Kling V3 Pro Text to Video

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Kling V3 Pro Text to Video by Kuaishou turns a text prompt into a 3-15 second 1080p video with optional native audio.

Base price
$0.59$0.84USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
video
Input fields
6
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Input
Text prompt for video generation. Either prompt or multi_prompt must be provided, but not both.
The aspect ratio of the generated image. Allowed values: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1.
The duration of the generated video in seconds Allowed values: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Whether to generate native audio for the video. Supports Chinese and English voice output. Other languages are automatically translated to English. For English speech, use lowercase letters; for acronyms or proper nouns, use uppercase.
The type of multi-shot video generation. 'intelligent' lets the model automatically determine shot structure. Allowed values: customize, intelligent.
List of prompts for multi-shot video generation. If provided, overrides the single prompt and divides the video into multiple shots with specified prompts and durations.
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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/v3/pro/text-to-video
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

Human preference

Arena

Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.

Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena

Leaderboard
Text to Video
Rank
#16 of 33
Elo
1000
Gap to #1
−143

Text-to-video arena (silent): people pick the better of two clips from the same prompt, without seeing the model names; audio is not judged.

  1. #11Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXAIOn SandBase1034±17
  2. #12HappyHorse-1.0Alibaba-ATHOn SandBase1032±17
  3. #13HappyHorse-1.1Alibaba-ATHOn SandBase1032±17
  4. #14Wan2.7-260612AlibabaOn SandBase1022±17
  5. #15MAGI-2 PreviewSand.ai1008±16
  6. #16Kling 3.0 1080p (Pro)KlingAIThis model1000
  7. #17PixVerse V6PixVerse993±17
  8. #18Kling 3.0 Omni 1080p (Pro)KlingAIOn SandBase982±17
  9. #19Grok Imagine Video 1.5 LiteSpaceXAI974±17
  10. #20Veo 3.1GoogleOn SandBase959±17

API README

Kling V3 Pro Text to Video

Kling V3 Pro text-to-video: write a scene and get back a 3–15 second clip, with native audio and multi-shot control.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Up to 2,500 characters.
aspect_ratio16:9 / 9:16 / 1:116:9Output frame shape.
duration3–155Output length in seconds.
generate_audiobooleantrueGenerate native audio with the clip.
shot_typecustomize / intelligentcustomizecustomize follows your multi_prompt shot list; intelligent lets the model plan the cuts.
multi_promptobject[]—Optional list of shots, each with its own prompt and duration.

Billing

You pay for output seconds: $0.168 with audio (the default) and $0.112 without.

OutputWith audioWithout audio
3s$0.504$0.336
5s (default)$0.84$0.56
10s$1.68$1.12
15s$2.52$1.68

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Describe subject, action, camera move, and light in order.
  • For several shots, use multi_prompt with one entry per shot.

Limits

  • Clips are 3–15 seconds.

Also on SandBase

Other Kling V3 Pro endpoints and tiers: kwaivgi/kling-video/v3/pro/image-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v3/pro/motion-control, kwaivgi/kling-video/v3/standard/text-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v3/4k/text-to-video.

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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
kwaivgi/kling-video/v3/pro/text-to-video
# 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 $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "kwaivgi/kling-video/v3/pro/text-to-video",
  "prompt": "Close-up of glowing fireflies dancing in a dark forest at twilight. Soft bioluminescent particles float through the air. Shallow depth of field, bokeh lights in background. Magical atmosphere, gentle movement.",
  "duration": 5,
  "shot_type": "customize",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "generate_audio": true
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(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"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call KwaiVGI Kling V3 Pro Text to Video through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "kwaivgi/kling-video/v3/pro/text-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 V3 Pro Text to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with KwaiVGI separately.