Video model
Kling 3.0 AI video generator
Create a video from text or a still image with Kling 3.0, 2.6 or 2.5 Turbo Pro. Compare versions and credit prices, then generate and preview your clip in the studio.
Kling pricing: what each version costs per clip
| Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro · 720p | 105 credits for a 5-second clip, 210 credits for 10 seconds. Text-to-video and image-to-video. |
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| Kling 2.6 · 720p | 138 credits for a 5-second clip, 275 credits for 10 seconds. Text-to-video and image-to-video. |
| Kling 3.0 · Standard (720p) | 140 credits for 4 seconds, 280 credits for 8 seconds, 420 credits for 12 seconds. |
| Kling 3.0 · Pro (1080p) | 180 credits for 4 seconds, 360 credits for 8 seconds, 540 credits for 12 seconds. |
| Clip length | Kling 2.6 and 2.5 Turbo Pro render 5 or 10 seconds. Kling 3.0 renders 4, 8 or 12 seconds. |
| What you need | A browser and a SynthPulse account. No Kling API key, no install, no queue to babysit. |
Model maker's reference This describes the model maker's technology, not necessarily every version offered here. SynthPulse options and credit prices are shown above.
Best uses and practical limits
Reach for Kling when
- You want one prompt at three budgets. A 5-second test on 2.5 Turbo Pro is 105 credits; the same idea at 12 seconds and 1080p on 3.0 Pro is 540. Same picker, same prompt box.
- You are starting from a still you already like. Image-to-video and text-to-video cost exactly the same on all three versions, so animating a frame you have already approved costs nothing extra.
- The shot is one continuous camera move. Kling handles a single move per clip well, and 5 or 10 seconds is about the length a dolly, an orbit or a crane needs to arrive.
- You want 12 seconds without Seedance 2.5 money. Kling 3.0 renders a 12-second 720p clip for 420 credits; the same slot on Seedance 2.5 is 1,890.
Use a different model when
- You need a length other than 5 or 10 seconds and you are on 2.6 or 2.5 Turbo Pro. The duration enum for those four model ids is exactly 5 and 10, so 4, 8 and 12 are rejected outright and the length picker swaps its options the moment you select them.
- You want 1080p from 2.6 or 2.5 Turbo Pro. Neither has a resolution parameter at all, which is why 720p is the only tier offered for them and the only tier they are priced at. 1080p on Kling means 3.0 Pro.
- You have more than one reference image. Every Kling version here forwards exactly one still to the model, so there is no second frame, no last-frame anchor and no multi-image style reference.
- The clip has to arrive with sound. Kling 2.6 and 3.0 are submitted with the sound parameter off — the quoted credit price is the without-audio rate, and the workflow lays its own track over the result — while 2.5 Turbo Pro has no sound field to switch off in the first place. Every Kling file you get back is silent.
- You are burning through volume tests. At 21 credits per second, 2.5 Turbo Pro is the cheapest Kling on the site and still just under twice the per-second rate of Grok Imagine 1.5 at 720p.
Choose a version for your shot
The version list is more than a quality ladder: the controls differ. Only 3.0 has a resolution setting and renders 4, 8 or 12 seconds. The 2.6 and 2.5 Turbo Pro options render 5 or 10 seconds at 720p, matching the values their APIs accept. Pick the duration and output size your edit needs before you compare results.
Match the version to the shot. A 10-second establishing shot can use 2.5 Turbo Pro at 210 credits; a full-width hero shot may call for 3.0 Pro's 1080p option. Kling 2.6 sits between them at 138 credits for 5 seconds. Those are differences in this site's options and prices, not a measured ranking of output quality. If the shot also needs dialogue, Veo 3.1 Fast is the other flagship here and a different set of trade-offs.
How Kling 3.0 pricing works here
Credits are the only unit. A clip's price is the model's base rate multiplied by its length and, on Kling 3.0, by its resolution. The figure on the generate button comes from the same pricing table the server charges against, so the quote and the charge cannot drift apart.
