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Hailuo AI
AI Video · hailuoai.video
Hailuo AI is an AI content creation platform, powered by the MiniMax H3 model, for generating videos, images and audio from prompts and reference inputs.
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Top Hailuo AI alternatives
We compared 11 products and found 9 alternatives · Hailuo AI pricing is still being verified, so savings are not computed yet · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
We list 8 assessed alternatives; Hailuo AI's own price is not verified yet, so no cheaper-than claim is made.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pika Standard plan · missing: Text-to-video, Templates | 33% | $8/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
TOP PICK Higgsfield AI Starter plan · missing: Templates | 67% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Runway Standard plan · missing: Templates | 67% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
OpusClip Starter plan · missing: Text-to-video, Audio generation video repurposing — adjacent | 33% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Synthesia Starter plan avatar video — adjacent | 100% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
HeyGen Creator plan · missing: Audio generation, Templates avatar video — adjacent | 33% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Luma Plus plan · missing: Templates | 67% | $30/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Creatify Starter plan ugc ad video — adjacent | 100% | $39/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
LTX Studio Lite plan ai video generator — adjacent | not yet assessed | $15/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Hailuo AI alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Runway — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 67%
- Best paid drop-in
- Higgsfield AI — $15/mo (Starter plan) · covers 67%
- Need text-to-video, audio generation or templates?
- Synthesia — from $0/mo (Basic plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Hailuo AI has that the top alternatives lack.
- Audio generation — Generate music or sound effects to accompany video.Missing from HeyGen.
- Templates — Start a video from a pre-built template.Missing from Runway, HeyGen.
Feature comparison
Hailuo AI vs the top alternatives, on the 3 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Hailuo AI | Synthesia | Creatify | Runway | HeyGen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text-to-video | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio generation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | — | $0/mo Basic | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Hailuo AI covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Text-to-video
- ✓ Audio generation
- ✓ Templates
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://hailuoai.video (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
Frequently asked
Is there a free Hailuo AI alternative?
Yes. Runway has a free plan that covers 67% of the 3 capabilities we compared against Hailuo AI.
What is the cheapest Hailuo AI alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Synthesia is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Basic plan).
What is the cheapest Hailuo AI alternative with Templates?
Synthesia covers Templates and costs $0/mo (Basic plan) in our scenario.
Does Hailuo AI have a free plan?
No. Hailuo AI has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
