specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Kling AI
providerId: kling-ai
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Video Generation
- AI Video
- Generative AI
- Resource Pack
- Plans
description: >-
  The Kling AI Open Platform (developer API) is billed on a prepaid
  resource-pack model that is separate from the consumer Kling app membership
  plans. New developer accounts receive a small amount of free credit (reported
  around one US dollar) to trial the API. Beyond that, callers purchase prepaid
  resource packs; unlike the consumer app, failed API tasks are reported not to
  deduct resources. Consumption scales with the work performed - video costs
  substantially more than image generation, professional mode costs more than
  standard mode, and native audio (on audio-capable models) roughly doubles the
  per-second rate. Exact per-unit and per-pack prices below are indicative and
  NOT reconciled against the live pricing page.
notes: >-
  Values are honestly modeled from Kling documentation and third-party pricing
  writeups and must be reconciled against https://app.klingai.com/global/dev
  and the Kling API pricing page. Resource-pack SKUs (reported around 9.80 and
  98 USD trial packs plus custom/enterprise volume) and per-second credit rates
  vary by model and mode.
sources:
- https://app.klingai.com/global/dev/document-api/quickStart/productIntroduction/overview
- https://klingai.com
- https://kling.ai/dev/pricing
plans:
- id: kling-api-free-trial
  name: Developer Free Trial Credit
  type: free
  description: >-
    New Open Platform accounts receive a small free credit grant (reported
    around one US dollar) to test text-to-video, image-to-video, and image
    generation before purchasing a resource pack.
  entries:
  - label: Trial Credit
    name: trial_credit
    type: usage
    metric: credits
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free on signup (reported ~1 USD grant)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Text-to-Video
  - name: Image-to-Video
  - name: Image Generation
- id: kling-api-resource-pack
  name: Prepaid Resource Pack
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Prepaid resource packs consumed as tasks run. Consumption is metered per
    second of generated video (and per generated image), with multipliers for
    professional mode and native audio. Failed API tasks are reported not to
    deduct resources.
  entries:
  - label: Video Generation
    name: video_generation
    type: usage
    metric: seconds
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: per-second credit draw from prepaid pack (varies by model and std/pro mode)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Image Generation
    name: image_generation
    type: usage
    metric: images
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: per-image credit draw from prepaid pack
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Native Audio Surcharge
    name: native_audio
    type: usage
    metric: seconds
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: roughly 2x the base per-second rate on audio-capable models
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All Video and Image Endpoints
  - name: No Charge on Failed Tasks
  - name: Concurrency by Account
- id: kling-api-enterprise
  name: Enterprise / Custom Volume
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Custom or large-volume resource-pack purchases, higher concurrency, and
    negotiated terms for production workloads. Contact Kling AI.
  entries:
  - label: Custom Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Custom Volume Pricing
  - name: Higher Concurrency
  - name: Priority Support
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com