One consequence of the fixed duration set catches people out. You might read the 2.5 Turbo Pro and 2.6 rows as 84 and 110 credits, because those are the base rates for a 4-second clip, but neither version has a 4-second setting. Their real floors are the 5-second prices, 105 and 138, and the cheapest Kling clip you can buy here is 105 credits. Plan and credit-pack sizes are on the pricing page.
Credits come from a monthly plan or a one-time pack, and they are spent per accepted render. When a generation fails on the provider's side, the credits for it are returned to your balance automatically.
Starting from a still
All three versions take either a text prompt or a reference image. Image-to-video costs exactly the same as text-to-video on every Kling version here, so starting from a frame you already like never costs extra.
Every version accepts one reference image. Extra uploads do not reach the model, so choose the frame that best establishes your subject, composition and lighting. For a consistent look across several shots, prepare the frame first in Seedream or Nano Banana, then use that approved still for each shot.
Second thing worth knowing about image-to-video: on Kling 2.6 and 2.5 Turbo Pro the aspect-ratio picker does not reach the model. Their image-to-video requests carry the prompt, the duration and your image, and nothing else, so the clip comes out in whatever shape the still is. Crop to 9:16 before you upload if you want a vertical clip. Kling 3.0 does send an aspect ratio alongside the image.
These clips come back silent
Clips arrive silent. The 2.6 and 3.0 requests explicitly switch sound off; 2.5 Turbo Pro has no sound field. The quoted credit price covers this silent tier. Use the prompt for visible action and camera movement, then add your soundtrack during editing. Describing someone talking or waves breaking does not add an audio track.
If the clip needs a soundtrack rather than dialogue, that is what the song-to-video workflow is for. It generates a track, cuts it into segments, renders one video shot per segment and lays the song back over the result. Kling 3.0 is the default video model there, and inside the workflow it accepts any whole second from 3 to 15, not just the 4, 8 and 12 the create page offers.
The track itself comes from Suno, and the segment lengths are cut to the song rather than the other way round. If you want a clip that arrives with its own audio baked in, choose a generator that supports it.
Compare other video generators
For early drafts, compare the cost of testing the same movement across different generators. Grok Imagine 1.5 renders a 4-second 720p clip for 45 credits, about a third of what Kling 3.0 charges for the same length, and a 480p draft for 24. Seedance 2.5 charges 630 for 4 seconds at 720p. Veo 3.1 Fast is the strange one: its pricing row carries no duration multiplier at all, so its 4-second and 8-second clips both cost 150 credits.
Resolution is not where these models separate: Kling 3.0, Seedance and Veo 3.1 Fast all top out at 1080p here. Length is. Kling 2.6 and 2.5 Turbo Pro stop at 10 seconds, Veo 3.1 Fast at 8, and Kling 3.0, Seedance and MiniMax H3 reach 12. For a shot-by-shot read rather than a table, we put Kling 3.0 next to Seedance 2.0 and priced the whole test at 330 credits.
Video prompt examples you can copy
Use each example as a starting point for a single shot. Name the subject, motion, camera move and lighting, then adjust one detail at a time. Set length and resolution with the controls. Sound is off, and neither a negative prompt nor a seed is sent. Give the camera one clear instruction so you can judge the resulting movement.
- One camera move, 5 seconds
Slow dolly-in on a rain-slicked side street at night, neon signage reflected in the puddles, a single figure in a grey raincoat walking away from camera. Shallow depth of field, 35mm, faint handheld shake.
One camera instruction, one subject, one lighting note. Five seconds is roughly one move; asking for a dolly-in and a pan in the same clip usually gets you neither.
- Image-to-video from a single still
The subject turns their head slowly to the left and blinks once. Everything else in the frame stays still. Camera locked off.
With a reference image, describe only what moves. The framing, the colour and (on 2.6 and 2.5 Turbo Pro) the aspect ratio all come from your still, so re-describing the scene just competes with it.
- Twelve seconds on 3.0 Pro, one arc
Close on a potter's hands centring a lump of wet clay on a spinning wheel. The camera pulls back and rises to reveal the whole studio: dust in the window light, shelves of finished bowls behind. One continuous take, no cuts.
Twelve seconds is long enough for a move that arrives somewhere, which is the only reason to pay 420 credits at 720p or 540 at 1080p for it. Say "one continuous take, no cuts" or the model will sometimes cut to fill the length.
