Kling AI vs Vidu
A spec-by-spec comparison of Kling AI and Vidu: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
| Kling AI | Vidu | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan · from $8.8/mo | Free plan · from $10/mo |
| Free tier | Free Basic plan with no monthly credits; exports watermarked | Free plan with login bonus credits; Q4 at 540p |
| Max clip length | 15s per generation (Kling 3.0) | 16s per generation (Q3) |
| Max resolution | 4K (native) | 4K (higher tiers) |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial use | Paid plans | Paid plans |
| Developer API | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
Kling AI is Kuaishou's video and image generation platform, known for realistic motion and its Kling 3.0 and 4.0 model families. It supports text-to-video, image-to-video, multi-shot scenes, native audio and native 4K output. It suits creators and production teams who want long single clips and strong physics, and a separate developer API is available.
- Native 4K video generation on Kling 3.0 series
- Single generations of 3 to 15 seconds
- Developer API priced per second (e.g. Kling 3.0 Turbo 1080p at $0.14/s)
- Free Basic plan includes no monthly credits and adds a watermark
- Standard plan includes only 660 credits per month
- Advertised first-month prices differ from the recurring renewal price
Vidu is a video generation platform from ShengShu Technology, offering its Q-series models (Q3, Q4) for text-to-video, image-to-video and reference-to-video. It emphasizes keeping characters consistent across multiple reference images and handles 2D animation well. It suits creators making character-driven shorts, with an API platform for developers.
- Supports 3 to 16 second clips on paid plans
- Strong multi-reference character consistency
- Off-peak quotas on Premium and Ultimate add cheap extra videos
- Watermark-free downloads and commercial use are paid-only
- Free plan limited to 540p and 10 references per month
- Subscription credits expire after 30 days
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (Kling AI) and 2026-10-23 (Vidu). See each tool page for sources.