Kling V2.6 Pro Image to Video
kwaivgi/kling-video/v2.6/pro/image-to-videoKling V2.6 Pro Image to Video by Kuaishou animates a start image, optionally toward an end image, into a 5 or 10 second 1080p video with optional native audio and voice control.
- Base price
- $0.59
$0.70USD / run - Execution
- async
- Model type
- video
- Input fields
- 6
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Examples
Select an example to load its inputs and result into the playground.
Model card
Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.59 / run
Context & modalities
- Input
- Schema-defined
- Output
- video
Capabilities
- Chat
- Not supported
- Vision
- Not supported
- Reasoning
- Not supported
- Structured output
- Not supported
- Function calling
- Not supported
- Audio input
- Not supported
Access
- Provider
- KwaiVGI
- Model ID
- kwaivgi/kling-video/v2.6/pro/image-to-video
- Execution
- async
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Unified Run API
- Endpoint
- /v1/run
API README
Kling V2.6 Pro Image to Video
Kling V2.6 Pro image-to-video with native audio. Add voice_ids to have characters speak in a chosen voice.
Fields
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Up to 2,500 characters. |
image | image URL, required | — | First frame. JPEG, PNG, or WebP URL. |
end_image | image URL | — | Optional last frame. |
duration | 5 / 10 | 5 | Output length in seconds. |
generate_audio | boolean | true | Native audio; on by default. |
voice_ids | string[] | — | Optional Kling voice IDs for spoken lines. |
Billing
Per output second: $0.07 silent, $0.14 with audio, $0.168 with audio and custom voices.
| Output | Silent | With audio | With voices |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5s (default) | $0.35 | $0.70 | $0.84 |
| 10s | $0.70 | $1.40 | $1.68 |
Failed runs are not charged.
Prompting
- Quote dialogue and name the speaker.
Limits
- Clips are 5 or 10 seconds.
Also on SandBase
Related: kwaivgi/kling-video/v2.6/pro/text-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v3/pro/image-to-video (newer).
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "kwaivgi/kling-video/v2.6/pro/image-to-video",
"image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/mirrored/b08c180c4436-BSJXz9Ht-jgRgMf4IGxLU_upscaled.png",
"prompt": "A king walks slowly and says \"My people, here I am! I am here to save you all\"",
"duration": 5,
"generate_audio": true
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
sleep 2
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
"https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Type | Default price | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
Kling V2.6 Pro Image to VideoThis model KwaiVGI | Video | $0.70 / run | Dec 2, 2025 |
KwaiVGI | Video | $8.46 / run | Oct 21, 2026 |
KwaiVGI | Video | $1.18 / run | Oct 21, 2026 |
KwaiVGI | Video | $1.18 / run | Oct 21, 2026 |
KwaiVGI | Video | $1.18 / run | Oct 21, 2026 |
KwaiVGI | Video | $2.10 / run | Oct 5, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call KwaiVGI Kling V2.6 Pro Image to Video through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "kwaivgi/kling-video/v2.6/pro/image-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
Do I need a separate KwaiVGI account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to KwaiVGI Kling V2.6 Pro Image to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with KwaiVGI separately.
