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AI for Humans · Friday, August 7, 2026

AI Video Landscape Heats Up with Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Juan 3.0, and Flux 3

The AI video generation landscape is seeing significant advancements with the release of Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Juan 3.0, and Flux 3. Tim Simmons notes that while Seedance 2.5 offers 30-second outputs and extensive reference capabilities, MiniMax H3 is notable for its ability to run locally on PC hardware.

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The next generation of AI video is here with Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Juan 3.0, and Flux 3.
I think that, uh, Highlu MiniMax's, uh, H3. That is very good. I would say that it is probably just like a, a beat step behind Seedance 2.0. But it can be run locally.
Tim Simmons
Heard on AI for Humans — “Seedance 2.5 & The New Age of AI Video (w/ Theoretically Media), published Friday, August 7, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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AI Video Landscape Heats Up with Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Juan 3.0, and Flux 3 — Heardvine