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Hailuo AI vs Dreamina

Hailuo AI: MiniMax's AI video and image platform, home of the MiniMax H3 model with native stereo sound. Dreamina: ByteDance's AI image and video platform, built on Seedream and Seedance, with free daily credits.

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Updated October 16, 2026

Hailuo AI and Dreamina details as published on hailuoai.video and dreamina.capcut.com (and their official app store listings), checked October 16, 2026. Luren AI shown for reference.
	Hailuo AI	Dreamina	Luren AI
Platforms	Web, Android	Web, iOS, Android	iPhone and Android app
Mobile app	Yes	Yes	Yes, iPhone and Android
Free plan	Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits.	Free daily credits for generating images and videos, according to its FAQ.	Free to download and try
Pricing	Monthly memberships (Standard, Pro, Master, Ultra and Max) with credits, plus pay-as-you-go credit purchases, according to its subscription FAQ.	Free daily credits, then monthly subscriptions (Basic, Standard and Advanced on its App Store listing) and credit packs.	Pay per creation with coins, or a weekly or yearly Pro subscription
What you need to start	None: start from text, or add up to 9 images, 3 videos and 3 audio clips as references.	None: start from a text prompt, or upload reference images, a photo or audio.	One photo, or just a prompt; no training
AI models	MiniMax's own models: MiniMax H3 (also called Hailuo 3), which follows Hailuo 01 and 02.	ByteDance's Seedream 5.0 Pro, Seedream 5.0 Lite and Seedream 4.5 and Dreamina Seedance 2.5, 2.0 and 2.0 Mini, plus Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana and Veo 3.1.	Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen-Image 3.0, Grok Imagine; Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance
Images	Text-to-image, according to its Google Play listing	Text-to-image with Seedream and Nano Banana models, plus posters with stylized text, logos and icons	300+ styles, your own prompt with a model picker, and an AI agent
Video	MiniMax H3: 5 to 15 second clips at 24 fps with native stereo sound, up to 1440p, from text, frames or references	Text- and image-to-video with Seedance, reference-to-video, trending effects and AI dance videos	Image to video, text to video, UGC videos and 40+ AI dances
Editing	H3 replaces, adds or removes people and objects and changes backgrounds, lighting, dialogue or voice in existing video	AI photo editor to restore old photos, swap backgrounds and expand scenes; style transfer and image remix	Restore, upscale, change clothes, backgrounds, pose and expression

Choose Hailuo AI if…

Short videos with built-in sound and dialogue
Editing existing clips by describing the change
Ads, brand films and e-commerce clips

Hailuo AI is MiniMax's creative platform for AI video and images, on the web and in an Android app. It runs MiniMax H3, a multimodal model that makes 5 to 15 second videos with native stereo sound at up to 2K and can edit people, objects, scenes and dialogue in existing video, alongside templates, an agent and audio tools.

Strengths

Every MiniMax H3 video comes with native stereo sound
Combines up to 12 reference files across images, video and audio
Targeted edits to existing video, including dialogue and voice
Its site cites top-three Artificial Analysis Video Arena rankings for H3 as of July 31, 2026

Limits to know

Its site links to an iPhone app, but that App Store page was not available on October 16, 2026
Watermark-free downloads are a paid-membership benefit, according to its subscription FAQ
Each H3 clip is 5 to 15 seconds long

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Choose Dreamina if…

Trying AI images and videos with free daily credits
Social clips, posters and logos in one place
Talking avatars from a photo or text

Dreamina is ByteDance's all-in-one AI creative platform for images, videos and talking avatars, on the web with iPhone and Android apps. It brings ByteDance's Seedream image and Seedance video models together with Nano Banana Pro and Veo 3.1, and adds templates, trending effects, poster and logo design, a photo editor and free daily credits to start.

Strengths

Free daily credits to start
ByteDance's own Seedream and Seedance models alongside Nano Banana Pro and Veo 3.1
Talking avatars, posters, logos and stickers as well as photos and videos
Templates and trending effects such as face swaps and 360 spins

Limits to know

Free credits are daily, so bigger projects need a subscription or credit packs
Its App Store listing is in English only
Its FAQ says uploads and generated content are removed automatically after a set period, so save what you want to keep
AI dance videos are described in a prompt or guided by a reference clip, not picked from a dance library

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Key differences

Hailuo AI is listed among ai video generators and ai image generators; Dreamina among ai image generators and ai video generators.
Free plans: Hailuo AI: Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits. Dreamina: Free daily credits for generating images and videos, according to its FAQ.

A third option

Both kinds of model, in one phone app

Luren AI puts Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Veo 3.1 and Kling side by side on iPhone and Android, with 300+ ready-made styles, UGC ads, AI dances and an AI agent that makes the picture for you. Start from one photo, no training.

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FAQ

Hailuo AI vs Dreamina: questions

Is Hailuo AI better than Dreamina?

It depends on the job. Hailuo AI suits short videos with built-in sound and dialogue; editing existing clips by describing the change; ads, brand films and e-commerce clips. Dreamina suits trying AI images and videos with free daily credits; social clips, posters and logos in one place; talking avatars from a photo or text.

Is Hailuo AI free?

Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits.

Is Dreamina free?

Free daily credits for generating images and videos, according to its FAQ.

Which is better for video, Hailuo AI or Dreamina?

Hailuo AI: MiniMax H3: 5 to 15 second clips at 24 fps with native stereo sound, up to 1440p, from text, frames or references. Dreamina: Text- and image-to-video with Seedance, reference-to-video, trending effects and AI dance videos.

Is there an alternative to Hailuo AI and Dreamina on my phone?

Luren AI is an iPhone and Android app with image models like Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream, video models like Veo 3.1 and Kling, 300+ ready-made styles and an AI agent. It is free to download and try.

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