Looking for a free alternative to Hailuo AI (MiniMax)? Here are 9 ai video generation worth trying — 9 with a free tier. Hailuo AI (MiniMax) itself is free tier + paid.
| Tool | Hailuo AI (MiniMax) (you searched) | Genmo (Mochi 1) | Meta Vibes | MAGI-1 (Sand AI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | freemium | free | free | free |
| Best for | MiniMax H3 is the current flagship model, with Hailuo 2.3 still available | Fully open-source text-to-video model (Mochi 1) with downloadable weights | Text-to-video and image-to-video generation with a remix feed | Apache-2.0 autoregressive video model generating chunk by chunk for text, image and video-to-video |
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Genmo (Mochi 1) is the closest free alternative to Hailuo AI (MiniMax): same AI Video Generation sub-category, and it is free. Fully open-source text-to-video model (Mochi 1) with downloadable weights
Yes — 9 of the 9 alternatives listed here are free or freemium: Genmo (Mochi 1), Meta Vibes, MAGI-1 (Sand AI), Google Veo (Flow), Runway. None of them are paid-only.
Hailuo AI (MiniMax) is free tier + paid. There is a free tier you can work in, with paid plans above it.
They are the other tools in AI Video Generation, then the rest of Content & Media Generation, ordered free tiers first and capped at 9. There is no sponsorship and no paid placement in that ordering — only the pricing tier decides.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Fully open-source text-to-video model (Mochi 1) with downloadable weights.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Text-to-video and image-to-video generation with a remix feed.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Apache-2.0 autoregressive video model generating chunk by chunk for text, image and video-to-video.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Veo 3.1 video generation with native synchronized audio.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Gen-4.5 with fine camera and motion control.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Kling 3.0 and newer 4.0 models for high-motion, physical scenes.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Cinematic camera-motion presets.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Open-weight Wan2.x video model family usable locally.
✦ WhyA Hailuo AI (MiniMax) alternative — Node-based Canvas for building multi-shot video workflows.