Kling AI Alternatives

Kling, from Kuaishou, is one of the leading video models, known for realistic human motion and, in Kling 3.0, native audio. It is used from Kling's own app and through an API. The app's subscription prices are only shown after you sign in, so the public numbers below are the API prices, from the official page on 11 October 2026:

• API list price: 1 unit = $0.14
• Kling 3.0: $0.084 a second at 720p and $0.112 at 1080p without native audio; $0.126 and $0.168 with native audio; $0.42 at 4K
• Kling 3.0 Turbo with native audio: $0.112 a second at 720p, $0.14 at 1080p
• The consumer membership prices are not on a public page: the plan page sends signed-out visitors to the home page

• A different look. Kling leans toward realism; anime and stylized work can come out better on other models.
• One model is rarely enough. Many creators use Kling for action and another model for dialogue or close-ups, and want them in one place.
• Planning and editing. A clip generator does not plan shots, keep a character the same across a story or cut the film.
• Price for volume. Per-second prices add up quickly at 1080p with audio.

Runway has its own Gen-4.5 model and also includes Kling 3.0 in its plans.

• Free: $0, 125 one-time credits
• Standard: $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly, 625 credits a month (52 seconds of Gen-4.5), no watermarks
• Pro: $35 a month, or $28 a month billed yearly, 2,250 credits a month
• Max: $95 a month, or $76 a month billed yearly, 9,500 credits a month, unused credits roll over for a month
• Gen-4.5 uses 12 credits a second (60 credits for 5 seconds); the plans also include other models such as Kling 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro

Hailuo is MiniMax's app for its Hailuo and H3 models, with yearly plans that make H3 cheap per second.

• Free: $0, one-time free trial credits, Hailuo models only
• Standard: $8.40 a month billed yearly ($100.80 a year), 1,000 credits a month
• Pro: $30.40 a month billed yearly ($364.80 a year), 4,500 credits a month
• Master: $71.20 a month billed yearly ($854.40 a year), 10,500 credits a month
• Max: $184 a month billed yearly ($2,208 a year), 27,000 credits a month
• On Standard, MiniMax H3 at 768P works out to $0.059 a second

Pika now runs several outside models, such as Seedance 2.5 and Wan 3.0, with credit packs.

• Free: $0, no monthly credits (credit packs only), all models, no watermark, no commercial license
• Starter: $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly, 900 credits a month, no commercial license
• Creator: $35 a month, or $28 a month billed yearly, 3,150 credits a month, commercial license
• Fancy: $95 to $880 a month ($76 to $704 billed yearly), 8,550 credits a month and up
• Credit packs: 60 credits per $1; a 5 second 720p Seedance 2.5 video is 122 credits, a 5 second 720p Wan 3.0 video 33 credits

Veo is Google's video model with native audio, in the Gemini app, Google Flow and the Gemini API.

• Veo 3.1 makes video with native audio, in the Gemini app, Google Flow and the Gemini API
• Gemini API, per second: Veo 3.1 $0.40 (720p and 1080p) and $0.60 (4K); Veo 3.1 Fast $0.10 (720p), $0.12 (1080p), $0.30 (4K); Veo 3.1 Lite $0.05 (720p), $0.08 (1080p)
• Veo is not on the Gemini API free tier; you are charged only when a video is generated
• Google AI plan prices vary by country

Ziztu is less an alternative to Kling than a studio that includes it. Kling 3.0 Pro (with sound) and Kling O3 sit next to MiniMax H3, Seedance 2.5, Grok Imagine and HeyGen's video model, all priced in one credit balance, so each shot can use the model that suits it. A 5 second Kling 3.0 Pro clip at 1080p with sound costs 208 credits; a 5 second H3 Max Turbo clip at 768P costs 50. Around the models, a Director plans the shots, character sheets keep the cast the same, and the clips, music and captions are cut on one timeline.

If you only need Kling clips, Kling's own app or a single-model plan can cost less. Ziztu earns its place when you are making a whole film.

Every price and limit on this page comes from the official pages below, read on 11 October 2026. Prices change often; check them before you buy. Ziztu's own prices come from its pricing page.

• Kling API pricing (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Runway pricing (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Hailuo plans (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Pika pricing (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Google DeepMind: Veo (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Gemini API pricing (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Ziztu pricing