Alternatives

A Hailuo AI Alternative for AI Drama Series

Updated November 2, 2026

Quick answer: Hailuo AI is MiniMax's video and image generator: its home page announces MiniMax H3 with “native multimodal generation, precise multimodal editing, production-ready content creation”, and its plans sell monthly credits for clips at 480p, 768p and 2K, with other labs' video and image models on paid plans. SceneMixer builds a whole drama from a script: an episode outline, a cast drawn once, a storyboard per episode and video segment by segment, with characters performing their lines on screen in 15 languages. Choose Hailuo for fast single clips and a multi-model toolbox; choose SceneMixer for a series with a fixed cast.

Still from “Crimson Vow”, an AI short drama generated end-to-end by SceneMixer (4 characters, 1 episode) — Sample: “Crimson Vow” — Digital HD, 1 episode, produced end-to-end by SceneMixer from the script · watch the episodes

Clips from a model maker, or a series from a script

Hailuo's plans are priced by the second for each model and resolution, with discounts shown next to list prices and yearly billing lower than monthly¹. SceneMixer prices video by the second too, but by resolution tier, and the outline, cast and storyboard around the video are part of the same project.

At a glance

Hailuo AI facts as stated on its own pages, checked November 2, 2026
	Hailuo AI	SceneMixer
Built around	A video and image generator from MiniMax: “native multimodal generation, precise multimodal editing, production-ready content creation”²	One series project: script → cast → episode outline → storyboard per episode → video per segment → one file per episode
Clip length	MiniMax H3 clips of 4–15 seconds at 768p or 2K; H3 Max 5–15 seconds at 480p or 768p¹	Up to 30 seconds per segment on some tiers; an episode is as many segments as its storyboard needs
Other models	Paid plans list access to Veo 3.1 beside Hailuo 2.3; image models such as Nano Banana Pro and Seedream¹	Tiers by resolution and price per second; the model behind each tier is managed for you
Plans	Free: one-time trial credits, Hailuo models only. Standard $14.99 with 1,000 credits a month; Pro $54.99 with 4,500; Master $119.99 with 10,500; Max $184 billed yearly with 27,000; discounts shown on the page¹	Credit packs from $1.49; Pro plan $7.99/month with 700 credits. New accounts get 50 free credits and 15 free reference images.
Video price	MiniMax H3 at 2K from $0.081 a second and at 768p from $0.047 (Pro and above, billed yearly); Standard $0.101 and $0.059; higher when billed monthly¹	From about $0.06 per second at 480P, $0.12 at 720P and $0.24 at 1080P (lowest tier at each resolution, at the lowest credit price).
Commercial use	“Any videos you can download without watermarks are yours”; paid plans remove watermarks¹	You own the results, including commercial use, on free allowances too; uploads and outputs are not used to train models unless you agree.
Failed generations	“No credits will be charged for failed generations”¹	Credits are held while a task runs, charged on success and returned on failure. Do credits expire?

Models differ between platforms, so compare a test clip of your own scene, not only the price per second.

What a fixed cast looks like

Character reference sheet 1 from Crimson Vow, an AI short drama made with SceneMixer — Reference sheets SceneMixer generated once for “Crimson Vow”. Every segment that features one of these characters is rendered against their sheet, so the face does not have to be re-described shot by shot · watch the sample

Character reference sheet 2 from Crimson Vow, an AI short drama made with SceneMixer — Reference sheets SceneMixer generated once for “Crimson Vow”. Every segment that features one of these characters is rendered against their sheet, so the face does not have to be re-described shot by shot · watch the sample

Stay with Hailuo AI if…

You want fast single clips from MiniMax's own models — MiniMax H3 up to 2K and 15 seconds¹.
You want several video models on one subscription — the plans list Hailuo 2.3 and Veo 3.1 beside MiniMax's own models¹.
You want images, lip sync, music and upscaling beside the video — its plan table lists them as agent tools and image models¹.
You want a large monthly credit pool — up to 27,000 credits a month on its Max plan¹.

SceneMixer fits if…

You are telling a story in episodes. One read of the script returns the cast, locations, props and an episode-by-episode outline with an end-of-episode hook; each episode gets its own storyboard. Upload a script and read it.
The same faces must hold from shot to shot. Reference sheets ride along with every segment, linked by id rather than by name. How consistency works.
Your cast should speak a particular language. Pick it in step 1 and the lines are performed in that language as the shot renders — no dubbing pass. Native dialogue vs dubbing.
You are adapting one story for a market. The target region adapts names, casting and scenery for Western, East Asian, Southeast Asian or Latin American audiences. Relocate a story by region.
You would rather pay as you go. Packs start at $1.49 and plan credits stay in your balance. Do credits expire?

Where Hailuo AI lands in SceneMixer

In Hailuo AI	Closest step in SceneMixer
References (Omni Reference)	Character, location and prop sheets attached to every segment. Regenerate or replace one sheet
Lip Sync tool	Lip sync or re-perform on a finished clip. Lip sync or re-perform
Music Generation	A built-in score written per episode. Background music
Video Upscale	Enhance on a finished clip, one resolution step up. Enhance a clip

The SceneMixer episode editor: asset library on the left, the storyboard in the middle, the video preview on the right, and every segment along the bottom timeline — The episode editor: cast and locations on the left, the storyboard in the middle, the current take on the right, every segment along the bottom.

Moving a story over

Bring the script — paste it or upload .txt, .docx or .md; prompts you wrote for single clips can become shots in the storyboard.
Set the project in step 1: Type (Short Drama, TV Series or Film), aspect ratio, dialogue language and target region.
Reuse character art you own. On a paid plan, upload it in place of a generated sheet; otherwise generate sheets — the first 15 on an account are free.
Draft cheaply, finish the keepers. Generate at the lowest tier, then regenerate only the segments that will be seen most at a higher resolution. Draft at 480P, finish at 1080P.

Frequently asked questions

Is SceneMixer a Hailuo AI alternative?

For a drama in episodes with a fixed cast and spoken dialogue, yes. For quick single clips and a multi-model toolbox, Hailuo is built around that.

How much does Hailuo AI cost?

On November 2, 2026, its plans page listed a Free plan with one-time trial credits, Standard at $14.99 a month (1,000 credits), Pro at $54.99 (4,500), Master at $119.99 (10,500) and Max at $184 billed yearly (27,000), with discounts shown on each. Check hailuoai.video/subscribe for current prices.

Is Hailuo AI free?

Its plans page, checked November 2, 2026, listed a Free plan with one-time trial credits for Hailuo models only.

Can SceneMixer characters talk?

Yes. Lines are written into the storyboard and performed in the video in the project's language, one of 15. Native dialogue vs dubbing.

Sources and corrections

Hailuo AI plans (hailuoai.video/subscribe) — plans, monthly credits, per-second prices, models, commercial use and watermark answers
Hailuo AI (hailuoai.video) — what the site says it is for

Facts about Hailuo AI come only from the pages listed above, as checked on November 2, 2026. Prices and plans change often, so check Hailuo AI's site before you buy. Hailuo AI is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to identify the product; SceneMixer is not affiliated with it. Spotted something out of date? Email support@scenemixer.com and we will correct it.

From clips to a series

The same cast, episode after episode.

Start a project free

Credit packages from $1.49 · Pro $7.99/mo · No credit card to start