Kling V3 Standard
Kuaishou's cost-efficient video generation tier, producing cinematic 3–15 second clips with native audio across text, image, and motion-control inputs.
Overview
What is Kling V3 Standard
Kling V3 Standard is Kuaishou's efficient tier of the Kling 3.0 video family, released in February 2026. It generates cinematic 3–15 second video clips with optional native audio from text prompts, still images, or motion control inputs, balancing quality and cost for high-volume creators.
Using it anonymously on Venice
On Venice, Kling V3 Standard runs under an anonymized privacy tier — your prompts are not stored, profiled, or used for training. You pay per clip from $0.42 rather than buying a subscription, and you can generate privately without linking generations to a personal account history.
Assessment
Strengths and limitations
- Cinematic quality with strong human motion and photorealistic rendering, tuned for editorial and narrative scenes.
- Generates long-duration clips up to 15 seconds with optional native audio in the same pass, covering the full 3s–15s range.
- Cost-efficient Standard tier balances quality and speed for high-volume prototyping and social content.
- Multi-modal inputs across text-to-video, image-to-video, and motion-control variants within the same family.
- Flexible aspect ratios (16:9, 9:16, 1:1) for both landscape and short-form vertical output.
- Closed and proprietary: no open weights, so you cannot self-host or fine-tune it.
- Standard tier sits below Kling V3 Pro and O3 Pro in maximum resolution and fine detail; premium projects may need the higher tier.
- Motion-control variant (kling-v3-standard-motion-control) does not generate audio.
- 15-second maximum is shorter than some competitors' extended modes.
- Pricing scales with duration and resolution, so longer 15s clips cost significantly more than 3s drafts.
Samples
Sample outputs
Generated on Venice with our standard prompt suite — the same prompts we run through every model of this type, so you can judge it like-for-like.
Slow aerial drone shot gliding over a misty mountain valley at golden hour, sunlight piercing clouds onto a winding river, ancient pine forests on either side, ultra-smooth motion, professional color grading, atmospheric haze, 4K
Calm ocean waves rolling onto a black-sand beach at sunrise, golden light on wet sand, foam dissolving into the shore, a single silhouetted figure at the waterline, smooth continuous forward push, serene cinematic atmosphere
A slow tracking shot through a rain-soaked Tokyo street at night, neon reflecting in puddles, steam rising from a food cart, a person with a translucent umbrella, shallow depth of field, teal-and-orange grade, smooth steady camera
Capabilities
What it supports
- Text to video
- Image to video
- Reference to video
- Native audio generation
Variants
Kling V3 Standard model variants
Kling V3 Standard runs on Venice as 3 variants of the same underlying model. Pick by what you're starting from: a written prompt, a still image, reference images, or an existing clip. Each variant is its own model id on the API; the generation quality is the same across the family.
| Variant | What it is | Clip lengths | Resolutions | Aspect ratios | Audio | Model ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text to Videoflagship | Generate a clip from a written prompt | 3s – 15s | — | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 | kling-v3-standard-text-to-video | |
| Image to Video | Animate a still image into motion | 3s – 15s | — | — | kling-v3-standard-image-to-video | |
| Motion Control | Drive motion with a control video | Auto | — | — | kling-v3-standard-motion-control |
Capability data comes straight from the Venice model API and refreshes with every catalog ingest. The specs and pricing on this page are captured from the flagship variant; pass the model id of the variant you want to the API.
Kling V3 Standard Text to Video
Generate a clip from a written prompt. Supports clips of 3s – 15s, 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 aspect ratios, with native audio.
kling-v3-standard-text-to-videoKling V3 Standard Image to Video
Animate a still image into motion. Supports clips of 3s – 15s, with native audio.
kling-v3-standard-image-to-videoKling V3 Standard Motion Control
Drive motion with a control video. Supports clips of Auto.
kling-v3-standard-motion-controlSpecifications
Datasheet
- Maker
- Kuaishou
- Released
- February 2026
- Modality
- Text-to-video, image-to-video, motion control
- Architecture
- Unified multimodal large model
- Max duration
- 15 seconds
- Clip lengths
- 3s – 15s
- Mode
- text-to-video
- Aspect ratios
- 16:9, 9:16, 1:1
- Audio
- Yes
- Privacy on Venice
- Anonymized — prompts not stored
- Available on Venice since
- Feb 2026
API
Call it from your code
Venice exposes this model through the REST API. Queue a generation with the model id.
curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/video/queue \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "kling-v3-standard-text-to-video",
"prompt": "Aerial drone shot over a misty mountain valley at golden hour"
}'
# Use the returned queue_id with https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/video/retrieve.
# Call /video/complete after downloading if needed.Pricing
What it costs on Venice
Pay per clip on Venice — price scales with resolution and duration (3s–15s), from $0.42.
New Venice accounts include a free daily allowance and 500 welcome credits — no credit card required.
Alternatives
How it compares
| Model | Best for | Max duration | Audio | Open weights | Price (Venice) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kling V3 Standard | The cost-efficient sweet spot of the Kling 3.0 family with native audio and flexible durations. | 15s | Yes | No | from $0.42 |
| Kling O3 Pro | Kuaishou's premium tier with higher fidelity and richer detail for final production work. | — | — | No | from $0.46 |
| Wan 2.7 | Fully open-weights video model you can self-host or fine-tune; a strong alternative for privacy-sensitive pipelines. | — | — | Yes | from $0.55 |
| Vidu Q3 | Closed competitor focused on cinematic quality; compare outputs side-by-side on Venice. | — | — | No | from $0.27 |
The cost-efficient sweet spot of the Kling 3.0 family with native audio and flexible durations.
Use cases
What it is good for
- 01Social media content and short-form ads requiring quick turnarounds.
- 02Animating still images into motion clips for marketing or storytelling.
- 03Rapid prototyping of video concepts before committing to expensive Pro-tier renders.
- 04Character-driven scenes and presenter-style videos where temporal consistency matters.
- 05Vertical 9:16 content for mobile platforms.
Prompting
Getting better results
Describe camera movement explicitly ('slow pan', 'static tripod', 'handheld tracking') to guide composition.
Mention lighting and time of day ('golden hour', 'neon-lit street') for stronger cinematic mood.
For image-to-video, upload a high-resolution start frame with clear subject separation.
Use the 3-second option to iterate cheaply, then extend to 15 seconds once the motion is locked.
Include audio cues in your prompt if you want specific sound textures; the model generates native audio but responds to descriptive guidance.
Version history
Prior baseline video model.
Predecessor Omni line.
Current Standard tier with native audio and multi-modal inputs.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Kling V3 Standard is Kuaishou's efficient-tier video generation model released in February 2026. It turns text prompts, still images, or motion-control inputs into cinematic video clips up to 15 seconds long, with optional native audio synchronized to the visuals.
On Venice you pay per clip based on duration and resolution. A 3-second generation starts at $0.42, with longer clips up to 15 seconds priced higher. No subscription is required.
New Venice accounts include free credits that can be used to try Kling V3 Standard. After those are consumed, generations are billed per clip at the pay-as-you-go rate.
No. Kling V3 Standard is closed and proprietary to Kuaishou. It is not open weights and cannot be self-hosted. If you need an open video model, Wan 2.7 is available on Venice with open weights.
Yes. The family includes the kling-v3-standard-image-to-video variant, which animates a still image into a motion clip with the same 3s–15s duration range and optional native audio.
Kling V3 Standard is the faster, more cost-efficient tier ideal for prototyping and high-volume social content. Kling O3 Pro pushes higher fidelity, richer detail, and premium production quality. Choose Standard for speed and budget; O3 Pro for final renders where every pixel matters.
Yes, the text-to-video and image-to-video variants generate optional native audio synchronized to the video. The motion-control variant (kling-v3-standard-motion-control) does not include audio generation.
You can generate clips from 3 seconds up to 15 seconds in integer increments (3s, 4s, 5s, etc.). Longer durations cost more credits.
Yes, via the kling-v3-standard-motion-control variant. You can drive animation using a control video rather than a text prompt, though this variant does not generate audio and uses auto duration.
Use Kling V3 Standard anonymously
Venice does not store your prompts. Chat history stays in your browser.