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title: "MiniMax H3 variants, credits and the Sora 2 retirement"
description: "Three more MiniMax H3 variants and GPT Image 2.5 arrived, credit balances started applying to every generation, and Sora 2 was retired."
canonical: "https://www.ezugc.ai/changelog/2026-09-25"
last-updated: "2026-09-25"
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# MiniMax H3 variants, credits and the Sora 2 retirement

> Three more MiniMax H3 variants and GPT Image 2.5 arrived, credit balances started applying to every generation, and Sora 2 was retired.

- Page: https://www.ezugc.ai/changelog/2026-09-25
- Markdown: https://www.ezugc.ai/changelog/2026-09-25.md
- Entry: Changelog #008, September 25, 2026
- All updates: https://www.ezugc.ai/changelog
- Last updated: 2026-09-25
- Publisher: EzUGC (this page describes our own product)

## New model: MiniMax H3 Max, Max Turbo and Fast

Max and Max Turbo render at 480p or 768p, and Fast renders at 480p. All three keep native synced audio always on. (https://www.ezugc.ai/models/minimax-h3)

## New model: GPT Image 2.5

GPT Image 2.5 is available as an image model.

## Improvement: Credit balance applies to every generation

A remaining balance of 0 credits blocks the next video or image. (https://www.ezugc.ai/pricing)

## Improvement: Video and UGC skills for MCP, plus a daily hook cap

MCP video and UGC skills shipped together with the ChatGPT app submission, and Instant Hooks gained a daily cap. (https://www.ezugc.ai/tools/instant-hooks)

## Retired: Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro

Sora 2 has been discontinued by OpenAI, routing to Veo 3.1 Fast. Veo 3.1 Fast renders 8 seconds, so 4 and 12 second requests snap to 8. (https://www.ezugc.ai/models/veo3)