SeaArt AI vs Elyumfor MiniMax H3
You pay for a MiniMax H3 take on Elyum only when you keep it; SeaArt AI charges credits per clip and does not publish the H3 price.
MiniMax H3 is MiniMax's video model for 5 to 15 second clips from a prompt, a still, or references, up to 4K. It holds a look: faces stay put, camera paths stay readable, and a single beat (a turn, a walk, a push-in) usually lands cleaner than a montage. Practitioners reach for it when they want that look from text, a frame, or refs without switching models. Elyum lists the clip lengths and resolutions on the MiniMax H3 page.
The weights are the same vendor model. The bill is not. SeaArt AI uses daily Stamina (tied to SVIP) plus purchasable Credits, valid 2 years from April 1, 2026 on new purchases. Third-party pricing writeups list video clips at 30-90 Credits by duration and settings, not as MiniMax H3. Elyum prices H3 at $0.01 per credit, charges only when you keep a take, and refunds kills. Free SeaArt AI files are watermarked; Elyum kept takes are not. SeaArt AI has LoRA training and ComfyUI-style workflows. Elyum has no timeline editor, stock footage, avatars, mobile app, team seats, or community feed. See the SeaArt alternative page.
Plan prices for SeaArt AI ($5.99, $29.99, $59.99, $149.99) come from tooljunction.io and were not fully visible on SeaArt AI's mall at the 2026-09-07 check. Treat them as high-confidence, not certainty-grade. If you also run Seedance or Kling on both sides, the same keep-versus-credit split shows up on SeaArt vs Elyum for Seedance 2.5 and SeaArt vs Elyum for Kling 3.
MiniMax H3 on SeaArt AI
SeaArt AI lists MiniMax H3 by that name on SeaArt AI's homepage. It does not publish which SVIP tier unlocks H3, the per-second rate, or H3 resolution and duration caps. Third-party writeups (flowith.io, media.io) put generic video clips at 30-90 Credits by duration and settings. A bad-render refund policy is not published. Free users get about 130 Stamina/day with watermarked outputs, two submits and one concurrent task (those limits are consistent in third-party sources, not confirmed on the mall page).
Paid SVIP starts at Beginner $5.99/mo (300 Stamina/day), then Standard $29.99, Professional $59.99, and Master $149.99, per tooljunction.io. Paid outputs are reported watermark-free. Credits bought from April 1, 2026 are valid 2 years. Users on scribehow.com flagged a billing and auto-renewal problem in a 2026 review title. toolsforhumans.ai relayed r/SeaArtAI complaints that paying users saw tighter content policy after spending. Commercial-use terms for H3 on SeaArt AI are not published.
MiniMax H3 on Elyum
On Elyum, MiniMax H3 is billed per second after you keep the take. 480p is 5 credits/s (5s = 26 credits = $0.26; 15s = 77 credits = $0.77). 768p is 7 credits/s (5s = 34 credits = $0.34; 15s = 101 credits = $1.01). 2K is 15 credits/s (5s = 73 credits = $0.73; 15s = 218 credits = $2.18). 4K is 18 credits/s (5s = 90 credits = $0.90; 15s = 269 credits = $2.69). Clips are 5-15s. Modes are text to video, image to video, and reference to video. Full table is on the MiniMax H3 page.
Every render comes back as a free preview. You KEEP the takes you want (that is the only charge) or KILL the rest for a full automatic refund. Failed generations are never charged. Free-plan kills are metered (one kill a month); Plus, Pro, and Ultra kill freely. Kept files download clean, no watermark, commercial use included. 1 credit equals $0.01. The Free plan is up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card. Plans are on Elyum pricing. You can also call H3 from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through the MCP docs.
What a MiniMax H3 take costs
| Scenario | SeaArt AI | Elyum |
|---|---|---|
| One 5s take you keep | Not published for H3; generic video 30-90 Credits | 480p: 5 × 5.12 = 25 credits ($0.25) |
| Ten 5s 480p takes, keep two | Not published | 2 × 25 credits = 50 credits ($0.50); 8 kills refund |
| A failed generation | Not published | $0; failed generations are never charged |
| Monthly plan to reach the model | H3 unlock not published; Beginner SVIP $5.99/mo | Free plan, up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them), no card |
| Watermark on the file | Yes on free; paid SVIP reported off | None on kept takes |
| One 5s 4K take you keep | Not published (max resolution unknown) | 5 × 17.92 = 90 credits ($0.90) |
Elyum: 1 credit = $0.01, charged only when you keep a take. SeaArt AI figures from its own pricing pages and independent reviews, verified 2026-09-07; sources at the end. Full rate card on the MiniMax H3 page.
