# MiniMax Image

> MiniMax makes two image models on Kenerate. Image-01 (announced 28 February 2025) was its first text-to-image model, aimed at photoreal people and low cost; it is 1.05 credits here, one of the cheapest models on Kenerate. MiniMax H3 (31 July 2026) is a multimodal model for images and video; MiniMax H3 Image costs 6 credits (18 at 2K) and edits with up to 9 reference images — useful for keeping a character consistent.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/model/minimax
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 27 September 2026

## Key facts
- Maker: MiniMax
- H3: 31 Jul 2026
- Cheapest: Image-01 · 1.05 credits
- References: Up to 9 (H3)

## Steps
1. Open MiniMax — Pick MiniMax H3 Image or Image-01 in /app/image. Any credit pack unlocks them.
2. Add your character — Upload up to 9 images of the same person or character to H3.
3. Refer to pictures by number — “The woman from Picture 1 as a barista…”
4. Download — No watermark.

## In depth

### Two very different models
Image-01 is built for cheap, everyday images; H3 is MiniMax's newer multimodal model with multi-reference editing. Draft on Image-01 and switch to H3 when you need the same character across scenes.

References:
[1] MiniMax — Image-01: https://www.minimax.io/news/image-01
[2] MiniMax — H3: https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3

## FAQ
Q: What is MiniMax Image-01?
A: MiniMax's first text-to-image model, announced on 28 February 2025. On Kenerate it costs 1.05 credits — one of the cheapest models here.

Q: What is MiniMax H3?
A: A general-purpose multimodal model from MiniMax (July 2026) for images and video. MiniMax H3 Image on Kenerate costs 6 credits and takes up to 9 references.

Q: Can MiniMax keep a character consistent?
A: Yes — upload reference images to MiniMax H3 Image and refer to them by number, like the barista example.

Q: Which MiniMax model should I pick?
A: Image-01 for low-cost photoreal images at 1.05 credits; H3 Image when you need reference images or 2K output (6 credits, 18 at 2K).

## Related pages
- AI character generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-character-generator
- Meta Muse Image: https://kenerateai.com/model/muse-image
- All models: https://kenerateai.com/model
- AI image generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-image-generator

## Sources
- MiniMax — Image-01: https://www.minimax.io/news/image-01
- MiniMax — H3: https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-h3