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MiniMax Hailuo 02 vs Runway Gen-4 Turbo: Which AI Model Should You Choose?

Pricing, context windows, latency, capabilities, and a one-line code switch — everything you need to pick the right model.

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Verdict

MiniMax Hailuo 02 and Runway Gen-4 Turbo are closely matched on pricing and context. The right choice depends on your specific workload — see the table below for the full breakdown.

Side-by-side specs

SpecMiniMax Hailuo 02Runway Gen-4 Turbo
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CategoryVideo GenerationVideo Generation
Input cost / 1M tokensn/an/a
Output cost / 1M tokensn/an/a
Context window——
Max output tokens——
Avg. latency——
FeaturedYesYes
New——
Capabilities
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Pricing example

A typical chat workload of 100,000 input tokens plus 50,000 output tokens.

MiniMax Hailuo 02
n/a

100K in × n/a + 50K out × n/a

Runway Gen-4 Turbo
n/a

100K in × n/a + 50K out × n/a

Switch in one line

Both models live behind Railwail's OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Replace the model string and you are done.

JavaScript / TypeScript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.RAILWAIL_API_KEY,
  baseURL: "https://railwail.com/v1",
});

// Before — using MiniMax Hailuo 02
let r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "minimax/hailuo-02",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});

// After — switched to Runway Gen-4 Turbo
r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "runwayml/gen4-turbo",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["RAILWAIL_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://railwail.com/v1",
)

# Before — using MiniMax Hailuo 02
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="minimax/hailuo-02",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)

# After — switched to Runway Gen-4 Turbo
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="runwayml/gen4-turbo",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
cURL
# Before — using MiniMax Hailuo 02
curl https://railwail.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAILWAIL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "minimax/hailuo-02",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

# After — switched to Runway Gen-4 Turbo
curl https://railwail.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAILWAIL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "runwayml/gen4-turbo",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

Which one wins for...

Quick verdicts derived from public specs. Always validate on your own workload.

Coding
MiniMax Hailuo 02

Higher coding category match or larger context wins.

Writing
MiniMax Hailuo 02

Bigger context window helps maintain long-form coherence.

Long documents
MiniMax Hailuo 02

The larger context window is the deciding factor.

Vision
Tie

Multimodal/vision support is required for image inputs.

Real-time chat
Tie

Lower average latency wins for interactive UX.

Cost-sensitive
Tie

The model with the lower input-token price wins.

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, MiniMax Hailuo 02 or Runway Gen-4 Turbo?
MiniMax Hailuo 02 and Runway Gen-4 Turbo cannot be compared on per-token price: at least one of them has no per-token price listed (it is priced per run or not yet priced). See each model page for its current price.
Which has more context, MiniMax Hailuo 02 or Runway Gen-4 Turbo?
MiniMax Hailuo 02 and Runway Gen-4 Turbo have similar context windows (— vs —).
Is MiniMax Hailuo 02 better than Runway Gen-4 Turbo for coding?
For coding-heavy workloads we lean toward MiniMax Hailuo 02 on this comparison — it scores higher on the relevant heuristics (category, tags, or context window). Both models are usable for code via Railwail's OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so the safest path is to A/B test on your own prompts.
Can I use both MiniMax Hailuo 02 and Runway Gen-4 Turbo via Railwail?
Yes. Both MiniMax Hailuo 02 and Runway Gen-4 Turbo are accessible through a single Railwail API key and the OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint. You only change the "model" parameter to switch between them — no SDK swap, no separate billing.
How do I switch from MiniMax Hailuo 02 to Runway Gen-4 Turbo?
Replace the model identifier "minimax/hailuo-02" with "runwayml/gen4-turbo" in your request payload. Everything else — API key, base URL, request shape — stays the same. See the code example on this page for the exact one-line change.

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