FLUX 3 Video launches, but sweeping superiority claim remains unproven

If your production hinges on longer uninterrupted clips, 4K resolution, or reference-video control, Seedance 2.5 is the stronger pick despite the higher cost. If you need typography, stylized aesthetics, precise keyframe control, or the lowest per-second rate, Flux 3 wins-and its agentic chaining can close the duration gap for multi-shot sequences. The trade-off that remains unresolved is whether Flux 3's chaining seams will hold up at scale as cleanly as Seedance 2.5's in-pipeline extensions-a question that only sustained production testing will answer. Related reading: Flux 3 overview Seedance 2.5 overview Seedance 2.5 vs Kling 3.0 video comparison Flux 3 vs Minimax H3 video comparison [...] Flux 3's reference system emphasizes explicit control points-keyframes, video continuation, and video-to-video-while Seedance 2.5 centers on reference-video control and post-generation audio-visual editing. The split matters when your workflow depends on precise keyframe transitions (Flux 3

BFL's own tests put FLUX 3 at the top of the Elo rankings for text-to-video with a score of 1,135 and image-to-video with 1,051. It ranks ahead of Gemini Omni Flash, Minimax H3, and Seedance 2.0. Pricing is based on each second of video output. Draft mode is limited to HD and costs $0.06 per second for text-to-video or image-to-video, and $0.12 for video-to-video. At full quality, HD costs $0.17 per second for text-to-video or image-to-video, and $0.41 for video-to-video. Full HD costs $0.29 and $0.53 per second, respectively. Audio is included. More video examples are available on the BFL blog. Ad DEC\_D\_Incontent-1 Ad ### AI News Without the Hype – Curated by Humans [...] Aug 5, 2026 AI company Black Forest Labs (BFL) has made its FLUX 3 Video model generally available through the BFL API and select partners. The model generates HD and Full HD clips up to 20 seconds long, with native audio that includes dialogue, sound effects, and ambient noise. It supports text-to-video, ima

### 3. Seedance accepts a much larger reference set Seedance 2.5 supports up to 30 images, 10 videos, and 10 audio clips in a single request. MiniMax H3 supports up to 9 images, 3 videos, and 3 audio clips, capped at 12 files across input types. These limits do not prove that one model understands every reference better, but they do change the kind of project each workflow can comfortably organize. [...] MiniMax H324 FPS Audio Seedance 2.5Joint audio-video generation MiniMax H332 kHz native stereo audio Reference inputs Seedance 2.5Up to 30 images, 10 videos, and 10 audio clips MiniMax H3Up to 9 images, 3 videos, and 3 audio clips; 12 files maximum across input types Editing controls Seedance 2.5Timestamp control, targeted audio/video edits, green-screen editing, viewpoint and camera edits, and reference editing MiniMax H3Generalized multimodal reference and editing; task support also depends on the selected checkpoint or hosted workflow Open weights Seedance 2.5No open-wei

Translate Image 3 2 Image 4: ninetiespope's profile picture ninetiespope 2d Minimax H3 started a new era in open source video diffusion. WAN and LTX family gave us countless hours of fun, but it's time to turn the page and accept the new SOTA open source model. What a time to be alive. Will see what Flux 3 brings to the table, but for now, H3 is the new open source king. The workflows and things community is gonna make will be amazing. #MiniMaxH3 #hailuoh3 #videodiffusion Image 5: vincent.chanw's profile picture vincent.chanw 4d MiniMax H3 和 Seedance 2.5 走的是兩條路。 H3 主打 omni-modal + open weights：文字、圖片、影片、音訊可放進同一個 context，生成最高 15 秒、2K、native stereo audio；價格亦壓到主流 2K 模型的三分之一以下。 Seedance 2.5 的優勢則是導演能力：30 秒長序列、角色一致性、因果劇情、camera movement 與 shot plan 執行，現階段成片效果明顯更強。 [...] []( []( []( # Thread 420 views Image 1: passivelywealthydad's profile picture passivelywealthydad AI Threads 2d Flux 3, MiniMax H3 and Seedance 2.5 have arrived and the future of AI video is alive and well.

[]( []( []( Log in # Thread 330 views Image 1: won.wizard's profile picture won.wizard 20h Seedance 2.0 vs MiniMax H3 vs FLUX 3 Video Price Comparisons 최신 발표된 MiniMax H3, FLUX 3 와 Seedance 2.0 가격 비교해 보았습니다. 가격은 Fal ai 가격 기준입니다. Seedance 2.0 : 720p $0.30/sec, 1080p $0.68/sec. Flux 3 : 720p $0.17/sec, 1080p $0.29/sec MiniMax H3: 768p $0.16/sec, 2K $0.26/sec based: Fal ai #Seedance2 #MiniMaxH3 #FLUX3 #aivideo #wonwizard Translate Image 2 2 Related threads Image 3: passivelywealthydad's profile picture passivelywealthydad AI Threads 2d Flux 3, MiniMax H3 and Seedance 2.5 have arrived and the future of AI video is alive and well. H3 is blowing me away right now and is currently uncensored generating a ton of copyright material. Better jump on it before it’s gone! 1

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