MiniMax Hailuo vs Kimi
Compare MiniMax Hailuo and Kimi: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?
Category
Video Generation
LLM
Rating
β 3.5
β 3.5
Free Credits
66 credits/day
0 undefined
Refresh Period
daily
daily
Resolution
720p-1080p
N/A
Watermark
Yes
No
Commercial Use
No
No
Paid From
$9.99/month
API $0.12/million tokens
MiniMax Hailuo
By MiniMax, natural motion effects that don't look AI-generated. 300 free credits on signup, generous for its category.
Pros
- βMost natural motion
- βGenerous free credits
- βSome videos without watermark
- βAvailable in China
Cons
- βOnly 5-6 seconds
- βComplex scenes may fail
Key Features
Natural motionImage to VideoText to VideoUp to 1080p300 credits for new usersOptimized human motion
Kimi
By Moonshot AI, Kimi K2.6 focuses on coding and agent capabilities. 13-hour non-stop coding, 300 sub-agents in parallel, SWE-Bench Pro score of 58.6. Free tier includes daily credits for chat and light coding tasks.
Pros
- βK2.6 coding performance near Claude Sonnet
- βOpen-weight model, self-hostable
- βFree credits daily
- βMassive 2M context window
- βAgent Swarm for parallel tasks
- βAccessible in China without VPN
Cons
- βFree tier limited, heavy use requires payment
- βK2-Thinking mode is slow
- βComplex reasoning below top closed-source models
- βAPI pricing adds up for heavy use
Key Features
K2.6 coding + agent modelAgent Swarm: 300 parallel sub-agents13-hour non-stop coding2M character context windowWeb search with real-time infoKimi Code coding assistantKimi Claw AI agentDeep Research modeSlides/Websites/Docs/Sheets generation