What can MiniMax H3-Image do when you do not ask it for text in your own language? On launch day I wrote 24 prompts from very different worlds: product photos, portraits, food, architecture, macro, watercolour, anime, 3D, a comic, a storyboard, an infographic, a book cover, a brand identity sheet and a game map. I ran each prompt once, no cherry-picking. All 24 images cost 0.54 USD together and each took 13-17 seconds.
Every image has the full prompt underneath, ready to copy. They are all in English because the model rewrites any prompt into a long English description anyway (the prompt expander is on by default). The full test, prices and the comparison with other models are in my MiniMax H3-Image guide.
How to write prompts for H3-Image
Describe the whole frame. What is in it, where, what light, what style, what lens. Long, precise prompts worked best.
Put text in quotes. Give the exact words in quotation marks, e.g. title “THE QUIET HOUSE”. The English text I asked for came out clean in all 8 images with lettering; small extra captions the model adds on its own can contain typos.
State exclusions in the prompt. “no brand name” and “no logos” worked. The API has no negative prompt.
Set the aspect ratio up front. A poster in a 16:9 frame came out small in the middle. Use 2:3 for posters and covers.
The model adds things. A brand name on the lemonade, a web address on the identity sheet, a sign on a building. Add “no other text” if you do not want that.
Products, portraits, posters (1-12)
1. Risograph film festival poster. Two colours, paper grain and slight misregistration. The English title is correct, but the poster sits small in the middle of a 16:9 frame - use 2:3 for posters. (2720×1536 px, 0.022 USD, 16.8 s)Prompt: A risograph-style film festival poster, two-color print in red and teal on cream paper, a giant lighthouse beam cutting through fog over a tiny fishing boat, bold condensed title text “NORTHERN LIGHTS FILM WEEK”, small text “12-18 March”, visible paper grain and slight misregistration2. Sneakers for an online shop. Clean background, soft shadow, visible stitching. Ready for a product page. (2048×2048 px, 0.021 USD, 14.4 s)Prompt: E-commerce product photo of a pair of white leather minimalist sneakers on a seamless light grey background, soft shadow, both shoes at a three-quarter angle, crisp stitching detail, catalog lighting, no logos3. Watch on wet slate. Droplets on the crystal, brushed dial, engraved bezel. No brand name, as requested. (1824×2272 px, 0.023 USD, 15.5 s)Prompt: Luxury product shot of a steel diver watch with a deep green dial lying on wet black slate, water droplets on the crystal, dramatic side light, macro detail of the bezel engraving, no brand name4. Novel cover. A fox in a teacup; title and author without errors, elegant serif type. (1664×2496 px, 0.026 USD, 16.5 s)Prompt: A literary novel book cover, flat illustration of a red fox sleeping inside a teacup on a stack of old books, muted autumn palette, elegant serif title “THE QUIET HOUSE” at the top and author name “Anna Weller” at the bottom5. 6-panel storyboard. Shots in the requested order, numbers and camera arrows. The small captions the model added on its own contain typos (“delitering”, “Treckirg shot”). (2720×1536 px, 0.023 USD, 16.6 s)Prompt: A 6-panel film storyboard sheet in pencil and grey marker, a girl on a bicycle delivering newspapers at dawn: panel 1 wide shot of the street, panel 2 close-up of her hands on the handlebar, panel 3 dog chasing her, panel 4 she drops a newspaper, panel 5 old man picks it up, panel 6 she waves, numbered panels with arrows showing camera movement6. Heat pump infographic. Four steps with icons and arrows, English text correct, a legend added. (1760×2368 px, 0.025 USD, 14.4 s)Prompt: A clean flat infographic titled “HOW A HEAT PUMP WORKS”, four numbered steps with simple icons and arrows: “1. Absorbs heat from outside air”, “2. Compressor raises temperature”, “3. Heat goes into radiators”, “4. Cooled refrigerant returns”, white background, blue and orange accents7. Polish dinner from above. Borscht with dumplings, pierogi, pickles, rye bread. Looks like a food magazine shoot. (1824×2272 px, 0.022 USD, 15.8 s)Prompt: Overhead food photo of a rustic Polish dinner table: a bowl of red borscht with dumplings, pierogi with fried onions, dill cucumbers, rye bread on a linen cloth, natural window light, editorial food magazine style8. Apartment block at blue hour. Concrete block, tram stop, snow, warm windows. Straight lines, no warping. (2496×1664 px, 0.021 USD, 16.3 s)Prompt: Architectural photo of a brutalist concrete apartment block in Eastern Europe at blue hour, a few warm lit windows, a lone tram stop in the foreground, light snow, long exposure, sharp lines9. Beetle in the dew. Droplets reflecting the sky and an iridescent shell. In 4K you can see individual pits in the shell. (2048×2048 px, 0.02 USD, 14.7 s)Prompt: Extreme macro photograph of a jewel beetle on a dewy blade of grass, iridescent green and copper shell, individual water droplets reflecting the sky, shallow depth of field, ultra sharp detail10. Fisherman portrait. Salt in the beard, wet jacket, natural skin without smoothing. (1824×2272 px, 0.022 USD, 17.1 s)Prompt: Documentary portrait of an old Baltic fisherman in a yellow oilskin jacket on a windy pier, salt-crusted beard, deep wrinkles, overcast light, 85mm, natural skin texture11. Anime background: station with sunflowers. Hand-painted look like an animated film. The model added a sign on the building on its own. (2720×1536 px, 0.021 USD, 15.0 s)Prompt: Anime background art of a small Polish train station in summer evening, sunflowers by the tracks, a cat sleeping on the bench, detailed clouds, warm golden light, hand-painted look12. 3D character: grumpy mushroom. Toy-like materials, rain, umbrella. A good mascot idea. (2048×2048 px, 0.022 USD, 14.6 s)Prompt: Cute 3D character render of a small grumpy mushroom with tiny arms holding an umbrella in the rain, soft subsurface scattering, pastel colors, toy-like materials, studio lighting
