MCP Hailuo vs MCP Minimax
A side-by-side look at the MCP Hailuo and MCP Minimax MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Hailuo for multimedia process work as a local process; choose MCP Minimax for multimedia process over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Hailuo when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN. - You want tools like
hailuo_generate_video, hailuo_generate_video_from_image, hailuo_get_task.
Choose MCP Minimax when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN. - You want tools like
minimax_generate_video_from_text, minimax_generate_video_from_images, minimax_generate_video_from_audio.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN | ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | 10 |
| Full listing | View MCP Hailuo | View MCP Minimax |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Hailuo tools 6
hailuo_generate_videoGenerate AI video from a text prompt using Hailuo (MiniMax).hailuo_generate_video_from_imageGenerate AI video from a reference image using Hailuo (MiniMax).hailuo_get_taskQuery the status and result of a video generation task.hailuo_get_tasks_batchQuery multiple video generation tasks at once.hailuo_list_modelsList all available Hailuo models for video generation.hailuo_list_actionsList all available Hailuo API actions and corresponding tools.
MCP Minimax tools 10
minimax_generate_video_from_textGenerate from a detailed promptminimax_generate_video_from_imagesGenerate from one to nine image URLsminimax_generate_video_from_audioGenerate with one to three audio URLs and required imagesminimax_generate_videoGenerate from the full documented content schemaminimax_list_tasksList tasks with optional timestamp filtersminimax_get_taskRetrieve one taskminimax_get_tasks_batchRetrieve several tasksminimax_delete_taskDelete one taskminimax_list_modelsShow model constraintsminimax_list_actionsShow available workflows
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MCP Hailuo
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-hailuo": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-hailuo"
],
"env": {
"ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
MCP Minimax
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-minimax": {
"url": "https://minimax.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Hailuo is categorized under Multimedia Process and uses a local stdio subprocess. MCP Minimax belongs to Multimedia Process and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick MCP Hailuo for multimedia process work and MCP Minimax for multimedia process.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
MCP Hailuo has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. MCP Minimax has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add mcp-hailuo and mcp-minimax as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Hailuo has a quality signal of 49/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. MCP Minimax has 49/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.