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Kling AI Pricing (2026): free tier, plans, and what a series costs

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Kling AI: Free Basic plan; its plan table lists no monthly credits, no 1080p/4K and no commercial use; Standard $10, Pro $37, Premier $92, Ultra $180 per month at list (660 / 3,000 / 8,000 / 26,000 credits); first-month and billing-cycle discounts were shown on 2026-09-12; Membership + credits; API billed per second.

Price details

Free tierFree Basic plan; its plan table lists no monthly credits, no 1080p/4K and no commercial use
Starting priceStandard $10, Pro $37, Premier $92, Ultra $180 per month at list (660 / 3,000 / 8,000 / 26,000 credits); first-month and billing-cycle discounts were shown on 2026-09-12
Billing modelMembership + credits; API billed per second
NotesIn the app Kling 3.0 costs 6–12 credits per second (720p–1080p, with or without native audio). The API lists $0.084–0.168 per second (720p–1080p) and $0.42 at 4K, at a $0.14 unit price with packages from $700.
Commercial usePaid plans are listed as 'Generated content is for commercial use'; the free Basic plan is not
Last checked2026-09-12

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What a 10-episode series costs

At Kling AI's published per-second price of $0.084–$0.168/s (by tier), 10 episodes × 90 s = 900 s plus 40% regeneration headroom:

Published per-second prices

Kling AI against other verifiable prices on this site
Verified 2026-09-12How we score ↗
  1. Viduplatform price$0.04–$0.07
  2. Runwayplatform price$0.12
  3. Runway Gen-4.5 / AlephAPI list price$0.12
  4. ViduAPI list price$0.04–$0.12
  5. Hailuo (MiniMax)platform price$0.08–$0.13
  6. MiniMax Hailuo H3API list price$0.08–$0.13
  7. Kling AIplatform price$0.08–$0.17
  8. Wanplatform price$0.10–$0.20
  9. Wan 3.0 / 3.0 PrimeAPI list price$0.05–$0.20
  10. PixVerse V6API list price$0.09–$0.23
  11. LTX Studioplatform price$0.09–$0.39
  12. LTX-2.5API list price$0.09–$0.39
  13. Kling 3.0 / OmniAPI list price$0.08–$0.42
  14. SceneMixerplatform price$0.06–$0.47
  15. Veo / Flow (Google)platform price$0.05–$0.60
  16. Veo 3.1API list price$0.05–$0.60
  17. SoraAPI list price$0.10–$0.70
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Solid range = published low-to-high tier price per second ($); shorter is cheaper. No convertible per-second price published: Dreamina, PixVerse, CapCut, Pika, Luma Dream Machine, Sora (OpenAI), invideo AI, Morph Studio, SkyReels, PopShort AI, Scenes AI, Showrunner Studio, Pixmax, OnSolo, Frameo.AI, Katalist, M Studio, Storyboarder.ai, ScreenWeaver, Melies, Elser AI, AutoWeeb, Argil, Higgsfield, Topview, MagicLight, OpenArt, Mootion.

Video cost of a 10 × 90 s series

900 s × price per second × 1.4 regeneration headroom; parsing, art and storyboards add ≈ 5–10%
Method: see cost explainerHow we score ↗
  1. Video$106–$212
  2. Parsing + art + storyboards$5–$21
  3. Total$111–$233
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Low-to-high tier range; actual spend depends on regeneration rate and segment length.
Low tierHigh tier
Video$106$212
Parsing + art + storyboards (≈ +5–10%)$5–$11$11–$21
Total, order of magnitude$111–$117$223–$233

Method per the cost-breakdown guide; actual spend depends on regeneration rate and segment length. Cost explainer →

FAQ

Does Kling AI have a free tier?

Free Basic plan; its plan table lists no monthly credits, no 1080p/4K and no commercial use

What is Kling AI's cheapest plan?

Standard $10, Pro $37, Premier $92, Ultra $180 per month at list (660 / 3,000 / 8,000 / 26,000 credits); first-month and billing-cycle discounts were shown on 2026-09-12

Can I use Kling AI's output commercially?

Paid plans are listed as 'Generated content is for commercial use'; the free Basic plan is not

Is Kling AI expensive compared with alternatives?

See the pricing table and alternatives; compare on total spend per series, not list price.

Sources

Official pages opened while writing; current pricing and features are always as shown on the vendor site.