Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro
Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro represents the pinnacle of the Hailuo video series, offering the most advanced features and highest quality output available from Minimax. This professional-grade model is designed for creators who demand cinematic quality, featuring superior coherence, detail, and artistic control. It is perfectly suited for high-stakes projects in advertising, entertainment, and professional digital art.
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Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro represents the pinnacle of the Hailuo video series, offering the most advanced features and highest quality output available from Minimax. This professional-grade model is designed for creators who demand cinematic quality, featuring superior coherence, detail, and artistic control. It is perfectly suited for high-stakes projects in advertising, entertainment, and professional digital art.
Connect Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or Codex to Layer’s MCP server and Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro becomes a tool your agent can reach for — it picks the parameters, runs the generation, and shows you the result in the conversation.
https://mcp.app.layer.ai/mcpAsk your agent
“Use Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro to animate a torch-lit dungeon corridor with a slow dolly forward.”
execute_forge({
"base_model_id": "minimax-hailuo-2.3-pro",
"prompt": "A torch-lit dungeon corridor, slow dolly forward",
"batch_size": 1
})Authenticate with a personal access token, post the model’s own form, and poll the inference until it completes. Every field below is accepted by this endpoint.
# Start the generation — returns an inference id straight away.
curl -X POST https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/base-models/minimax-hailuo-2-3-pro/inferences \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LAYER_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "A torch-lit dungeon corridor, slow dolly forward"
}'
# Poll until status is "complete" — the response then carries the asset URLs.
curl https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/inferences/$INFERENCE_ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LAYER_TOKEN"- prompt stringrequired
- Describe what to generate, or the change to make.
- prompt_enhancement enumdefault AUTOAUTO, OFF, STANDARD
- Let the model rewrite the prompt before generating.
- guidance_file_first_frame file[]required
- The frame the video starts on
- prompt_language string
- The language the prompt is written in, so it reaches the model as you meant it.
Create amazing video content with Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro on Layer
The complete content creation platform for modern game teams. From concepting to polished in-game assets - across Image, 3D, Video, and Audio.
Why use Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro for video?
High fidelity image to video conversion with advanced detail preservation
Hailuo-2.3 Pro retains more nuance from the source image, including fine texture, shading consistency, and color accuracy. This makes it ideal for animating hero art, cosmetics, and high visibility promotional frames.
Exceptional temporal stability for smooth, polished motion
Characters, items, and environments stay consistent across frames with reduced jitter and warping. Hailuo-2.3 Pro enables animation loops suitable for UA ads, shop displays, and event teasers that require professional polish.
Improved camera control for refined cinematic moves
The model handles more complex camera actions ( gentle tracking, smooth push ins, slow arcs ) with clarity and coherence. This elevates the overall production quality and supports more dynamic promo content.

Premium UA video hooks with clean motion and high clarity
Generate refined 1 to 3 second clips that read clearly on mobile ad placements. Hailuo-2.3 Pro’s stability and detail fidelity help creatives perform better across networks.

Polished character and cosmetic reveal animations
Create expressive character motions, outfit highlights, or item showcases with stable geometry. Perfect for shop spins, seasonal skins, feature highlights, and LiveOps promos.

Cinematic environmental motion and atmospheric event teasers
Animate biomes, backdrops, or event themes with improved lighting transitions and camera behavior. Hailuo-2.3 Pro is ideal for worldbuilding clips, event intros, and thematic storytelling.
FAQ
How much does Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro cost? Is it free?+
How does Layer's pricing work?+
There are no seat fees, feature gates, or plans on Layer. Instead, our platform uses a consumption based system with Creative Units (CUs) with a flexible monthly subscription. Every generation on Layer (image, video, 3D, or audio) consumes a Creative Unit, and you only pay for what you create.
What Elo score does Minimax Hailuo-2.3 Pro have?+
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