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Kling v3: Pricing, Performance & Examples
Kling v3 is a video generation model from Kling, released in February 2026, with a 4K-token context window.
Kling AI's flagship 3.0 video model. Cinematic text-to-video and image-to-video with native audio (sound effects, ambient, lip-synced dialogue), multi-shot storyboarding (up to 6 shots), element/character referencing, and end-frame
Kling v3 examples
Recent arena outputs from Kling v3, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.
Kling v3 API
Image-to-video start frame.
Run a request to see the response
Use it in your code
OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.
import requests
# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
json={
"model": "kling-v3",
"input": {"prompt": "A timelapse of clouds moving across the sky"},
"wait": "auto",
},
)
job = res.json()
# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
res = requests.get(
f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
params={"wait": 60},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
job = res.json()
if job["status"] == "completed":
print("video:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.
Kling v3 pricing
Providers
Kling v3 starts at $0.168 per second of 1080p video via Replicate. See all 2 providers below with per-resolution pricing, latency, and modality support.
| Provider | 720p $/s | 1080p $/s | high $/s | Latency s | Success 7d | Modalities in / out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.168 | $0.168 | $0.196 | — | — | / | |
| $0.168 | $0.168 | $0.196 | 0.00 | 0.00%(1) | / |
Kling v3 latency
Kling v3 time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.
Provider operational metrics
Time to first token, output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic
Kling v3 benchmarks
Rankings
Performance by category and language
Where Kling v3 is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.
Quality Tracker
Similar Models
How Kling v3 compares to its closest neighbors on each video arena it competes in.
Kling v3 license
Kling v3 is a proprietary model available under its provider's product and API terms.
- License
- Proprietary
- Hosted access
Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply
Kling v3 resources
Official sources for Kling v3: api documentation, official playground, official launch post.
Models like Kling v3
Other video models ranked closest to Kling v3.
FAQ
Common questions about Kling v3.