Minimax Video 01
Minimax Video 01 is a powerful and accessible video generation model from Minimax, designed to make high-quality AI video creation straightforward. It excels at translating text prompts into engaging, 720p video clips with good visual consistency and motion. For artists and content creators, it serves as a reliable tool for producing animated content for social media, marketing, and creative storytelling.
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Minimax Video 01 is a powerful and accessible video generation model from Minimax, designed to make high-quality AI video creation straightforward. It excels at translating text prompts into engaging, 720p video clips with good visual consistency and motion. For artists and content creators, it serves as a reliable tool for producing animated content for social media, marketing, and creative storytelling.
Connect Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or Codex to Layer’s MCP server and Minimax Video 01 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 Video 01 to animate a torch-lit dungeon corridor with a slow dolly forward.”
execute_forge({
"base_model_id": "minimax",
"prompt": "A torch-lit dungeon corridor, slow dolly forward",
"batch_size": 1,
"duration_seconds": 5
})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-video-01/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 string
- Describe what to generate, or the change to make.
- aspect_ratio stringdefault LANDSCAPE_16_9_720p
- The shape and size of the output.
- prompt_enhancement enumdefault AUTOAUTO, OFF, STANDARD
- Let the model rewrite the prompt before generating.
- duration_seconds integerdefault 5
- Length of the generated clip, in seconds.
- guidance_file_first_frame file[]
- 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 Video 01 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 Video 01 for video?
Fast video generation optimized for rapid creative exploration
Minimax Video 01 produces clips quickly with strong prompt responsiveness. It is ideal for brainstorming UA hooks, testing visual angles, and generating lightweight sequences on short timelines.
Clean stylized rendering with solid color and composition control
The model delivers vibrant color palettes, readable silhouettes, and balanced framing. This makes it well suited for stylized game genres, event teasers, or concept driven creative where clarity matters more than ultra realism.
Stable motion for a lightweight model tier
Despite being speed oriented, Minimax Video 01 maintains enough motion coherence to support character gestures, environmental pans, and simple action beats. It is reliable for early stage concepts, social style clips, and quick LiveOps assets.

Fast UA video ideation and early performance testing
Generate quick 1 to 3 second hooks to test pacing, camera angles, and visual themes. Minimax Video 01 helps teams identify standout ideas before investing time in heavier models.

Lightweight LiveOps teasers and event announcement loops
Create short, stylized sequences that introduce new events, items, or cosmetic drops. The fast turnaround makes it ideal for LiveOps pipelines that need frequent video outputs.

Stylized character and item showcase clips
Produce simple reveal gestures, item spins, or character motions with stable enough performance for shop displays and fast social content. Minimax Video 01 balances speed with clarity for high volume production needs.
FAQ
How much does Minimax Video 01 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.
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