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Hailuo AI

Hosted consumer video-creation product using Hailuo and newer MiniMax video-model options; this is distinct from downloadable MiniMax model weights.

Score calculation

(3 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 7) ÷ 6 = 3.0

6 of six dimensions rated. Unrated dimensions are excluded from the average.

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Setup details

Hailuo consumer web/app terms and privacy policy; MiniMax API or open-source video-model routes are separate and not covered by this consumer-service assessment.

What fits your needs

Hailuo consumer web and app for video generation; MiniMax Open Platform/API and downloadable H3 weights are distinct services.

Prompt and reference video

Hailuo supports text/image video creation and currently promotes MiniMax H3 on its consumer website; MiniMax’s Hailuo 2.3 release described 6- and 10-second outputs and a Fast variant.

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Media-agent workflow

Hailuo’s Media Agent can assemble multimodal creation steps from text or uploaded images, video and audio.

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Tradeoffs to expect

Consumer route is hosted

The Hailuo consumer service is separate from MiniMax’s open-source H3 repository and does not document a local consumer inference option.

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Credits/subscription

Hailuo offers subscription and credit purchases; applicable use and renewal terms should be reviewed at checkout.

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How to switch

Choose service/model

Select a model in Hailuo for hosted consumer use; use MiniMax Open Platform/API or downloaded H3 only under their distinct product terms.

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Practical questions

Age

Hailuo terms require users to be at least 16 years old; younger users are ineligible under the service terms.

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Face data and retention

For specified mobile features, face landmarks are temporarily derived for generation and deleted after processing; broader user content follows purpose-based retention.

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Impersonation and uploaded content

Terms prohibit impersonating another person and require users to comply with content standards; the reviewed terms do not describe a per-action likeness consent check.

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Energy practices

3/10↑

Hailuo documents a hosted app with selectable model/duration options, but no consumer task energy or facility electricity reporting.

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MiniMax documents Hailuo consumer app releases and model choices, while the website terms define the hosted service. Users can select shorter video durations or a Fast variant where offered, but those controls are not reported as measured energy reductions.

1 + 1 reporting + 0 electricity + 1 controls = 3/10. This grades documented practices and transparency.

Consumer app model routing, serving region, facility electricity, and per-generation energy are not established by the cited sources.

Reporting1/3
Hailuo documents a hosted consumer app and separate open/API product routes, but no energy report for consumer generations.
Electricity sourcing0/3
The reviewed Hailuo consumer materials do not identify the generation facility or its electricity mix.
Resource controls1/3
The service exposes duration and Fast-model options for video generations; these bound requested output or provide a product-speed/price choice, not measured physical energy savings.

Water disclosure

Water reporting has not been assessed for this choice.

Training data

1/10↑

Hailuo consumer product pages describe model versions but do not publish training data rights for the models available in the app.

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The consumer Hailuo service names current model options, and MiniMax separately announced Hailuo and H3 model releases. The reviewed consumer/model sources do not provide a full source manifest, rights basis or Hailuo-app creator remedy; H3 open-source weights are not a training-rights disclosure.

1 + 0 source transparency + 0 permission + 0 creator controls = 1/10, with the permission cap applied.

App-specific model assignment, named dataset sources, permissions and creator opt-out/removal processes remain unresolved.

Source transparency0/3
The reviewed official model documentation does not identify training-source categories or a named training dataset.
Documented permission0/4
The reviewed official materials don’t show source permissions or a rights basis for training data.
Creator controls0/2
No release-specific creator opt-out, content removal or retraining pathway is documented in the reviewed model sources.
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Your data & privacy

4/10↑

Hailuo accepts and stores submitted media for service use; its policy gives purpose-based retention and describes temporary processing of face landmarks for specific mobile features.

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The privacy page covers web, apps and uploaded images/video, and says face landmarks derived in certain mobile features are used for generation and deleted after processing. Data may be shared with service providers and retained as needed for service, legal and business purposes; the reviewed policy does not promise a fixed deletion period for all prompt/media data.

4/10 reflects detailed collection and feature-specific face-data handling, while general retention is purpose-based and other service routes are excluded.

Coverage differs for other MiniMax/Nanonoble sites and API services; the exact model route and general content-retention duration are not specified.

Openness

2/10↑

Hailuo consumer app is a hosted video service; MiniMax’s separately open-source H3 model doesn’t show that consumer Hailuo runs locally or grants those weights.

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The Hailuo site is a hosted consumer product. MiniMax separately announced open-sourcing H3, but the reviewed sources do not map H3 weights to all Hailuo consumer features or grant Hailuo app users a local model deployment route.

2/10 reflects a managed consumer service without a documented consumer self-host path; separate MiniMax H3 weights are outside this service scope.

Specific models shown in the app can change; MiniMax H3 and Hailuo 2.3 are distinct releases and should not be conflated with app delivery.

Worker protections

1/10↑

MiniMax’s company profile and Hailuo product terms establish the corporate/product route but do not disclose worker protections or workforce assurance.

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MiniMax identifies Hailuo among its AI-native products, and Hailuo terms name Nanonoble as service provider. The reviewed company and consumer-service materials do not report pay, conditions, worker voice, moderation contractor protections or independent labour assurance.

1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1/10. Documented worker protections; missing disclosure is an evidence gap.

Employee, contractor, annotation and moderation workforce conditions for MiniMax / Nanonoble remain unestablished in these public sources.

Pay & conditions0/3
Reviewed MiniMax / Nanonoble sources do not disclose worker pay, employment conditions or contractor protections.
Worker voice & remedy0/3
The cited MiniMax / Nanonoble materials do not identify worker-voice, grievance or remedy processes.
Evidence & follow-through0/3
No independent workforce assurance is published in the cited MiniMax / Nanonoble sources.
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Military ties

7/10Not established↑

No military relationship or product-specific military safeguards are established in the reviewed MiniMax / Nanonoble sources.

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The official sources reviewed for Hailuo AI describe its creative route, model access and user terms but don’t show defense work, a military customer, or binding operational restrictions. This product-level disclosure gap does not resolve unreviewed corporate or downstream relationships.

7 base + 0 safeguard adjustment = 7/10 (0 of 9 safeguard points; every 3 adds 1). No military relationship was established in the cited sources. This ranks above known defense ties without claiming a verified clean record.

Company-wide defense customers and downstream uses of Hailuo AI were not exhaustively established.

Use restrictions0/4
Reviewed MiniMax / Nanonoble sources do not state a binding military-use restriction for this product route.
Enforcement & oversight0/3
No military-specific oversight or enforcement is documented in the cited MiniMax / Nanonoble sources.
Relationship disclosure0/2
The reviewed MiniMax / Nanonoble sources do not disclose a military relationship for this product or operator.

The cited MiniMax / Nanonoble product and policy materials don’t show a military contract, customer or deployment; that limited finding is not proof no such relationship exists.

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BDS targets

Not listed↑

The company is not named in the two reviewed official BNC campaign sources.

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The BNC guide and No Tech campaign were checked for MiniMax, the product brand named in MiniMax company materials, and its Hailuo service operator Nanonoble; neither is listed in those two sources. This is a limited campaign lookup, not a certification or a full ownership/supply-chain assessment.

The check does not cover other campaigns, suppliers, investments, affiliates or future target changes.

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