Kling 3.0 versions: what exactly you are buying
The 3.0 line is a family of models at different prices, and the version you pick affects the budget more than the resolution does.
For the one product across ten videos scenario the key version is Omni: without references every frame shows a slightly different item.
| Version | What it does | What it is picked for |
|---|---|---|
| Kling 3.0 | generation from text and photos, native audio | the main stream of videos |
| Kling 3.0 Turbo | faster, audio always on | tests and high volume |
| Kling 3.0 Omni | takes video as input, keeps elements and the character's voice | series with one character or product |
| Kling O1 | generation and editing in one model | polishing finished videos |
| Kling 2.6 | previous generation, cheaper | drafts |
Multi-shot: the main difference from 2.6
One request can set up to six shots, each with its own duration, prompt and camera movement. The model moves from shot to shot by itself and keeps the character the same.
Previously a change of shot meant a separate generation and a hunt for a similar frame to cut to. Now one 15-second request with four shots replaces four generations and an hour of editing.
Audio: five languages and a separate story about Russian
Kling 3.0 generates dialogue, ambient noise and music together with the picture, with lip sync. English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Spanish are supported natively.
Russian is not on the list: speech in Russian comes out with an accent and the lip sync is worse. For key lines the voiceover is done with a separate synthesis and overlaid through Lip Sync mode, billed separately at about $0.07 per 5 seconds.
Kling 3.0 price per second
The official price list is denominated in API units; below are the USD equivalents (October 2026). Aggregators charge more.
A batch of 500 videos of 10 seconds is 5,000 seconds of generation: about $840 at 1080p with audio and $420 at 720p without audio. With a third added for rejects, roughly $1,090.
| Mode | Resolution | Per second |
|---|---|---|
| no audio | 720p | $0.08 |
| no audio | 1080p | $0.11 |
| with audio | 720p | $0.13 |
| with audio | 1080p | $0.17 |
| no audio | native 4K | $0.40 |
| Turbo, audio on | 1080p | $0.14 |
| Kling 2.6 without audio | 1080p | $0.07 |
Subscriptions and credits
Working through the interface rather than the API means paying in credits: 6 per second at 720p without audio, 9 with audio, 8 and 12 at 1080p, 30 in native 4K.
Monthly subscriptions after the first one: Standard, 660 credits for about $8.80; Pro, 3,000 for $30; Premier, 8,000 for $80; Ultra, 26,000 for $160. The free tier gives 66 credits a day, videos up to 5 seconds with a watermark and no commercial rights.
Credits expire on a calendar: subscription credits after a month, free ones after a day, top-up packs after two years. You cannot stockpile them for a big project, so for batches the API is the better route.
Kling 4.0: what is known so far
On 30 September 2026 Kuaishou announced Kling 4.0: native generation up to 30 seconds, 10-bit HDR, omni references and multiple keyframes. Early access has been handed out since 28 September, and the full launch is set for October.
For production this is a reason to test, not to switch stacks yet: API prices for 4.0 are not published and features in early access turn on gradually. Kling 3.0 remains the working model for batches until 4.0 ships in the API with stable pricing.
When to pick Kling and when not to
Kling covers volume: vertical videos in batches, ad creatives for testing, explainer series with one character. Its price per second at the lower tiers is among the lowest of the first-tier models.
It should not be your only model if the frame needs readable text, complex physical action or product details matching exactly across a dozen scenes: for those jobs a second model goes into the stack. The comparison with other generators is in the 2026 review of AI video models.
A stream of videos on Kling is the mass vertical videos format, and large-scale video versioning helps spread finished copies across platforms.