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H3 Max Lip Sync

Animate a portrait image to speak an audio track with MiniMax H3 Max via fal. Output matches the audio length (5s to 15 min), 480P to 2K, optional transcription guidance.

image to videolip synctalking head
run in browser →run via API
run with your agent
# install belt
$curl -fsSL https://cli.inference.sh | sh
# sign in (or set INFERENCE_API_KEY on a headless machine)
$belt login
# view schema & details
$belt app get falai/minimax-h3-max-lip-sync
# run
$belt app run falai/minimax-h3-max-lip-sync --input '{"image":"https://example.com/file.png","audio":"https://example.com/file.png"}'
maker
falai
category
video
input → output
image → video
price
480P $0.05/s, 768P $0.08/s, 1080P $0.16/s, 2K $0.32/s; +20% if >15s
runs via
api, javascript and python sdk, belt cli, mcp
updated
2026-10-20

api reference

about

animate a portrait image to speak an audio track with minimax h3 max via fal. output matches the audio length (5s to 15 min), 480p to 2k, optional transcription guidance.

1. calling the api

install the client

the client provides a convenient way to interact with the api.

bash
1pip install inferencesh

setup your api key

set INFERENCE_API_KEY as an environment variable. get your key from settings → api keys.

bash
1export INFERENCE_API_KEY="inf_your_key"

run and get result

submit a request and wait for the final result. best for batch processing or when you don't need progress updates.

python
1import os2from inferencesh import inference34client = inference(api_key=os.environ["INFERENCE_API_KEY"])567result = client.run({8        "app": "falai/minimax-h3-max-lip-sync",9        "input": {10            "image": "https://example.com/file.png",11            "audio": "https://example.com/file.png"12        }13    })1415print(result["output"])

stream live updates

get real-time progress updates as the task runs. ideal for showing progress bars, partial results, or long-running tasks.

python
1import os2from inferencesh import inference34client = inference(api_key=os.environ["INFERENCE_API_KEY"])567# stream=True yields updates as they arrive8for update in client.run({9        "app": "falai/minimax-h3-max-lip-sync",10        "input": {11            "image": "https://example.com/file.png",12            "audio": "https://example.com/file.png"13        }14    }, stream=True):15    if update.get("progress"):16        print(f"progress: {update['progress']}%")17    if update.get("output"):18        print(f"output: {update['output']}")

2. authentication

the api uses api keys for authentication. see the authentication docs for detailed setup instructions.

3. files

file inputs are automatically handled by the sdk. you can pass local paths, urls, or base64 data.

automatic upload

the python sdk automatically detects local file paths and uploads them. urls are passed through as-is.

python
1# local file paths are automatically uploaded2result = client.run({3    "app": "falai/minimax-h3-max-lip-sync",4    "input": {5        "image": "/path/to/local/image.png",  # detected & uploaded6        "audio": "https://example.com/audio.mp3",  # url passed through7    }8})

manual upload

you can also upload files manually and use the returned url.

python
1# upload and get a hosted URL2file = client.files.upload("/path/to/file.png")3print(file.uri)  # https://cloud.inference.sh/...

4. webhooks

get notified when a task completes by providing a webhook url. when the task reaches a terminal state (completed, failed, or cancelled), a POST request is sent to your url with the task result.

python
1result = client.run({2    "app": "falai/minimax-h3-max-lip-sync",3    "input": {4        "image": "https://example.com/file.png",5        "audio": "https://example.com/file.png"6    },7    "webhook": "https://your-server.com/webhook"8}, wait=False)

webhook payload

your endpoint receives a JSON POST with the task result:

json
1{2  "event": "task.completed",3  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:05Z",4  "data": {5    "id": "task_abc123",6    "short_id": "abc123",7    "status": 10,8    "status_text": "completed",9    "output": { ... },10    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",11    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:05Z"12  }13}
eventstringtask.completed, task.failed or task.cancelled
timestampstringiso timestamp of the delivery
data.idstringtask id
data.short_idstringshort task id
data.statusnumberterminal status (10=completed, 11=failed, 12=cancelled, 13=rejected)
data.status_textstringthe status as a word: completed, failed or cancelled
data.outputobjecttask output (when completed)
data.errorstringerror message (when failed, omitted otherwise)
data.session_idstringsession id (when the task ran in a session, omitted otherwise)
data.created_atstringiso timestamp
data.updated_atstringiso timestamp

5. schema

input

imagestring(file)*

image to animate. aspect ratio between 0.4 and 2.5.

audiostring(file)*

speech audio to sync to, at least 5 seconds and up to 15 minutes. the output matches its length.

resolutionstring

output resolution, at the supported aspect ratio nearest the image.

default: "768P"
options:"480P""768P""1080P""2K"
enable_transcriptionboolean

transcribe the audio to guide lip synchronization.

default: false
seedinteger

random seed for reproducible generation.

output

durationnumber

output duration in seconds.

seedinteger

seed used for generation.

videostring(file)*

lip-synced video with the supplied soundtrack.

other video apps

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H3 Max Relight

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more from falai

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H3 Max 3D to Video

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H3 Max Recast

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new models

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    video$0.08/sec (768P)

  2. H3 Max Insert Video

    falai/minimax-h3-max-insert-video

    video$0.05/sec 480p, $0.06/sec 768p

  3. H3 Max 3D to Video

    falai/minimax-h3-max-3d-to-video

    video$0.50/request + $0.05/sec (480P), $0.08/sec (768P), $0.16/sec (1080P) + $0.10/generated ref; 5s min

  4. H3 Max Recast

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    video$0.30/sec at 768P, $0.45/sec at 1080P

  5. H3 Max Relight

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    video$0.05/s 480P, $0.08/s 768P, $0.16/s 1080P, $0.32/s 2K; up to 15s/video

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