PixVerse V6 Max API

About PixVerse V6 Max

PixVerse V6 Max is the premium tier of the pixverse/v6-max family, with two endpoints: text-to-video as the default and image-to-video. Choose it when the output has to hold up at 1080p and you do not need last frames, reference elements, extension or multi-shot cuts. In our runs a five-second 540p clip took about a minute and a half to render, and 1080p takes longer, so plan the user experience around a background job.

Call it with the model name pixverse/v6-max/text-to-video on POST /jobs/createTask, from $0.133.

Introduction

PixVerse V6 Max Text to Video turns a written scene into a clip of 1 to 15 seconds at 360p, 540p, 720p or 1080p, in eight aspect ratios from 9:16 to 21:9. V6 Max is PixVerse's higher-quality tier of PixVerse V6, launched on 2026-10-20. Sound is optional: switch generate_audio on and the model generates ambience, effects, music and any dialogue you write in quotes together with the picture. In our runs a 5-second 540p clip took about a minute and a half of model time.

V6 Max starts from text or from a single image and nothing else: there is no last frame, no reference mode, no extend and no multi-shot switch. Those live on PixVerse V6.

Choose a PixVerse V6 Max mode by starting material

Key features

Up to 1080p and 15 seconds

resolution runs from 360p to 1080p (720p by default) and duration_seconds takes any whole number from 1 to 15.

Eight aspect ratios

16:9 (default), 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2 and 21:9. Our violinist clip was requested at 9:16 and came back at 576x1024 at 540p.

Sound written into the prompt

generate_audio is off by default. Switched on, the model generates ambience, effects, music and dialogue you write in quotes together with the picture. In our violinist run, with sound on, the violin music was audible on the soundtrack.

Content review

PixVerse applies its own content review, and how far a request at the edge of it goes can vary from request to request.

Request parameters

Pricing

Prices are in USD. The API uses a separate USD balance. Website credits cannot be used or transferred to it, and API funds cannot be transferred to website credits. When a task is accepted, we reserve the maximum quoted amount from your API balance. On completion, we charge for actual usage, never more than the hold, and release the remainder. If the task fails, the hold is released.

Send the same request body to POST /jobs/quote to see the estimated and maximum USD charge before running. A quote does not run the task or charge your balance.

Use cases

Night streets and plazas with ambience

Describe the place, one action and what you hear. The snowy-square example shows a street violinist under a lit stone arch with a crowd watching and the violin on the soundtrack.

Vertical clips for social

Choose 9:16 and describe a subject that fits a tall frame. The violinist clip came back as a 576x1024 vertical clip.

Checking a shot against PixVerse V6

Run the same prompt and seed on PixVerse V6 and on V6 Max, then compare the frames for your own scene. PixVerse positions V6 Max as the higher-quality tier; your shot is the best test of what that means for you.

Prompt guide & pro tips

Write it in the order it happens

Subject and setting, action, camera move, light, then a separate Sound: line. Prompts can be 1 to 5,000 characters, but one clear scene reads better than a long list.

Put dialogue in quotes

With generate_audio on, a spoken line written in quotes is generated as dialogue. Keep it to one short line per clip.

Keep it to one scene

V6 Max has no multi-shot switch, so describe a single continuous moment. If you want the model to cut the clip into several shots, use shot_type on PixVerse V6.

Draft low, finish at 1080p

Find the framing and the action at 540p or 720p, then rerun the prompt you like at 1080p.

Use a seed to compare one change at a time

Keep the seed fixed while you change a single thing in the prompt. It is useful for comparisons; it does not guarantee identical frames.

API quick start

Call the PixVerse V6 Max API in three steps

1. Create an API key. Sign in to PopNow and create a key in the API console. Keys start with sk-popnow-. API calls use your separate USD balance.
2. Send the request. POST /jobs/createTask with model pixverse/v6-max/text-to-video and an input object that follows the parameter table. The response returns a task ID straight away.
3. Get the result. Poll GET /jobs/recordInfo with the task ID, or pass a callBackUrl and we post the result to it. Download the output links when the task succeeds.

