Kling
ActiveKuaishou · founded 2024
High-quality, cost-competitive generation with strong motion.
Kling (Kuaishou) is a competitive text-to-video model known for high output quality and affordable credit pricing, with strong motion consistency. It is popular among creators seeking quality-per-dollar, though the interface and support are China-centric.
At a glance
- Category
- AI Video Generation
- Primary use case
- Text/image-to-video generation
- Entry price
- Free
- Free plan
- Daily free credits
- API
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Evidence level
- Research / specifications only
- Last checked
- 20 Aug 2026
Pricing
Last checked 20 Aug 2026
| Free plan | Daily free credits |
|---|---|
| Trial | None |
| Usage limits | Daily free credit cap |
| Credit system | Credit-based |
Credit-based; verify current per-second pricing.
What it does
Secondary use cases
- Motion
- Short-form video
Input types
Text, Image
Output types
Video
Models used
Kling 2.x
Platforms
✓ Web — Windows — macOS — Linux ✓ iOS ✓ Android — Browser extension ✓ API — CLI — VS Code — Self-hosted
Integrations
API
Privacy & commercial rights
Data retention
Per policy
Trains on your data
Not disclosed
Enterprise privacy
Not disclosed
Self-hosting / local
Not available
SSO
Not disclosed
Compliance
Not disclosed
Commercial use
Permitted — Commercial use permitted (check ToS)
Pros & cons
Pros
- Strong quality-per-dollar
- Good motion consistency
- Free daily credits
Cons / trade-offs
- China-centric UX
- Less mature support
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