Summary
According to a post on X by @MiniMax_AI, MiniMax announced H3-Image at about 6:15 AM PT, with open weights available on Hugging Face. The company claims the model can produce 4K by 4K (16-megapixel) images in 10 to 20 seconds and accept up to 16 reference images. MiniMax says H3-Image is available now through its API, MCode and Hailuo AI, with 50% off the largest generations during launch week. The launch follows several days of early-access tester posts.
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What happened
After days of early-access tester posts, MiniMax announced H3-Image at about 6:15 AM PT with open weights on Hugging Face. It claims 4K by 4K (16-megapixel) images in 10 to 20 seconds and up to 16 reference images, and says it is available now through its API, MCode and Hailuo AI with 50% off the largest...
Why it matters
Developers and businesses that want to work with open image models can now access the released weights directly, not only through a hosted service. Users of the API and Hailuo AI get a launch-week discount on the largest generations. The speed and resolution claims come from MiniMax and early testers, so independent results are what to watch next.
Signal Intelligence
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Technical label WATCH
Public Interest 64
Category OPEN SOURCE
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