Hailuo AI

Text-to-video and image-to-video generation using MiniMax models

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price variesestimated build time not a true replacement; consolation build in one to two daysreplaced by 0 people

Do not mistake the interface for the product. Hailuo AI's durable value is proprietary model, inference, safety, which a solo one-shot build cannot reproduce responsibly. The prompt therefore builds only the closest honest personal consolation tool.

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What you give up

  • licensed data, avatars, and production templates
  • high-fidelity color, format, and export handling
  • frontier generation quality
  • voice or likeness safety systems
  • low-latency inference infrastructure

Why people still pay

Hailuo AI: The visible editor is small; the value sits in the model, inference capacity, safety controls, and production-quality outputs.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • GPU-capable machine or model API key in .env
  • Python 3.12
  • FFmpeg
  • Explicit README warning that this is a consolation build, not a production replacement
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Use exactly this stack: Python 3.12 + FastAPI + FFmpeg + React.
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Model prompts, source clips, model settings, jobs, and exported videos; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
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Interface for this AI video generation workflow: a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views.
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

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Phase 1, architecture and data

Use exactly this stack: Python 3.12 + FastAPI + FFmpeg + React. Model prompts, source clips, model settings, jobs, and exported videos; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.

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Phase 2, implement

For AI video generation, accept a prompt or user-owned source clip and record model, duration, aspect ratio, and seed.

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Phase 3, implement

Queue one generation job, stream status, and save the raw model response before rendering a preview.

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Phase 4, review and output

Preview the result and export MP4 plus the settings used to create it.

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Phase 5, recovery and acceptance

Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: A failed or cancelled job cannot be presented as finished; exported video duration and frame size must match the saved job settings. State the practical limit: licensed data, avatars, and production templates.

the pro prompt
Build me a focused AI video generation workflow for the personal core of Hailuo AI. Requirements:

- Use exactly this stack: Python 3.12 + FastAPI + FFmpeg + React. Model prompts, source clips, model settings, jobs, and exported videos; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
- Paid product context: Text-to-video and image-to-video generation using MiniMax models. Build only this DIY scope: Build the closest honest personal AI video generation workflow using one user-selected local or API model, job history, preview, and export.
- For AI video generation, accept a prompt or user-owned source clip and record model, duration, aspect ratio, and seed.
- Queue one generation job, stream status, and save the raw model response before rendering a preview.
- Preview the result and export MP4 plus the settings used to create it.
- Use a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views. Required input or access: GPU-capable machine or model API key in .env; FFmpeg. Keep credentials in .env.
- Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: A failed or cancelled job cannot be presented as finished; exported video duration and frame size must match the saved job settings.
- Out of scope: licensed data, avatars, and production templates; high-fidelity color, format, and export handling. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow.
- Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

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Hailuo AI pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
free$0$0Maximum 3 queued jobs and 1 parallel job; watermarked output; recurring free-credit quantity is not published.
standard$14.99$6.991,000 subscription credits per billing period; paid queue allows up to 5 queued jobs and 2 parallel jobs.The annual-effective price is published in an official July 2026 article; the monthly price is published in Hailuo's payment policy.
pro$54.99$23.994,500 subscription credits per billing period; up to 5 queued jobs and 2 parallel jobs.The annual-effective price is published in an official July 2026 article; the monthly price is published in Hailuo's payment policy.
master$119.99$53.9910,000 subscription credits in the payment policy; an official July 2026 article says 10,500.Official sources disagree on whether the allowance is 10,000 or 10,500 credits.
ultra$124.99—12,000 subscription credits; includes the benefits inherited from the former Unlimited offer.A current annual total was not exposed in the official sources checked.
max$199.99—20,000 subscription credits, then unlimited Hailuo-01/Hailuo-02 Relax Mode generation.A current annual total was not exposed in the official sources checked.

free tierWatermarked output, maximum 3 queued jobs and 1 parallel job; the official pages do not publish the recurring free-credit quantity.

billingmonthly subscriptions; annual pricing is published for Standard, Pro and Master, while current annual totals for Ultra and Max were not verifiable

hidden costsSubscription credits expire at the end of each billing period and do not roll over. Extra credits cost $1 per 70 credits and expire on December 31 of the second calendar year after purchase; welcome credits expire after 3 days.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗

Questions about Hailuo AI

Can you build your own Hailuo AI with AI?

A full replacement is not the recommended project. Do not mistake the interface for the product. Hailuo AI's durable value is proprietary model, inference, safety, which a solo one-shot build cannot reproduce responsibly. The prompt therefore builds only the closest honest personal consolation tool.

What does the Hailuo AI build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Build the closest honest personal AI video generation workflow using one user-selected local or API model, job history, preview, and export. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: licensed data, avatars, and production templates; high-fidelity color, format, and export handling; frontier generation quality. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Hailuo AI prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Hailuo AI project take?

The catalogue estimate is not a true replacement; consolation build in one to two days for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Hailuo AI?

licensed data, avatars, and production templates; high-fidelity color, format, and export handling; frontier generation quality; voice or likeness safety systems; low-latency inference infrastructure. Hailuo AI: The visible editor is small; the value sits in the model, inference capacity, safety controls, and production-quality outputs.

What can I use instead of building Hailuo AI?

ComfyUI: The local video ecosystem's engine room; capable of almost anything, friendly to almost nobody at first. SwarmUI: Text-to-video and image-to-video through a simpler Generate tab, with current local models underneath. LTX Desktop: A real local video editor with text and image generation built in; your GPU replaces the credit card. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/hailuo-ai/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

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