Kling API pricing
60 Kling variants on one pay-as-you-go balance, from $0.056 per second to $2.24 per video. No subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices as of October 2026, taken live from our billing table.
What a typical job costs
Worked out on the cheapest variant, Kling AI Avatar, lip sync, Standard-720p (audio up to 5 minutes). Higher resolutions and quality tiers cost more; see the full table below.
Price by resolution
The cheapest Kling variant at each output resolution.
| Resolution | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 720p | $0.056 | per second | Kling AI Avatar, lip sync, Standard-720p (audio up to 5 minutes) |
| 1080p | $0.112 | per second | Kling AI Avatar, lip sync, Pro-1080p (audio up to 5 minutes) |
| 4K | $0.469 | per second | kling 3.0 omni, image-to-video, 4k no native audio |
Price by mode
| Mode | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| lip sync | $0.056 | per second | Kling AI Avatar, lip sync, Standard-720p (audio up to 5 minutes) |
| video-to-video | $0.077 | per second | kling 2.6 motion control, video-to-video, 720P |
| image-to-video | $0.098 | per second | kling 3.0 omni, image-to-video, 720p no native audio |
| reference-to-video | $0.098 | per second | kling 3.0 omni, reference-to-video, 720p no native audio |
| text-to-video | $0.098 | per second | kling 3.0 omni, text-to-video, 720p no native audio |
What $10 buys
| Variant | Price | Per $10 |
|---|---|---|
| Kling AI Avatar, lip sync, Standard-720p (audio up to 5 minutes) | $0.056 / second | 178 s |
| kling 2.6 motion control, video-to-video, 720P | $0.077 / second | 129 s |
| kling 3.0 omni, image-to-video, 720p no native audio | $0.098 / second | 102 s |
| kling 3.0 omni, reference-to-video, 720p no native audio | $0.098 / second | 102 s |
| kling 3.0 omni, text-to-video, 720p no native audio | $0.098 / second | 102 s |
| Kling 3.0, video, without audio-720P | $0.098 / second | 102 s |
Full Kling price list
All 60 generation variants, cheapest first. 1 credit = $0.007 at the Starter top-up.
Volume pricing
Applied automatically to API calls, based on what you spent in the last 30 days. Nothing to negotiate or sign.
FAQ
How much does the Kling API cost?
On AI Generate, Kling starts at $0.056 per second (Kling AI Avatar, lip sync, Standard-720p (audio up to 5 minutes)) and goes up to $2.24 per video for Kling 2.1, text-to-video, Master-10.0s. There are 60 generation variants; the price depends on the mode and the output resolution.
How much is a 10-second Kling video?
With the cheapest variant (Kling AI Avatar, lip sync, Standard-720p (audio up to 5 minutes)) a 10-second clip costs $0.56. The price is per second of output, so a 5-second clip costs half of that.
Is there a subscription or a free tier?
No subscription and no free credits. You top up from $10 (1,430 credits) and every call is deducted from that balance at the price in the table. Credits never expire.
Do prices go down at higher volume?
Yes, automatically for API calls. When your spend over the last 30 days passes $50, $200, $1,000 or $5,000, the per-call price drops by 7%, 13%, 18%, 21% against the list price.
Is this the official Kuaishou API?
No. AI Generate is an API aggregator: requests go to Kuaishou's model through our upstream providers, and you pay one balance for Kling and the other models in the catalog with one API key.