| name | klingai-pricing-basics |
| description | Understand Kling AI pricing, credits, and cost optimization strategies. Use when budgeting
or estimating costs. Trigger with phrases like 'kling ai pricing', 'klingai credits',
'kling ai cost', 'klingai budget'.
|
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Grep |
| version | 1.18.0 |
| license | MIT |
| author | Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io> |
| tags | ["saas","kling-ai","pricing","cost-optimization"] |
| compatibility | Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw |
Kling AI Pricing Basics
Overview
Kling AI uses a credit-based pricing system. Credits are consumed per video/image generation based on duration, mode, and model. API pricing uses resource packs billed separately from subscription plans.
Subscription Plans (Web UI)
| Plan | Monthly | Credits/Month | Key Features |
|---|
| Free | $0 | 66/day (no rollover) | Basic access, watermarked |
| Standard | $6.99 | 660 | No watermark, standard models |
| Pro | $25.99 | 3,000 | Priority queue, all models |
| Premier | $64.99 | 8,000 | Professional mode, priority |
| Ultra | $180 | 26,000 | Max priority, all features |
Warning: Paid credits expire at end of billing period. Unused credits do not roll over.
Video Generation Costs
| Duration | Standard Mode | Professional Mode |
|---|
| 5 seconds | 10 credits | 35 credits |
| 10 seconds | 20 credits | 70 credits |
With Native Audio (v2.6)
| Duration | Standard + Audio | Professional + Audio |
|---|
| 5 seconds | 50 credits | 100 credits |
| 10 seconds | 100 credits | 200 credits |
Image Generation Costs (Kolors)
| Feature | Credits |
|---|
| Text-to-image | 1 credit/image |
| Image restyle | 2 credits/image |
| Virtual try-on | 5 credits/image |
API Resource Packs
API access is billed separately from subscriptions via prepaid packs:
