fal's MiniMax H3 rebuild reportedly generates video 35x faster

a16z says fal rebuilt MiniMax's open source H3 video model by cutting generation steps and rewriting code at each stage, achieving a claimed 35x speedup without quality loss. Its account of a conversation with fal's team describes users' priorities shifting from speed and cost to quality and how closely the model follows a prompt. Hollywood is now fal's fastest-growing segment, according to a16z. Studios favor small edits such as extending shots, moving the camera and changing lighting; a16z says those edits work 80–90% of the time, while fal is targeting 99.9%.