video model by MiniMax
Hailuo 2.3
Cinematic motion from a prompt or a first frame, in 6 or 10 seconds
What is Hailuo 2.3?
Hailuo 2.3 is a video model from MiniMax, the company that also makes MiniMax H3. It focuses on high-quality cinematic motion in short clips. In Cinemagiq it runs as one simple lane: write a prompt, optionally add a starting image, pick a length and generate. With so few settings to manage, it is an easy first model for testing a shot idea.
Hailuo 2.3 works from a prompt alone or from a prompt plus a first frame. There is no last frame and no reference images. Clips are either 6 or 10 seconds long, in 16:9 or 9:16. It generates picture only, with no sound, so plan to add audio afterward with ElevenLabs Voiceover, ElevenLabs Sound Effects or ElevenLabs Music in the Audio tab of the Generation Studio.
Use Hailuo 2.3 for single, motion-led shots: a dancer spinning, a climber reaching a summit, a camera orbiting a subject. It suits music-driven edits where you will lay your own track over the picture. If the shot needs sound in the same pass, an end frame or references, pick Seedance 2.5, Kling O3 or MiniMax H3 Max instead.
Hailuo 2.3 examples
Made in Cinemagiq with Hailuo 2.3. The exact prompt is under each one.
PromptA dancer in a flowing red dress spins on a rooftop at sunset, the fabric swirling, the city skyline behind her, slow orbiting camera.
PromptA climber silhouetted against a green aurora pulls himself onto a snowy summit and raises his ice axe, stars overhead, wide shot.
What Hailuo 2.3 can do in Cinemagiq
Straight from the model list Cinemagiq runs today.
| Variant | What drives the shot | Length | Resolution | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailuo 2.3High-quality cinematic motion | Prompt, first frame (optional) | 6 or 10 s | Model default | None |
Strengths
- High-quality cinematic motion
- Text-to-video or a first frame
- Simple settings: 6 or 10 seconds
- Landscape and vertical output
Best for
- Motion-led single shots
- Music-driven edits with your own soundtrack
- Vertical social clips
- Testing a shot idea before a longer render
Watch-outs
- No sound
- Only 6 or 10 seconds, with no last frame and no references
- 16:9 or 9:16 only
Prompt tips for Hailuo 2.3
- Lead with the movement, like the dancer example on this page: she spins, the fabric swirls, the camera slowly orbits.
- Give each clip one clear camera move. A 6 or 10 second shot has room for one move done well.
- Skip sound words in the prompt. Hailuo 2.3 makes picture only, so add audio in the Audio tab.
- With a first frame, pick the ratio that matches it, 16:9 or 9:16.
How to use Hailuo 2.3 in Cinemagiq
- 1Open the Generation Studio in your project and switch to the Video tab.
- 2Pick Hailuo 2.3 in the AI Model picker. Each card says what drives the result and its limits.
- 3Write the prompt, and add a First Frame, Last Frame or reference images where the model takes them.
- 4Generate. The button shows the token cost before you start.
- 5Find every take in the Asset Hub under All Generations, and add the one you keep to its shot on the Production Board.