AI Models · Kuaishou · Image to video
Create Kling V3 Pro image-to-video online.
Upload your image. Add a prompt. Generate with Kling V3 Pro — priced per second, with the exact credit cost shown before you press Generate. Kling V3 Pro makes clips of 5, 10 or 15 seconds with audio, at 1.68 credits a second.
How it works
Animating a photo with Kling V3 Pro, in three steps.
A clip of 5s · 8.4 credits (~$3.36) is what the shortest Kling V3 Pro animation costs; everything below is read from the app's own model catalog, so it is the figure you will be charged.
Upload the photograph
Open the image-to-video studio with Kling V3 Pro already selected and drop your file in. Start from the sharpest, largest version of the photograph you have.
Say what the subject does
Name the action, then the camera, then anything about the light you want kept: ‘she lifts the cup and turns toward the door’ says more than ‘beautiful cinematic scene’.
Choose the length
5, 10 or 15 seconds: 8.4, 16.8 or 25.2 credits on V3 Pro. The credit cost appears before you generate.
Specs
The Kling V3 Pro image-to-video tiers.
Every column comes from the catalog the app bills from — resolution, the clip lengths on offer, whether sound is generated with the picture, and the per-second rate. A Kling Standard tier's resolution is not stated: the catalog says 1080p, and the clips we measured were smaller.
| Mode | Engine | Max resolution | Clip length | Audio | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image to video, V3 Pro | Kling V3 Pro | 1080p | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 1.68 per second (~$0.67) |
| Image to video, V3 Standard | Kling V3 Standard | Not stated | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 1.26 per second (~$0.50) |
| Image to video, O3 Pro | Kling O3 Pro | 1080p | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 1.4 per second (~$0.56) |
| Image to video, O3 Standard | Kling O3 Standard | Not stated | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 1.12 per second (~$0.45) |
| Image to video, V3 4K | Kling V3 4K | 4K | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 4.2 per second (~$1.68) |
| Image to video, O3 4K | Kling O3 4K | 4K | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 4.2 per second (~$1.68) |
| Image to video, V3 Turbo Pro | Kling V3 Turbo Pro | 1080p | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 1.4 per second (~$0.56) |
Cost
What a Kling V3 Pro photo animation costs.
Kling V3 Pro bills per second, so the length is the price. The dollar figure is the most a generation can cost, at the 25-credit pack's rate. In most countries, your first video is on us: new verified accounts get one five-second video on our lowest-cost video model, once. A five-second Kling V3 Pro run costs more than the first video on us, so it needs credits from a plan or credit pack.
| Clip length | Credits | At the 25-credit pack rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5 seconds | 8.4 credits | ~$3.36 |
| 10 seconds | 16.8 credits | ~$6.72 |
| 15 seconds | 25.2 credits | ~$10.08 |
The photo
What to upload for Kling V3 Pro.
Four things that change the result more than the prompt does.
Give it something to move
A photograph that shows shoulders, arms and hands gives the prompt more to animate than a tight head-and-shoulders crop.
Start sharp
Use the sharpest version of the photograph you have.
Watch the hands
Check the hands first in every take, and prefer a photograph where they are clearly separated.
Keep motion inside the frame
Ask for a subject to walk out of shot and the model has to invent the room behind them. Movement within the photograph's own frame leaves less to invent.
How it behaves
What Kling V3 Pro does with a still.
King AI runs seven Kling image-to-video tiers: V3 and O3, each at Standard, Pro (1080p) and 4K, and V3 Turbo Pro (1080p). Every one generates audio with the picture, in clips of 5, 10 or 15 seconds. Compare a take with a second engine on the same photograph before you settle on one for a face or a body in motion.
A photo animation is usually a specific length: the beat of a transition, the seconds a product needs to turn. Pick the shortest of 5, 10 or 15 seconds that holds the action; each step up is billed at the same rate a second.
There are two ladders to know about. The Standard tiers cost less per second than the Pro tiers, which makes them the cheaper place to settle the photo and the prompt; and the 4K tiers cost two and a half times V3 Pro. Each run is a new take, so a 4K run repeats the prompt, not the earlier clip.
Alternatives
The five engines you would pick instead of Kling V3 Pro.
The same photograph reaches all of them from the same studio and the same credit balance, so the choice is per shot, not per subscription.
| Model | Max resolution | Clip length | Audio | Credits per second | Shortest clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 | 1080p | 4s·6s·8s | Yes | 4 (~$1.60) | 4s · 16 credits (~$6.40) |
| Seedance 2.0 | 1080p | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 6.804 (~$2.72) | 5s · 34.02 credits (~$13.61) |
| MiniMax H3 | 768p | 5s·10s·15s | Yes | 0.6 (~$0.24) | 5s · 3 credits (~$1.20) |
| WAN 3.0 1080p | 1080p | 5s·10s·15s·20s·25s·30s | Yes | 2 (~$0.80) | 5s · 10 credits (~$4.00) |
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FAQ
Kling V3 Pro image-to-video, answered.
How do I turn a photo into a video with Kling?
Open the image-to-video studio in King AI with Kling V3 Pro selected, upload the photograph, describe what the subject does, and pick 5, 10 or 15 seconds. The credit cost appears before you generate. In most countries, your first video is on us.
What length should a Kling photo animation be?
The shortest that holds the action. King AI offers 5, 10 or 15 seconds, and a five-second animation is the cheapest way to test whether the photograph moves well at all before you pay for a longer take.
Can Kling animate a photo in 4K?
Yes. Kling V3 4K and Kling O3 4K both take a still and generate at 4K with audio, at two and a half times the V3 Pro rate. Settle the photo and the prompt on Standard or Pro first; each 4K run is a new take.
Which Kling tier should I start with?
A Standard tier. It costs less per second than Pro (1.26 credits a second against 1.68 for V3, 1.12 against 1.4 for O3), so it is the cheaper place to settle the photo and the prompt; set Quality to Standard in the studio. Then run them on Pro or 4K: each run is a new take.
Get started
Animate a photo with Kling V3 Pro.
Upload a photograph, say what the subject does, and pick 5, 10 or 15 seconds.