kling-video-v3 API
8 hosts currently serve kling-video-v3 through VideoRouter. The lowest price is $0.067 / second (720p) at MachGen; at 2160p the spread between the cheapest host (SandBase) and the priciest (Tencent TokenHub) is 30%.
kling-video-v3 pricing by provider
| Host | 720p | 1080p | 2160p |
|---|---|---|---|
MachGen machgen | $0.067 | $0.09 | $0.336 |
Pika pika | $0.068 | $0.09 | — |
kie.ai kie-ai | $0.07 | $0.09 | $0.335 |
Tencent TokenHub tencent-tokenhub | $0.084 | $0.112 | $0.42 |
Novita novita | $0.084 | $0.112 | $0.42 |
WaveSpeedAI wavespeedai | $0.084 | $0.112 | $0.42 |
TOAPIS toapis | $0.084 | $0.112 | — |
SandBase sandbase | $0.0882 | $0.1176 | $0.294 |
USD per second, before the 2% platform fee. Bold = cheapest at that tier. — = host does not offer that tier. Built 2026-10-02.
What it costs per clip
At the cheapest current host for each tier:
| Tier | Cheapest host | 5 s clip | 10 s clip | 1 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720p | MachGen | $0.335 | $0.67 | $4.02 |
| 1080p | MachGen | $0.45 | $0.90 | $5.40 |
| 2160p | SandBase | $1.47 | $2.94 | $17.64 |
How to call kling-video-v3
Model id: kling-v3. Preferring the cheapest host right now:
curl https://videorouter.sh/api/v1/videos \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIDEOROUTER_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "kling-v3/machgen", "prompt": "a paper airplane gliding over a city", "duration_secs": 5}'
# returns a job id; poll GET /api/v1/videos/{id} until status is completed or failed (polling is free)Drop the host suffix (kling-v3) to let the router pick the cheapest healthy host and fail over automatically. Full examples in the quickstart.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the kling-video-v3 API cost?
The lowest current price is $0.067 / second (720p) at MachGen; the full host-by-host table is on this page, before VideoRouter's 2% platform fee.
What is the kling-video-v3 API model id?
Use kling-v3. Add a host suffix such as kling-v3/machgen to pin a specific provider.
Which provider is cheapest for kling-video-v3?
Right now MachGen at 720p. Prices change, so unpinned requests route to the cheapest healthy host instead of hard-coding one.