Kling V4 Text to Video
kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/text-to-videoKling V4 Text to Video by Kuaishou turns a text prompt into a 3-30 second video at 720p or 1080p.
- Base price
- $1.18USD / run
- Execution
- async
- Model type
- video
- Input fields
- 4
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Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $1.18 / 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/v4/text-to-video
- Execution
- async
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Unified Run API
- Endpoint
- /v1/run
API README
Kling V4 Text to Video
Kling V4 text-to-video: write a scene and get back a 3–30 second clip at 720p or 1080p.
Fields
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Up to 2,500 characters. |
aspect_ratio | 16:9 / 9:16 / 1:1 / 21:9 | 16:9 | Output frame shape. |
resolution | 720p / 1080p | 1080p | Output resolution. |
duration | 3–30 | 5 | Output length in seconds. |
Billing
Billed per output second: $0.157 at 720p, $0.235 at 1080p.
| Output | Price |
|---|---|
| 5s, 1080p (default) | $1.175 |
| 5s, 720p | $0.785 |
| 10s, 1080p | $2.35 |
| 30s, 1080p | $7.05 |
| Failed runs are not charged. |
Prompting
- Describe subject, action, camera move and light in order.
Limits
- Clips are 3–30 seconds.
Also on SandBase
Other Kling V4 endpoints: kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/text-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/image-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/reference-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/video-edit.
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Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/text-to-video",
"prompt": "A detective in a black trench coat stands on a rooftop in the rain, looking through a telescope at the street below.",
"duration": 5,
"resolution": "1080p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(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 V4 Text to VideoThis model KwaiVGI | Video | $1.18 / run | Oct 21, 2026 |
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 | $2.10 / run | Oct 5, 2026 |
KwaiVGI | Video | $2.10 / run | Oct 5, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call KwaiVGI Kling V4 Text to Video through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/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 V4 Text to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with KwaiVGI separately.