Where the two differ
SeaArt AI uses daily Stamina plus purchasable Credits (2-year expiry from April 1, 2026). Elyum uses one credit balance at $0.01, shared with 50+ models.
SeaArt AI does not publish a failed or bad-generation policy for MiniMax H3. On Elyum you preview for free, KEEP to pay, or KILL for a full automatic refund. Free plan: one kill a month.
SeaArt AI does not publish MiniMax H3 resolution or clip caps. Elyum runs H3 at 480p, 768p, 2K, and 4K for 5-15 second clips.
SeaArt AI offers community LoRA training and ComfyUI-style node workflows next to H3. Elyum is a web studio with MCP and REST. Elyum does not have a timeline editor, stock footage, avatars, a mobile app, team seats, or a community feed.
SeaArt AI API access for MiniMax H3 is not published. Elyum exposes the same credit balance through MCP and a REST API, so you can call H3 from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor.
SeaArt AI watermarks free-tier files; paid SVIP is reported watermark-free. Commercial use for H3 on SeaArt AI is not published. Elyum kept takes have no watermark and include commercial use.
Pick SeaArt AI when
- You already pay for SeaArt AI Stamina and want MiniMax H3 beside LoRA training and ComfyUI-style workflows.
- Beginner SVIP starts at $5.99/mo, a lower headline than Elyum Plus at $9/mo, if daily Stamina is what you actually burn.
- You want a free daily Stamina allowance (about 130/day) to poke at models before buying Credits.
Pick Elyum when
- You want a published H3 price: 25 credits ($0.25) to keep a 5s 480p take, up to 90 credits ($0.90) for 5s 4K.
- You preview for free, keep only the good takes, and get an automatic full refund on kills.
- You want 480p through 4K and 5-15s listed, plus the same credits for 50+ other models.
- You need MCP or REST from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor, and clean commercial downloads.
MiniMax H3 in three styles, rendered on Elyum
Getting the most out of MiniMax H3
- Name one camera move and a speed: slow dolly in, static locked-off, handheld track left. Two directions in one prompt usually smear the path.
- For image-to-video, describe only what moves and how the frame ends. Restating the still fights the reference and softens identity.
- Match duration to the action. A 5s clip wants one beat. A 15s clip needs a second action or a hold, or the extra seconds feel empty.
- State lens and light early (35mm, overcast, practical neon). H3 locks the look in the first second; late style adjectives do little.
- Use one hero frame plus at most two refs for wardrobe or palette. Extra faces in the ref set pull the subject off-model.
- Write subject, verb, path, and stop: a woman turns to camera, walks three steps, stops at the door. Skip stacked quality adjectives.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a MiniMax H3 video cost on Elyum vs SeaArt AI?
Is MiniMax H3 the same model on both?
What happens to a bad MiniMax H3 take?
Do I need a subscription to use MiniMax H3 on Elyum?
Does MiniMax H3 have a watermark on SeaArt AI or Elyum?
Does SeaArt AI publish MiniMax H3 resolution or clip length?
- SeaArt AI Pricing 2026: Free vs Standard vs Pro Plans (accessed 2026-09-07)
- SeaArt Pricing 2026: Stamina, Credits, and Plan Fit (accessed 2026-09-07)
- SeaArt AI review 2026 — text-to-image & video generation (accessed 2026-09-07)
- SeaArt AI Pricing and Credits Explained (accessed 2026-09-07)
- SeaArt AI Review 2026: Powerful Image Generator With a Billing Problem You Need to Know About (accessed 2026-09-07)
- Pricing of SeaArt AI - Choose Your Perfect Plan (official) (accessed 2026-09-07)
- SeaArt AI official homepage (model list) (accessed 2026-09-07)
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MiniMax H3 is a AI video generator you can preview free on Elyum. Keep the takes you love, kill the rest for a full refund.