
• MiniMax-H3-Max—
  • • Supports image, video, and audio references for multi-asset video creation
  • • 2K Output Video: $0.143 / second
  • • Input Video: $0.074 / second
• MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3-Fast—
  • • $0.19 per 768P, 6s video
  • • $0.32 per 768P, 10s video
  • • $0.33 per 1080P, 6s video
• MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3—
  • • $0.28 per 768P, 6s video
  • • $0.56 per 768P, 10s video
  • • $0.49 per 1080P, 6s video
• MiniMax-Hailuo-02—
  • • $0.10 per 512P, 6s video
  • • $0.15 per 512P, 10s video
• Speech RecognitionUSD0.38/usage
  • • Audio-to-text transcription with streaming
  • • Speaker diarization
  • • Subtitle (srt/vtt) export
  • • $0.38 / hour
• speech-2.8-hd—
  • • Real-time synthesis with volume/pitch/speed/mixing controls
  • • Bitrate and sample-rate options
  • • Best for short-form conversational audio
  • • $100 / M characters
• speech-2.8-turbo—
  • • Same capabilities as hd
  • • Optimized for speed and cost
  • • $60 / M characters
• Voice DesignUSD3/one_time
  • • Generate a voice from a natural-language description
  • • Usable in both sync and async T2A endpoints
  • • Preview synthesis billed at $60 / M characters
• Rapid Voice CloningUSD1.5/one_time
  • • LLM-powered voice cloning
  • • High-fidelity replica in seconds
  • • No long high-quality reference audio required

• Starter planUSD8/month
  • • Personal commercial license
  • • Custom aspect ratios
• Pro planUSD24/month
• Max planUSD48/month

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