Is Hailuo AI free? Trial credits, paid plans and what one clip costs
Hailuo AI is free to try but not free to keep using. Its Free plan has 0 monthly credits and one-time trial credits, which guides put at 200 that expire after 3 days. Paid plans start at $10.50 a month for 1,000 credits, about 40 six-second 768p Hailuo 2.3 clips (Hailuo, 5 Nov 2026).
Key facts
| Free plan | $0, 0 credits monthly, one-time free trial credits, Hailuo models only[1] |
|---|---|
| Trial credit amount (third-party) | 200 one-time credits that expire 3 days after sign-up; not stated on Hailuo's page[3] |
| Paid plans, monthly billing | Standard $10.50 (1,000 credits), Pro $38 (4,500), Master $89 (10,500), Max $216 (27,000)[1] |
| Credits per Hailuo 2.3 clip | 25 for 6 s at 768p, 50 for 10 s at 768p, 80 for 6 s at 1080p[1] |
| Watermark and commercial use | Paid subscribers download without watermarks; videos downloaded without watermarks can be used commercially[1] |
| Failed generations and refunds | Failed videos cost no credits; refunds are not supported[1] |
| Hailuo 2.3 on MiniMax's API | $0.28 for 6 s at 768p, $0.56 for 10 s, $0.49 for 6 s at 1080p[2] |
Hailuo AI's own pricing page and the guides that rank for it disagree on what free gets you. This page reads Hailuo's plan cards, its FAQ and MiniMax's API price list, all on 5 November 2026, and turns them into the cost of one clip.
Is Hailuo AI free?
Hailuo AI is free to try with one-time trial credits, then you pay. Hailuo's plan page lists the Free plan at $0 with 0 credits a month, "One-time free trial credits" and access to Hailuo models only.
Hailuo does not print the trial amount. Two third-party guides do: Atlas Cloud (July 2026) gives 200 credits that expire 3 days after registration, and AIREITER (September 2026) gives the same 200. AIREITER also says the old "100 free credits every day" offer has ended, so pages that still promise daily credits are out of date.
At 25 credits per 6-second 768p Hailuo 2.3 clip, 200 trial credits make eight clips. Spend them inside the three days.
What does Hailuo's free plan include?
The Free plan includes Hailuo's own video models with a watermark and one task running at a time. Hailuo's comparison table lists these limits for Free:
| Feature | Free plan |
|---|---|
| Monthly credits | 0 (one-time trial credits) |
| MiniMax H3 | 4 to 15 s, 768p and 2K |
| MiniMax H3 Max | 5 to 15 s, 480p and 768p |
| Hailuo 2.3 | 6 s at 768p |
| Hailuo 2.0 | 6 s at 512p and 768p |
| Hailuo 1.0 | 6 s at 720p |
| Veo 3.1 and Sora 2 | Paid plans only |
| Queue | Up to 4 tasks, 1 running at a time |
Watermark removal is a subscriber perk. Hailuo's FAQ says buying credits alone does not remove watermarks, and that videos you can download without a watermark are yours to use commercially. Free clips are for testing; publish paid ones.
How much does Hailuo AI cost?
Hailuo AI costs $10.50 to $216 a month on monthly billing, or $8.40 to $184 a month billed yearly, as of 5 November 2026. These are the prices on Hailuo's plan cards.
| Plan | Monthly billing | Yearly billing (per month) | Credits a month | Tasks queued / running |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 0 (trial only) | 4 / 1 |
| Standard | $10.50 (list $14.99) | $8.40 ($100.80 a year) | 1,000 | 8 / 1 |
| Pro | $38 (list $54.99) | $30.40 ($364.80 a year) | 4,500 | 8 / 2 |
| Master | $89 (list $119.99) | $71.20 ($854.40 a year) | 10,500 | 12 / 2 |
| Max | $216 | $184 ($2,208 a year) | 27,000 | 12 / 2 |
Max adds unlimited Hailuo 2.0 and 2.3 generations. Every paid plan adds 1080p on Hailuo 2.3, watermark-free downloads and Veo 3.1. The cards also list Sora 2, which OpenAI shut down in September 2026, so don't pay for it.
Hailuo's FAQ on the same page lists older promo prices: Standard at $7.99, Pro at $24.99 and Master at $63.99, plus an Ultra plan the cards no longer show. The plan cards are what checkout uses, so budget from the table above.
How many credits does one Hailuo video cost?
