Kling 3.0 vs MiniMax H3

Both Kling 3.0 and MiniMax H3 are available on Scenes AI, and neither has a published quality score — so this page will not tell you which looks better. It compares the 5 specifications they actually differ on, starting with price and in-video audio. Every figure below comes from the same catalogue that bills your account.

What actually differs

These two match on most of the 10 specifications below; they differ on 5.

Kling 3.0
Native multi-shot (up to 5 shots) · character binding with voice · up to 15s
MiniMax H3
Omni-reference (9 images + video + audio) · native audio · up to 15s
  • Kling 3.0 starts at $0.091 per second against $0.15 for MiniMax H3 — 1.61x the rate for the same second of finished video.
  • In-video audio is optional on Kling 3.0 and always on on MiniMax H3.
  • Kling 3.0 accepts 12 reference images per scene against 9 on MiniMax H3 — that is how many characters and locations you can pin at once.
  • Kling 3.0 tops out at 4k and MiniMax H3 at 2K.
  • MiniMax H3 offers 7 aspect ratios against 3 on Kling 3.0 (16:9, 9:16, 1:1).

Side by side

Specifications and rates, straight from the live catalogue.

Kling 3.0 compared with MiniMax H3
SpecKling 3.0MiniMax H3
Made byKuaishouMiniMax
Quality score——
BillingPer second of outputPer second of output
From (per second)$0.091$0.15
Longest scene15s15s
Aspect ratios3 (16:9, 9:16, 1:1)7 (21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, adaptive)
Resolutions720p, 1080p, 4k768P, 2K
Reference images129
Scene-to-scene morphYesYes
In-video audioOptionalAlways on

Which should you pick?

Kling 3.0 is the cheaper of the two at 1.61x less per second, which makes it the one to draft on whichever you eventually publish with. Beyond rate, pick on the differences above rather than on a quality ranking we have not measured for either engine. Because Scenes AI shows a scrubbable preview before any clips are bought, you can settle the structure cheaply and commit once.

Price your own video with either engine on the pricing page, or read the full specs for Kling 3.0 and MiniMax H3.

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Neither has a published quality score, so this page will not name a winner — a score we have not measured is not one we will invent. What we can compare is specifications, and these two differ on 5 of them; the largest are set out above.