Hailuo AI vs Higgsfield
We give Hailuo AI a 2.2 GPA and Higgsfield a 2.4, out of 4.0. Higgsfield grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hailuo AI
MiniMax's video and image generator, running its H3 model
Free trial
Higgsfield
AI video and image suite with its own studios and many models
Free plan
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHailuo AIFair | 2.4GPAHiggsfieldFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo plan prices could be read: the plan list didn't load for our reader, and third-party guides disagree. The site's header says plans start at $9.99 a month, but with nothing to check that against, it stays a C. | CNo plan prices could be read: the pricing page builds its plans with JavaScript our reader couldn't load, and the help centre gives no figures. With no price on record, it's a C. |
| Free plan and trial | CNew accounts get free credits on sign-up, but the amount isn't shown until you're signed in. MiniMax's separate Design app offers 3,000 free credits for downloading it. | CA free tier lets you generate with a small set of models but includes no credits, and there's no trial of the paid plans. |
| Features | CH3 makes clips with sound up to 15 seconds at 2K, mixes image, video and audio references, edits clips by instruction and makes images. But it runs MiniMax's own model only, with no partner models, API or plugins on record. | BSoul image models with Soul ID to keep a face the same, Cinema Studio for multi-shot scenes with camera control, Marketing Studio for ads from a product link, a node Canvas, the Supercomputer agent and outside models like Veo and Kling. The whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo app-store rating on record. Effect templates make quick clips easy, but mixing several references into one scene takes practice. | CNo app-store rating on record. Several studios, a node canvas and an agent mean a lot of places to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and an Android app on Google Play. The site links an iPhone app, but its US App Store page came back not found, and no integrations are listed. | BWeb, with plugins for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Resolve, Figma and Blender, and links to Claude and ChatGPT. No phone or desktop app of its own. |
| Best for | short clips with sound from MiniMax's H3 | consistent characters and video ads |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Hailuo AI and Higgsfield. How we grade
Where they differ
- Higgsfield has a free plan. Hailuo AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Hailuo AI lists an Android app.
- Hailuo AI also covers templates.
- Higgsfield also covers AI agents.
In commonWebAI featuresImage generationVideo generation
At a glance
| Hailuo AI | Higgsfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | Generate with a small set of models, with no credits included. There is no free trial of the paid plans. |
| Free trial | New users get free credits on sign-up; the amount is not shown before signing in | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | MiniMax | Higgsfield, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Hailuo AI
- Short social clips with sound from a prompt or a photo
- Mixing several reference images and clips into one video
- People who want to try MiniMax's H3 model in a ready-made app
Higgsfield
- Creators who want one face to stay the same across many images and clips
- Marketers making many product video ads from a link
- People who want many outside video models under one subscription
Worth knowing
Hailuo AI
- Plan prices could not be read: the plan list did not load for our reader. The site header shows plans from $9.99 a month, and third-party guides disagree on the tiers.
- The site links to an iOS app, but its US App Store page returned not found on October 17, 2026; the Android app is on Google Play.
- MiniMax also sells H3 in its separate MiniMax Design app, which a site banner promotes with 3,000 free credits for downloading it.
Higgsfield
- Plan prices could not be read: the pricing page builds its plan list with JavaScript, which our reader could not load, and the help center gives no figures.
- Unlimited model access on mid and top plans works only on higgsfield.ai; MCP, Canvas and Supercomputer always spend credits, and plan credits do not roll over.
- Refunds are given only within 7 days of a first purchase with no credits used, less a fee of up to 6%; renewals are not refunded.
- Team plans take 2 to 9 seats and Scale 5 to 15; SSO starts at Scale, and no-training terms only come with Enterprise.
Key features
Hailuo AI
- MiniMax H3 video model
- Generates video with native stereo sound, up to 15 seconds long at 2K, from text, images or a mix of references, including multi-shot clips.
- Omni Reference
- Combine reference images, video and audio in one prompt, for example borrowing a camera move from one clip and a character from an image.
- Editing by instruction
- H3 edits and restyles existing clips and transfers motion from one video to another, with the change described in plain language.
- Image generation
- A separate Create Image mode turns prompts into still images, alongside text-to-video and image-to-video.
- Effect templates
- The home page offers trending preset templates such as PetPal, Style Switch, CineScope and ASMR for quick themed creations.
Higgsfield
- Soul and Soul ID
- Higgsfield's own image models aimed at cinematic and fashion looks; Soul ID learns a character from photos so the same face appears in later images and videos.
- Cinema Studio
- Makes cinematic video with camera control, multi-shot scenes and physics-aware motion.
- Marketing Studio
- Turns a product URL or image into a finished video ad in a UGC, unboxing, tutorial or TV-spot format, with audio and lip sync.
- Canvas
- A node-based board for chaining models in sequence, working on it with others in real time and saving pipelines to reuse.
- Supercomputer agent
- Describe a job in plain language and the agent plans it, generates the assets and delivers them, including batch variations and simple websites.
- Plugins for editing apps
- Plugins for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Resolve, Photoshop, Figma and Blender generate clips into the timeline and reframe footage or remove its background.
Plans
Hailuo AI
Pricing could not be confirmed. See hailuoai.video.
Higgsfield
Pricing could not be confirmed. See higgsfield.ai.
