MiniMax Hailuo vs SenseNova

Compare MiniMax Hailuo and SenseNova: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?

Category
Video Generation
LLM
Rating
⭐ 3.5
⭐ 3
Free Credits
66 credits/day
5 calls per 5 hours (free beta)
Refresh Period
daily
monthly
Resolution
720p-1080p
N/A
Watermark
Yes
No
Commercial Use
No
Yes
Paid From
$9.99/month
None yet (free beta, Lite/Pro coming soon)

MiniMax Hailuo

By MiniMax, natural motion effects that don't look AI-generated. 300 free credits on signup, generous for its category.

Pros

  • βœ“Most natural motion
  • βœ“Generous free credits
  • βœ“Some videos without watermark
  • βœ“Available in China

Cons

  • βœ—Only 5-6 seconds
  • βœ—Complex scenes may fail

Key Features

Natural motionImage to VideoText to VideoUp to 1080p300 credits for new usersOptimized human motion
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SenseNova

SenseTime's LLM platform. Token Plan beta is completely free: 1500 calls per 5 hours. Supports native multimodal Flash-Lite (no vision-to-text conversion), U1-Fast, and DeepSeek-V4-Flash. OpenAI SDK compatible, no credit card needed.

Pros

  • βœ“Completely free during beta
  • βœ“Generous 1500 calls/5hrs quota
  • βœ“Native multimodal, no text conversion
  • βœ“Processes 100-page reports in 47s
  • βœ“OpenAI SDK compatible
  • βœ“No credit card needed

Cons

  • βœ—Beta phase, may charge in the future
  • βœ—Less known than GPT/Claude
  • βœ—Smaller ecosystem

Key Features

Native multimodal understanding+generation1500 free calls per 5 hoursFlash-Lite skips vision-to-text conversion60% token consumption reductionOpenAI SDK compatibleOffice apps ecosystem
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