- Product shot at 1080p
A matte black ceramic mug on a raw concrete slab, steam rising steadily. The camera orbits 90 degrees to the right at a constant speed. Soft overcast key from the left, no hard shadows. Nothing else enters the frame.
The last sentence earns its place. On product shots the usual failure is a hand or a second object drifting in. 1080p is Kling 3.0 only, and this one is 180 credits at 4 seconds.
- Holding a look across several shots
Shot on 16mm film, visible grain, slightly warm colour cast, 1970s documentary look. A wheat field in late afternoon wind, camera at waist height pushing slowly forward.
Put the film-stock clause first and keep it byte-identical in every shot of the sequence. No Kling version here takes a seed or a style reference, so the wording of that opening clause is the only continuity control you have.
Compare video models by length and cost
All in the same units: credits for one clip at 720p, the tier every row below is priced from. 1080p costs more on the models that offer it, and Kling 2.6 and 2.5 Turbo Pro do not offer it. Veo 3.1 Fast repeats the same number twice because it is the one video model here with no duration multiplier at all.
| Clip lengths | Top resolution | Shortest clip, 720p | Longest clip, 720p | |
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| Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro | 5 or 10s | 720p | 105 | 210 |
| Kling 2.6 | 5 or 10s | 720p | 138 | 275 |
| Kling 3.0 | 4, 8 or 12s | 1080p | 140 | 420 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 4, 8 or 12s | 1080p | 630 | 1,890 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | 4 or 8s | 1080p | 150 | 150 |
| MiniMax H3 | 4, 8 or 12s | 720p | 160 | 480 |
Kling 3.0 questions
Is Kling 3.0 free?
Creating an account is free. Eligible new accounts can receive welcome credits when the signup offer is enabled, but a clip can cost more than that balance. Check the exact quote on the Generate button; add credits if your balance does not cover it. A subscription is optional, and failed generations return their credits.
How much does a Kling 3.0 video cost?
Kling 3.0 is 140 credits for a 4-second 720p clip, 280 credits for 8 seconds and 420 credits for 12 seconds. The same lengths at 1080p are 180, 360 and 540 credits. Kling 2.6 is 138 credits for 5 seconds and 275 for 10 seconds; Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro is 105 and 210.
Is there a Kling 3.0 API?
Kling publishes an API through its own platform and through resellers, and SynthPulse generates on top of one of them. SynthPulse itself is a web app rather than a public API: you get the same Kling versions without managing keys, callbacks, polling or retries. Batch generation in the workspace covers most of what people reach for an API to do.
What is the difference between Kling 2.6 and Kling 3.0?
On SynthPulse, Kling 3.0 offers up to 1080p in 4-, 8- or 12-second clips. Kling 2.6 offers 720p in fixed 5- or 10-second clips at a lower credit cost per second. Choose based on the duration, resolution and credit budget your shot needs; these specs alone do not establish which model produces better results.
Can I animate my own image?
Yes. Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro, Kling 2.6 and Kling 3.0 all support image-to-video: upload a still, describe the motion you want, and the clip starts from your frame. The credit price is identical to text-to-video.
Do the videos have sound?
No. Kling 2.6 and 3.0 are submitted with the sound parameter explicitly off, and 2.5 Turbo Pro's request carries no sound field at all, so every Kling clip comes back as a silent video file and the credit price quoted is the without-audio rate. To score a clip, use the song-to-video workflow, which generates a track and lays it over the rendered shots.
How many reference images can I use?
One. All three versions accept a single still, and the request sends exactly that image. The 2.6 and 2.5 Turbo Pro options also take the clip shape from the image, so crop it to your intended aspect ratio before uploading.
How should I write a Kling 3.0 prompt?
Name one subject, one camera move and one lighting condition, and leave length and resolution to the dropdowns, since those two set the price. Kling takes no negative prompt and no seed here, so the opening clause of the prompt is the only style control you have across a sequence. Five worked examples are in the prompts section on this page.
Where do my finished videos go?
Finished clips appear in the create page as soon as they land and are kept in your library, where you can play them back or download the file. Nothing you generate is public unless you choose to share it.