Illustration, interiors, ads, comics (13-24)
13. Gdańsk in watercolour. Colourful houses on the water, pigment blooms and paper texture. (2368×1760 px, 0.022 USD, 15.8 s)Prompt: Loose watercolor painting of Gdańsk old town waterfront with colorful narrow houses reflected in the river, wet-on-wet sky, visible paper texture and pigment blooms14. Game map. River, waterfall, bridges, castle, mine, harbour and a legend. Every element from the prompt is there. (2048×2048 px, 0.023 USD, 17.0 s)Prompt: An illustrated fantasy game map seen from above: a river with a waterfall, two bridges, a castle on a hill, a village, a mine in the mountains and a harbor, hand-drawn parchment style, compass rose, small labels15. Scandinavian living room. Green sofa, monstera, oak floor. Interior catalogue quality. (2496×1664 px, 0.02 USD, 15.5 s)Prompt: Interior design photo of a small Scandinavian living room with a green velvet sofa, oak floor, a big monstera plant, a round coffee table with books, afternoon sun through linen curtains, magazine quality16. 9:16 lemonade ad. Bottle, splash, lemons and elderflowers. The headline is correct; the model invented a brand name for the label. (1536×2720 px, 0.023 USD, 16.7 s)Prompt: Vertical advertisement image for a fictional sparkling elderflower lemonade in a glass bottle, bottle splashing into water with lemon slices and elderflowers, bright summer colors, headline text “FRESH FROM THE MEADOW” at the top17. Bakery identity sheet. Logo mark, colour palette, typefaces, bag and cup mock-ups. It added a web address I never gave it. (2048×2048 px, 0.022 USD, 14.6 s)Prompt: A brand identity sheet for a fictional bakery called “Rye & Co”, logo mark of a wheat ear inside a circle, color palette swatches, typography samples, a paper bag and a coffee cup mockup with the logo, clean grid layout18. Rainy street at night, 21:9. Reflections on wet asphalt, steam from a manhole, a red umbrella. Shop signs in the background are unreadable. (3136×1344 px, 0.021 USD, 13.3 s)Prompt: Cinematic wide shot of a rainy city street at night, reflections of shop lights on wet asphalt, a lone person with a red umbrella crossing, steam from a manhole, anamorphic lens look19. European bison. Frost on the fur and breath vapour. One of the best photos in the whole test. (1824×2272 px, 0.022 USD, 15.0 s)Prompt: Wildlife photo of a European bison standing in a misty Białowieża forest clearing at dawn, frost on its fur, breath vapor, telephoto lens, natural light20. Robot comic. Four panels in order, speech bubbles “Hmm.”, “Oops!”, “…” and “Perfect!” without errors. (1664×2496 px, 0.022 USD, 14.6 s)Prompt: A one-page comic in clean ligne claire style, four panels: a robot tries to bake bread, flour explodes, the robot covered in flour, a perfect loaf comes out of the oven, simple speech bubbles “Hmm.”, “Oops!”, “…” and “Perfect!”21. Fashion editorial. Coat in the wind, parking deck, film colours. Body proportions are fine. (1664×2496 px, 0.022 USD, 14.1 s)Prompt: Fashion editorial photo of a model in an oversized camel wool coat walking across an empty concrete parking deck, strong wind, overcast, film photography look, full body22. Cosmetics flat lay. Amber bottles, lavender, pebbles. No brand names. (2048×2048 px, 0.023 USD, 14.6 s)Prompt: Flat lay product photo of a skincare set: three amber glass bottles, a jar of cream, dried lavender and round pebbles on beige stone, top-down, soft diffused light, no brand names23. Lake cabin visualisation. Glass wall, mist on the water, lights inside. Good enough for an architect presentation. (2720×1536 px, 0.024 USD, 16.8 s)Prompt: Photorealistic architectural visualization of a small wooden cabin with a large glass wall on a lake shore in autumn, interior lights on, mist on the water, dusk24. Polish-language poster. The title and the line I asked for are correct, but the extra lines the model added in Polish contain made-up words. (1664×2496 px, 0.025 USD, 16.6 s)Prompt: A Polish school-style poster in flat vector design for a city bike event, title “ROWEROWA NIEDZIELA”, subtitle “Start: Rynek, godz. 10:00”, illustration of families on bicycles in a park
What I take away from this gallery
None of the 24 prompts needed a second try. The strongest results were the photos (bison, beetle, fisherman, watch), the storyboard and the game map, where the model kept every element from the prompt. The weakest were the poster with Polish text and the film poster in the wrong aspect ratio. Prices, the 16-reference test, editing and the results on text are in my MiniMax H3-Image guide.
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