One 6-second 768p Hailuo 2.3 video costs 25 credits. Hailuo's FAQ gives the full list:
| Model | Clip | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Hailuo 2.3 and 2.0 | 6 s, 768p | 25 |
| Hailuo 2.3 and 2.0 | 10 s, 768p | 50 |
| Hailuo 2.3 and 2.0 | 6 s, 1080p | 80 |
| Hailuo 2.3-Fast | 6 s, 768p / 10 s, 768p / 6 s, 1080p | 15 / 30 / 50 |
| Hailuo 1.0, Director, Live | 6 s, 720p | 25 |
| Veo 3.1 | 8 s, 720p or 1080p | 120 (promotion; regular 320) |
| Veo 3.1-Fast | 8 s, 720p or 1080p | 60 (promotion; regular 120) |
MiniMax H3 is billed per second. Hailuo's Standard card says 1,000 credits make about 84 seconds of H3 at 2K and 143 seconds at 768p, so H3 uses about 12 credits a second at 2K and 7 at 768p. Failed generations cost no credits.
Is the Hailuo app or the MiniMax API cheaper?
The Hailuo app is cheaper per clip on any paid plan: a 6-second 768p Hailuo 2.3 clip costs $0.20 to $0.26 in credits, against $0.28 on MiniMax's API. The app figures use each plan's monthly price divided by its credits.
| Route | Cost per credit | 6 s, 768p (25 credits) | 10 s, 768p (50 credits) | 6 s, 1080p (80 credits) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard, monthly | $0.0105 | $0.26 | $0.53 | $0.84 |
| Pro, monthly | $0.0084 | $0.21 | $0.42 | $0.68 |
| Master, monthly | $0.0085 | $0.21 | $0.42 | $0.68 |
| Max, monthly | $0.0080 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| MiniMax API, Hailuo 2.3 | Per video | $0.28 | $0.56 | $0.49 |
| MiniMax API, Hailuo 2.3-Fast | Per video | $0.19 | $0.32 | $0.33 |
Sources: Hailuo plans, MiniMax pay-as-you-go. The exception is 1080p: the API's $0.49 beats Standard's $0.84. MiniMax files Hailuo 2.3 under legacy models and charges nothing for failed videos.
For MiniMax H3 the gap is small. Standard's card prices H3 at $0.074 a second at 768p, and MiniMax's API lists $0.08. Runway's API sells H3 at 768P for $0.10 a second.
Which Hailuo plan should you pick?
Pick by how many clips you finish each month, counting retries.
- Trying Hailuo once: the free trial covers about eight 6-second clips. Test your best prompt first.
- Up to 40 short clips a month: Standard at $10.50 gives 1,000 credits.
- Two jobs at once: Pro at $38 runs two tasks in parallel and gives 4,500 credits.
- Hailuo 2.3 all day: Max at $216 makes Hailuo 2.0 and 2.3 unlimited.
- 1080p in an app or pipeline: MiniMax's API at $0.49 per 6-second 1080p clip.
Hailuo does not refund subscriptions; downgrading takes effect when the current plan expires. Purchased credit packs last one year and include no watermark removal. Compare with Kling's free plan and Seedance 2 free routes before you subscribe, or price a mix with the AI video cost calculator.
If all you want is a trending clip with your own character in it, HoneyVid handles the model and credits for you: pick a video template, add a photo and create.
Questions
How to get Hailuo for free?
Sign up at hailuoai.video and use the one-time trial credits on the Free plan. Hailuo's page does not state the amount; two 2026 guides put it at 200 credits that expire 3 days after sign-up, which covers eight 6-second 768p clips. After that, Hailuo has no monthly free allowance.
How much is Hailuo AI per month?
On monthly billing Standard is $10.50, Pro $38, Master $89 and Max $216, as of 5 November 2026. Yearly billing lowers that to $8.40, $30.40, $71.20 and $184 a month. List prices before discount are $14.99, $54.99 and $119.99 for the first three.
How many credits does Hailuo AI give?
Free gives one-time trial credits and nothing monthly. Standard gives 1,000 credits a month, Pro 4,500, Master 10,500 and Max 27,000. Max also lists Hailuo 2.0 and 2.3 as unlimited.
Does Hailuo AI have unlimited credits?
Only the Max plan, and only for Hailuo 2.0 and 2.3. Hailuo's plan page lists those two models as unlimited on Max. MiniMax H3, Veo 3.1 and the image models still use credits.
Is Hailuo AI safe to use?
Hailuo AI is the official video app from MiniMax, which also runs the MiniMax API. Use your own photos or ones you have permission to use, and download clips without a watermark on a paid plan before using them commercially.
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