# 1. Create the task. Keep the Idempotency-Key if you retry after a network error.
export IDEMPOTENCY_KEY="$(uuidgen)"
curl -X POST https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/createTask \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "pixverse/v6-max/text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A slow aerial shot drifting over a misty pine forest at sunrise",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration_seconds": 5
  }
}'

# 2. Copy data.taskId from the response, then poll until state is succeeded, failed, canceled or expired.
TASK_ID="TASK_ID_FROM_RESPONSE"
curl "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/recordInfo?taskId=$TASK_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY"

Replace the prompt and any links with your own. The API tab has the response, polling and callback reference.

What to build with the PixVerse V6 Max API

• A landing-page hero generator that renders one cinematic 1080p shot per product from a short written brief.
• A portrait animation feature that accepts a single photo and returns a short motion clip with the same framing.
• A bulk social-clip service that renders drafts at 540p and reruns only the approved prompts at 1080p.

PixVerse V6 Max parameter notes

• prompt is required. On text-to-video it runs from 1 to 5,000 characters. On image-to-video it describes only what happens after the first frame, because the picture already shows the look.
• duration_seconds is a whole number from 1 to 15, defaulting to 5. Billing is per second, so the length drives the total as much as the resolution does.
• resolution takes 360p, 540p, 720p (the default) or 1080p. The rate for 1080p is roughly double the 720p rate at the same audio setting.
• aspect_ratio is only on text-to-video: 16:9 by default, with 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, 2:3, 3:2 and 21:9 available.
• image_url takes exactly one first frame, in JPG, JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 20 MB, with each side up to 10,000 px. The clip keeps that picture's aspect ratio.
• generate_audio defaults to false. For spoken lines, put them in quotes, and describe the sound on its own Sound: line, as the endpoint documentation suggests.

How PixVerse V6 Max API pricing adds up

Billing is in USD per second of output. Without sound the rate is $0.0266 per second at 360p, $0.040 at 540p, $0.0488 at 720p and $0.0977 at 1080p. With sound on, 360p is $0.040 per second and 1080p is $0.1244. A five-second 1080p clip with sound is about $0.62. Failed requests are not charged, and API usage draws on the separate API balance.

• generate_audio false · resolution 360p, 5-second clip: $0.133 each, $13.30 for 100 clips
• generate_audio true · resolution 1080p, 5-second clip: $0.622 each, $62.20 for 100 clips

Async jobs, webhooks and rate limits

Every PixVerse V6 Max request is asynchronous: createTask returns a taskId straight away, and the result arrives when the job finishes. Poll GET /jobs/recordInfo every few seconds, or pass a public https callBackUrl and verify the X-Webhook-Signature header (HMAC-SHA256 over taskId, timestamp and the body hash) before trusting the payload. Each account gets 1,000 write requests per 10 seconds; a 429 carries Retry-After. Send an Idempotency-Key with createTask so a retried request for pixverse/v6-max/text-to-video never runs or bills twice.

Common PixVerse V6 Max API errors

PixVerse V6 Max API questions

All PixVerse models

PixVerse V6 is cheaper per second and adds reference photos, first-to-last-frame transitions and extensions. Pick Max for the best single shot.

• PixVerse V6 Max APIPixVerse's top tier: 1080p clips with optional soundFrom $0.133 for a 5-second clip
• PixVerse V6 Effects API50 ready-made effect templates that turn a photo into a themed clipFrom $0.0222 per second
• PixVerse V6 APIClips of 1 to 15 seconds up to 1080p, with transitions, references and extensionsFrom $0.111 for a 5-second clip

Other video APIs

• MiniMax H3 APIExpressive clips with audio, up to 30 seconds or 2KFrom $0.125 for a 5-second clip
• Kling O3 APIKling’s unified model: create, animate, reference and edit up to 4KFrom $0.336 for a 5-second clip
• MiniMax H3 Max APIFast clips with ambience, effects and musicFrom $0.25 for a 5-second clip
• LTX 2.5 APILong 20-second takes up to 4K with a soundtrackFrom $0.45 for a 5-second clip

More about PixVerse V6 Max

Try it

PixVerse V6 Max AI Video Generator onlineCreate videos with PixVerse V6 Max in PopNow

Endpoints

PixVerse V6 Max · Image to Video

Docs

PixVerse V6 Max model ID and input schema in the API docsPopNow API quickstart: your first request in five minutesImage to video guide for the PopNow APIWebhooks: get PixVerse V6 Max results without polling