ByteDanceMiniMaxVideo model matchup
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720pvs.MiniMax H3
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p performs better at text to video, MiniMax H3 at image to video. Both cost about the same.
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p
Place 5 of 23
MiniMax H3
Place 7 of 23
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p
Place 4 of 21
MiniMax H3
Place 1 of 21
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p
MiniMax H3
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p
MiniMax H3
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Test videos
The first clip from a single request each, showing the first five seconds.
What to look for: Anatomy, object consistency, camera tracking, rain, and reflections. Sound muted, as the test protocol requires.
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p
Run details
fal.ai. bytedance/seedance-2.0/text-to-video. 16:9, one request, first output, requested 5 s, seed 1986745451, request {"prompt":"Generate exactly one continuous five-second 16:9 cinematic video. A fictional bicycle courier in a mustard-yellow raincoat rides a red city bicycle from left to right across a rain-wet Hamburg street at blue hour for the entire clip. The camera tracks her smoothly at waist height. Both hands remain visible on the handlebars, the bicycle geometry stays physically correct, and a transparent umbrella fixed to the bicycle moves naturally in the wind. Wet-street reflections and raindrops follow realistic physics. No cuts, no slow motion, no text, no logos, no subtitles, and no audio.","resolution":"720p","duration":"5","aspect_ratio":"16:9","generate_audio":false}, configured price estimate $1.52.
Generated Aug 24, 2026. Source
MiniMax H3
Run details
fal.ai. minimax/h3/text-to-video. 16:9, one request, first output, requested 5 s, seed provider random, request {"prompt":"Generate exactly one continuous five-second 16:9 cinematic video. A fictional bicycle courier in a mustard-yellow raincoat rides a red city bicycle from left to right across a rain-wet Hamburg street at blue hour for the entire clip. The camera tracks her smoothly at waist height. Both hands remain visible on the handlebars, the bicycle geometry stays physically correct, and a transparent umbrella fixed to the bicycle moves naturally in the wind. Wet-street reflections and raindrops follow realistic physics. No cuts, no slow motion, no text, no logos, no subtitles, and no audio.","aspect_ratio":"16:9","resolution":"2K","duration":5}, configured price estimate $0.65.
Generated Aug 24, 2026. Source
Show the prompt given to both models
Generate exactly one continuous five-second 16:9 cinematic video. A fictional bicycle courier in a mustard-yellow raincoat rides a red city bicycle from left to right across a rain-wet Hamburg street at blue hour for the entire clip. The camera tracks her smoothly at waist height. Both hands remain visible on the handlebars, the bicycle geometry stays physically correct, and a transparent umbrella fixed to the bicycle moves naturally in the wind. Wet-street reflections and raindrops follow realistic physics. No cuts, no slow motion, no text, no logos, no subtitles, and no audio.
Where is the difference?
Bar length shows the gap: for ratings full width from 60 points, for price from four times as much, for clip length from 20 seconds. Solid means clearly ahead, hatched slightly ahead, a thin grey bar level.
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p | MiniMax H3 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Text to videoLMArena rating | 1,479Place 5 of 23 | 1,460Place 7 of 23 |
| Image to videoLMArena rating | 1,475Place 4 of 21 | 1,495Place 1 of 21 |
| Cost | ||
| Price per second | $0.15 | $0.13 |
| Price per 5 s clip | $0.76 | $0.65 |
| Output | ||
| Resolution | 720p | 2K |
| Longest clip | 15 s | 15 s |
| Soundgenerated by the model | yes | yes |
| Access | ||
| Weights | proprietary | open |
| Parameters | n/a | 33B |
| Routes | API, web | API, web, local |
| Released | March 2026 | July 2026 |
| Status | available | available |
Prices: public API price of the documented standard configuration; resolution and sound can change it
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p and MiniMax H3 in the field
Every video model of our comparison with a rating, both models of this matchup highlighted.
Text to video
Rating from anonymous comparisons in the LMArena · higher is better
As of September 22, 2026 · Source: LMArena
Image to video
Rating from anonymous comparisons in the LMArena · higher is better
As of September 22, 2026 · Source: LMArena
Is there a better choice?
Text to video 1,474, Place 6 of 23. No API price in our data yet.
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p vs. Dreamina Seedance 2.5 720pText to video 1,516, Place 1 of 23. $0.51 per 5 s clip.
MiniMax H3 vs. Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashSources and method
Show 6 sources and the method
Ratings come from the LMArena: people see two videos for the same prompt without knowing which model made them and pick the better one. Many such picks add up to a rating, higher is better. Text to video and image to video are separate lists and are never added together.
“Ahead” means one model stays clearly higher even with the rating’s uncertainty. “Slightly ahead” means its value is higher but the gap is not certain yet. Otherwise both count as level. Places count only the models of our comparison.
Prices and clip lengths come from the providers’ documentation. From a factor of 1.25 a model counts as cheaper or longer, below that as about the same.
- LMArena, Text to video, checked Sep 22, 2026
- LMArena, Image to video, checked Sep 22, 2026
- Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p, specifications, checked Aug 24, 2026
- Dreamina Seedance 2.0 720p, price, checked Aug 24, 2026
- MiniMax H3, specifications, checked Sep 22, 2026
- MiniMax H3, price, checked Sep 22, 2026
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