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H3 Maxfal · 768p with native audio

AutomaticStandardHistorical launch

Cost per generated second

$0.08/ second

STANDARD PRICEStandard-price preview · dated offers listed below.

10-second clip$0.80One finished video

15-second clip$1.20One longer take

fal pricing checked on Sep 25, 2026View sources

Max & Turbo5-15s clips, three resolutions

Pay by the secondNo session floor for clips

Reference inputs4,096 tokens included per request

Live with Director$0.08/s standard · $4.80 minimum

One family. Four ways to create.

Max and Turbo make clips. Reference adds input billing. Director opens a live session. Each has its own price.

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fal H3 Max, Turbo, Reference and Director prices. Standard prices first, with historical launch rates shown separately.
fal model / workflow	480p · per second	768p · per second	1080p · per second	Billing rules
H3 MaxText to video · Image to videoEndpoint & price	$0.05Standard · Historical launch: $0.0125	$0.08Standard · Historical launch: $0.02	$0.16Standard · Historical launch: $0.04	5-15s clips. Pay for output seconds.No 60-second session floor.
H3 Max TurboFaster text / image to videoEndpoint & price	$0.025Standard · Historical launch: $0.00625	$0.04Standard · Historical launch: $0.01	$0.08Standard · Historical launch: $0.02	5-15s clips. Half the Max output rate.A separate model variant.
H3 Max ReferenceReference to videoEndpoint & price	$0.05Standard · output only	$0.08Standard · output only	$0.16Standard · output only	Output seconds + reference inputs.No launch discount listed.
H3 Max DirectorContinuous live sessionEndpoint & price	$0.08Standard · Historical launch: $0.02	$0.08Standard · Historical launch: $0.02	No confirmed quote	60-second minimum per session.$4.80 standard minimum. Historical launch: $1.20.

Historical launch cutoffs: Sep 15, 2026 for Max / Turbo; Sep 14 for Director. Standard prices are shown above. Old launch rates are retained for historical comparison only. Reference inputs include 4,096 tokens per request, then cost $0.02 per additional 1,000 tokens. Check the Max / Turbo overview

H3 Max Pricing: fal, OpenRouter & MiniMax Compared

Ordinary H3 Max across six API providers. Compare matching resolutions, then check the offer and platform fees.

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Ordinary H3 Max standard output rates across six providers, excluding platform fees and other services
Provider · ordinary H3 Max	480p / second	768p / second	10s at 768p	Price context
fal	$0.05	$0.08	$0.80	Standard · historical launch $0.0125 / $0.02 before Sep 15, 2026
MiniMax official	$0.05	$0.08	$0.80	Output video billing; input images currently included
OpenRouter	$0.05	$0.08	$0.80	Credit purchase fees apply separately
Runware	$0.05	$0.08	$0.80	Model ID: minimax:h3@max
EvoLink	$0.05	$0.08	$0.80	Text / image routes; cheapest valid request $0.25
AIMLAPI	$0.065	$0.104	$1.04	Published standard output rates

USD standard-price output estimates. OpenRouter’s standard credit-purchase fee is 5.5%, with a $0.80 minimum per purchase. It is separate from model usage. OpenRouter fees MiniMax’s $0.13/s 2K rate belongs to base H3, not H3 Max.

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Ordinary Max and Turbo costs at 768p. Long durations are totals across multiple clips, with no Director minimum.
Generated output · 768p	Max standard / historical launch	Turbo standard / historical launch
5 secondsOne short clip	$0.40 standardHistorical launch: $0.10	$0.20 standardHistorical launch: $0.05
10 secondsOne clip	$0.80 standardHistorical launch: $0.20	$0.40 standardHistorical launch: $0.10
15 secondsOne longest-length clip	$1.20 standardHistorical launch: $0.30	$0.60 standardHistorical launch: $0.15
1 minute of output4 × 15-second clips	$4.80 standardHistorical launch: $1.20	$2.40 standardHistorical launch: $0.60
15 minutes of output60 × 15-second clips	$72.00 standardHistorical launch: $18.00	$36.00 standardHistorical launch: $9.00

These are finished-clip budgets, including native audio. Max and Turbo clips have no 60-second session minimum. One- and 15-minute totals require multiple requests; they do not represent a single continuous clip. Director has separate session billing.

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How much does H3 Max cost on fal?

Ordinary H3 Max standard prices are $0.05/s at 480p, $0.08/s at 768p and $0.16/s at 1080p. Historical launch rates before September 15, 2026 were $0.0125, $0.02 and $0.04 respectively. On September 25, the endpoint pages listed a separate 50% offer through September 30: $0.025, $0.04 and $0.08. The overview shows standard prices; this site uses the endpoint offer for automatic estimates from the date it was observed, without assuming an earlier start date.

Does every H3 Max video have a $1.20 minimum?

No. Director costs $0.08/s at standard price and bills at least 60 seconds per session: $4.80. Its historical launch price before September 14, 2026 was $0.02/s with a $1.20 minimum. Ordinary Max and Turbo have no session floor. A 5-second Max clip at 768p is $0.40 standard, $0.20 under the separate offer observed September 25 through September 30, or $0.10 at the historical launch rate.

What is the difference between Max, Turbo, Reference and Director?

Max and Turbo generate finished clips from text or images; Turbo has lower published rates. Reference-to-video adds conditioning media and can bill reference inputs. Director is the separate live WebRTC session that accepts new directions while streaming. Choose the endpoint before choosing a price.

When did the original launch offers end?

The original 75% launch cutoffs were September 15, 2026 for Max and Turbo and September 14 for Director. Historical launch estimates remain available manually. A separate 50% Max/Turbo offer was observed on September 25 with an end date of September 30; automatic estimates apply it from the observation date and return to standard on October 1. Its earlier start date is unconfirmed. All cutoffs use 00:00 UTC as this site’s assumption, not a provider-confirmed timezone. Reference has no listed launch discount.

Are audio and reference inputs included?

Max and Turbo clips include generated native audio. For reference-to-video, the first 4,096 combined input tokens per request are included; each additional 1,000 tokens costs $0.02. Director includes native audio in its published session rate. These input charges should not be confused with a charge for generated audio.

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fal Director and Max/Turbo pricing rechecked Sep 25, 2026; other provider figures retain the Sep 9, 2026 audit. Every comparison names the endpoint and resolution. Calculated totals are estimates for generated output, excluding taxes, retries and other services. We do not run an independent video-quality benchmark.

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