MiniMax Hailuo 海螺AI vs Tencent Yuanbao 腾讯元宝
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
MiniMax Hailuo 海螺AI
MiniMax's consumer AI suite — chat, voice, video, now a public company
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Tencent Yuanbao 腾讯元宝
Tencent's consumer-facing AI assistant app
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.3 / 10 | 6.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Paid from | Free tier (a few short watermarked clips/day, no card) | Free to use within the WeChat ecosystem; no published consumer subscription tier |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | Android app 13M+ installs, ~70K ratings (~4.06/5 on Google Play) | ~57 million MAU (March 2026), 4th in China behind Doubao, Qianwen, and DeepSeek |
| Founded | 2021 | 2024 |
| Maker | — | — |
| Verdict | MiniMax is a public company now — listed in Hong Kong in January 2026 — and Hailuo is its consumer face: chat, voice, and the video generator that keeps topping physics benchmarks. Hailuo 2.3 produces motion quality West... |
Yuanbao is Tencent's consumer AI assistant app, notable for offering both its own Hunyuan models and DeepSeek under one roof, with deep WeChat integration that lets it search and reason over Tencent ecosystem content. It... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.