# Hailuo 02 (512p)

> MiniMax Hailuo 02 at 512p — cheapest video tier on Kyma. Flat $0.140 per clip (6s or 10s). T2V or I2V via image_url. Best for social shorts, rapid iteration, budget motion.

Human version: https://kymaapi.com/models/hailuo-02-512p
Live JSON: `GET https://kymaapi.com/v1/models` (no auth required)

## Facts

- **Model ID**: `hailuo-02-512p` — pass this as `model` in the request body
- **Creator**: MiniMax
- **Released**: 2025-06-18
- **Price**: $0.14 / clip

## Call it

```bash
curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KYMA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "hailuo-02-512p", "prompt": "..."}'
```

## Positioning

MiniMax Hailuo 02 at 512p is the budget video generation tier on Kyma. Reach for it when you need low-cost text-to-video or image-to-video outputs for social content and rapid prototyping.

## About

This model generates 512p video clips from text prompts or an input image via image_url. It supports both 6-second and 10-second durations and operates on a per-clip billing model. It is the cheapest video tier available on the platform.

On Kyma, it runs through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint using a single API key. New accounts start with a $0.50 credit, and prompt caching applies a 90% discount to repeated prefixes, billing them at 10% of the standard input rate. Requests automatically fail over if a serving path degrades, and the exact cost is returned in the usage.cost field.

The model is optimized for cost over speed, so generation times will be slower than higher-tier alternatives. It does not support structured outputs, reasoning traces, or vision input parsing beyond the initial image reference.

## Use cases

- **Social Media Shorts** — Generate quick 6s or 10s clips optimized for platforms like TikTok or Instagram.
- **Rapid Motion Mockups** — Produce low-fidelity video drafts to test pacing and composition before high-res rendering.
- **Budget Video Workflows** — Scale automated video generation pipelines where per-clip cost matters more than latency.

## Not ideal for

Do not use this model for high-resolution cinematic output, real-time interactive applications, or workflows requiring structured JSON responses.

## Pick something else when

- You need higher resolution or faster generation times → `hailuo-02-768p`, `hailuo-02-1080p`
- You require premium visual fidelity and complex scene understanding → `kling-2.5-pro`, `veo-3`
- You need audio generation alongside video → `kling-3-pro-audio`

## See also

- All models: https://kymaapi.com/models.md
- Pricing: https://kymaapi.com/pricing.md
- Other models by MiniMax: https://kymaapi.com/models?q=MiniMax