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Kling AI
Kling AI · Singapore · founded 2023
What it is
Kling AI generates videos from text prompts or images and also supports AI avatars. Video outputs can run up to 15 seconds and reach 4K resolution. API access and commercial use are listed, and the platform listing is API. The Basic plan costs nothing and includes 30 element creations, with no monthly credits. Paid plans are billed monthly: Standard costs $10 a month and includes 660 credits and 50 element creations; Pro costs $37 a month with 3,000 credits and 150 element creations. Premier costs $92 a month with 8,000 credits and 150 element creations, while Ultra costs $180 a month with 26,000 credits and 500 element creations. The plan details specify distinct monthly credit and creation allowances, so those limits vary by subscription. Kling AI is based in Singapore.
For and against
For
- Generates video from text prompts and images.
- Supports AI avatars.
- Outputs can reach 4K resolution.
- API access and commercial use are listed.
Against
- Video length is capped at 15 seconds.
- Free Basic includes no monthly credits.
- Paid plans have differing credit and creation allowances.
The verdict
Kling AI offers text- and image-based video generation with short outputs and 4K resolution. The free plan has no monthly credits, while paid monthly plans provide different credit and creation limits.
Who it suits
Kling AI may suit people creating short videos from text or images, including users who want AI avatars. Its listed API access and commercial-use option may also matter to developers and commercial creators.
Plans and prices
Basic
30 element creations · no monthly credits · commercial use not allowed
Read 15 Oct 2026 · kling.ai
Standard
660 credits/month · 50 element creations · 1080p · watermark removal
Read 15 Oct 2026 · kling.ai
Pro
3,000 credits/month · 150 element creations · 1080p · watermark removal
Read 15 Oct 2026 · kling.ai
Premier
8,000 credits/month · 150 element creations · 1080p · watermark removal
Read 15 Oct 2026 · kling.ai
Ultra
26,000 credits/month · 500 element creations · 1080p · watermark removal
Read 15 Oct 2026 · kling.ai
On the record
- AI avatars
- Yeskling.ai · read 20 Sep 2026
- API access
- Yeskling.ai · read 20 Sep 2026
- API authentication
- The developer API supports API-key bearer authentication and legacy AccessKey/SecretKey JWT authentication, with Python and Java examples.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- API capabilities
- The text-to-video API accepts prompts, 720p/1080p/4K resolution, 3–15 second duration, aspect ratios, native audio, multi-shot mode and callbacks.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- API changelog
- The September 2026 API updates added Video Commerce API and Agent access for talking-head and product-promotion videos.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- Yeskling.ai · read 20 Sep 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists Kuaishou Technology as headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2011, with more than 20,000 employees and a 10,001+ company-size classification.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal entity
- The service terms identify Kling AI Pte. Ltd. and its affiliates as the contracting company.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Corporate ownership
- Crunchbase lists Kling AI as a sub-organization of Kuaishou Technology and an active for-profit company.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Credit exchange rate
- The published standard purchase rate is 66 credits for one US dollar.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Credit validity
- Membership credits last one month, purchased credits last two years, and failed generations are refunded according to the credits policy.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Developer integrations
- Kling provides an MCP endpoint and CLI that can be used with Cursor, Claude, ComfyUI nodes, Makefiles, shell pipelines and CI workflows.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Official guides cover model usage, motion control, text-to-video, image-to-video, camera movement, start/end frames, motion brush, lip-sync and virtual try-on.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Face-data statement
- The privacy policy says it does not analyze facial-recognition features to identify people or collect, share or store face data.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Image-to-video
- Users can upload portraits, product photos or illustrations and animate them into videos.kling.ai · read 15 Oct 2026
- Launch news
- Kuaishou announced global Kling AI beta access on July 25, 2024 after more than one million applications and said 66 daily inspiration credits were provided.kuaishou.gcs-web.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- License and hosting
- Kling is described as a closed, hosted model accessed through the web app, mobile apps or hosted API rather than self-hosted software.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: credit and billing complaints
- Google Play reviewers complained that unused monthly credits disappeared at renewal and that credits could be charged for generations that vanished.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
