Hailuo AI vs Vidful (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Hailuo AI if

• Fits if you make short social clips with sound from a prompt or a photo
• Works for Android or web users who want MiniMax's H3 model in a ready-made app

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you make a lot of video: Standard's 1,000 credits cover about 84 seconds of 2K H3 a month, and Pro jumps to $30.40
• Not for you if you're on iPhone, as the US App Store page for its app came back not found
• Watch out: prices are shown against crossed-out figures with no end date, and the site header still says plans start at $9.99
• Watch out: the sign-up credit isn't stated until you're signed in, while MiniMax's separate Design app offers 3,000 free credits
• Skip it if you need an API, plugins or integrations, as none are listed

Pick Vidful if

• Fits if you want short clips from a still or a sentence on a small budget
• Works for people who only need 720p output

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need private work on the free plan: generations are public
• Watch out: free videos are watermarked and slow at peak times
• Tight if you want sharp video: 1080p starts at Pro at $39.90 a month
• Watch out: a countdown discount runs on the page, and its Ultra price differs from the page data
• Not for you if you want a phone app, as it's browser only

Hailuo AI

• Plans are shown as discounts from crossed-out prices ($14.99 for Standard) with no end date, and the site header still says plans start at $9.99 a month.
• 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.

Vidful

• The free plan adds watermarks, is not private, and can be slow at busy times.
• Basic is limited to 720p; 1080p starts at Pro.
• The pricing page shows a countdown for a limited-time annual discount, and the Ultra annual price on the page differs from the figure in its page data.
• Paid plans are monthly credit allowances: 100 credits is up to 50 videos on Basic.

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.

Vidful

Text and image to video

Create clips from a prompt or a still image, with Google Veo 3 listed as a supported model.

Lip sync and auto sound

Paid plans list accurate lip sync plus automatic speech and sound generation.

Effects, extension and upscaling

60+ video effects, video extension and upscaling are listed on every paid plan.

Private, watermark-free output

Paid plans list private generation, watermark-free downloads, commercial use rights and unlimited storage.

Hailuo AI

• Standard$8.40

  per month, billed yearly ($10.50 billed monthly)

  1,000 credits a month, about 84 seconds of 2K H3 video, plus Veo 3.1 and Sora 2. Shown against a crossed-out $14.99; $100.80 billed yearly.

• Pro$30.40

  per month, billed yearly ($38 billed monthly)

  4,500 credits a month and unlimited 1K to 2K images on Nano Banana, Seedream and GPT Image. Shown against $54.99; $364.80 billed yearly.

• Master$71.20

  per month, billed yearly ($89 billed monthly)

  10,500 credits a month, about 875 seconds of 2K H3 video, with unlimited 2K images. Shown against $119.99; $854.40 billed yearly.

• Max$184

  per month, billed yearly ($216 billed monthly)

  27,000 credits a month, unlimited Hailuo 2.0 and 2.3 video and unlimited 4K images. $2,208 billed yearly.

Vidful

• Free$0

  Watermarked videos, public generations, slower generation during peak times.

• Basic$7.9

  per month, billed yearly ($9.9 billed monthly)

  100 credits a month (up to 50 videos), 720p, 2 concurrent jobs, no watermark, commercial use.

• Pro$39.9

  per month, billed yearly ($49.9 billed monthly)

  1,000 credits a month (up to 500 videos), 1080p, 4 concurrent jobs, priority support.

• Ultra$59.9

  per month, billed yearly ($99.9 billed monthly)

  3,000 credits a month (up to 1,500 videos), 1080p, 6 concurrent jobs, premium support.

Hailuo AI

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rates with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, Standard is $100.80 ($8.40 a month) against $10.50 billed monthly, Pro $364.80 against $38 a month, and Master $854.40 against $89 a month.

Vidful

• Annual discount

  Save up to 40% on annual plans

  The pricing page's annual toggle shows lower monthly rates than monthly billing, for example Pro at $39.9 against $49.9, under a limited-time banner.