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Grok Imagine Video vs. Hailuo 2.3

Compare the exact model versions across shared blind-preference benchmarks, public pricing, release dates, resolution, duration, native audio, access, and model availability.

Overview

Technical specifications and pricing

Technical limits come from model or API documentation. A representative minute price appears only when it can be traced to the exact model. Different resolutions and audio settings may still affect the final charge.

Specifications and pricing for Grok Imagine Video and Hailuo 2.3
AttributeGrok Imagine VideoHailuo 2.3
ProviderxAIMiniMax
ReleasedJanuary 2026October 28, 2025
AccessAPI, Web appAPI, Web app
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
ParametersNot publishedNot published
Maximum resolution720p1080p
Maximum durationNot published10 s
Native audioYesNot published
Representative API price$4.2 per minute SourceNot published
LifecycleNo separate noticeNo separate notice
Technical sourceModel sourceVerified 2026-08-24Model sourceVerified 2026-08-24

Performance

Shared video benchmarks

A row appears only when both exact model versions occur in the same LMArena task and stored dataset revision. Text-to-video and image-to-video are never merged into one score.

Grok Imagine VideoHailuo 2.3
LMArena Text to VideoBlind preference rating from the same task and dataset revision
Grok Imagine VideoHigher value1,345.4
Hailuo 2.31,204.3
LMArena Image to VideoBlind preference rating from the same task and dataset revision
Grok Imagine VideoHigher value1,415
Hailuo 2.31,260.7

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Shared video benchmarks for Grok Imagine Video and Hailuo 2.3
BenchmarkGrok Imagine VideoHailuo 2.3Source
LMArena Text to Video
Higher rating1,345.4Rank 14, 95% interval 1,338.2 to 1,352.6, 154,827 votes
1,204.3Rank 30, 95% interval 1,197.7 to 1,210.9, 75,780 votes
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-08-26
LMArena Image to Video
Higher rating1,415Rank 9, 95% interval 1,410.4 to 1,419.5, 517,108 votes
1,260.7Rank 26, 95% interval 1,255.4 to 1,265.9, 334,385 votes
LMArenaRetrieved 2026-08-26

Higher rating is better. A clear lead is shown only when the published 95% intervals do not overlap.

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Visual comparison

Sample videos

Only runs from both exact model versions under the same archived prompt and first-output rule appear here. Provider showcases and substitute versions remain excluded.

Controlled practical comparison. Both exact model versions received the same archived prompt in one request. The first output counts. Playback uses the first five seconds, 1280 × 720 pixels, 30 fps, no crop, and muted audio. Provider-side randomness and prompt processing remain model characteristics.

Motion and physical consistency

Anatomy, object consistency, camera tracking, rain, and reflections

Grok Imagine Video

Run details

fal.ai. xai/grok-imagine-video/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.","duration":5,"resolution":"720p","aspect_ratio":"16:9"}, configured price estimate $0.35.

Generated Aug 24, 2026. Source

Hailuo 2.3

Run details

OpenRouter. minimax/hailuo-2.3. 16:9, one request, first output, requested 6 s, request {"model":"minimax/hailuo-2.3","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","duration":6,"resolution":"1080p","generate_audio":false,"provider":{"options":{"minimax":{"parameters":{"prompt_optimizer":false}}}}}, live estimated cost $0.4902, actual cost $0.4902.

Generated Aug 24, 2026. Source

Prompt and integrity hashes

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.

Prompt SHA 256: 206a9182584e93790fd6df608e8a2065fe2c8f747e85aeaaf4c8ea84040e6299

Grok Imagine Video, Original SHA 256: 6d2362215e29d87c2b525785a39fa33330412fcd82e84d9a8dbd675eed773853

Grok Imagine Video, Normalized SHA 256: 70d716f422e4d04f193888afdb33ce86b5cc49b18a4f61e2cafa6631c4a5ef74

Hailuo 2.3, Original SHA 256: d08275d75a2a46d9bb806ab5b87bfda52f5fd2136272162885e750d36ee8e141

Hailuo 2.3, Normalized SHA 256: 14ba1571a16e5e89bc3bd08c8bb7ac2c7da944356a5c2c41348d868c59aa7fa0

How to read the data

Preference is not the same as production fit

A higher LMArena rating means that outputs from this exact configuration were preferred more often in blind comparisons.

Motion control, identity consistency, audio, turnaround time, moderation, and licensing may matter more than the aggregate preference rating.

Prices are representative public minute rates, not a normalized cost benchmark.

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