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Veo 3.1 Fast vs Kling 3.0

Short answer

These two never price the same render: Veo 3.1 Fast sells clips of 4s, 6s and 8s and Kling 3.0 sells 5s, 10s and 15s, so there is no like-for-like row to put them on and any straight price comparison would be comparing different products. They do both price 720p and 1080p, though, and a second of 720p is a second of 720p whichever model made it, so the comparison that does hold is credits per second at the same resolution: 720p is 30 credits a second on Veo 3.1 Fast against 41.5 on Kling 3.0; 1080p is 30 credits a second on Veo 3.1 Fast against 52 on Kling 3.0. Veo 3.1 Fast is the better rate at both of the resolutions they share. Those are each model's best rate at that resolution, taken from the tables below. In practice, take Veo 3.1 Fast if you want to see it on your own product before you pay anything, and Kling 3.0 if you need one continuous clip longer than 8 seconds.

We run Veo 3.1 Fast (Google) and Kling 3.0 (Kuaishou) ourselves, on our own provider accounts, inside the same studio and off the same credit balance. Everything below is read out of the catalogue that prices your renders, so the numbers are the ones your account is actually charged. What you will not find here is a quality verdict: we hold no benchmark that would make one honest, so every claim on this page is a capability or a price you can check.

Veo 3.1 Fast vs Kling 3.0: the specs

Every cell below is read from the catalogue that our generator and our billing run on, so it is what you get and what you are charged, not what a vendor page advertises. Two rows are worth reading carefully: where the render runsis the platform we actually dispatch to, which is not always the one a model’s Replicate name implies, and how the length is set separates the models you give a duration to from the ones whose clip runs as long as the speech does.

SpecVeo 3.1 FastKling 3.0
VendorGoogleKuaishou
Catalogue labelVeo 3.1 FastKling 3.0 (native audio)
Where the render runsReplicateReplicate
Provider modelgoogle/veo-3.1-fastkwaivgi/kling-v3-omni-video
Max duration, one render8s15s
How the length is setYou pick it, per renderYou pick it, per render
Priced clip lengths4s, 6s and 8s5s, 10s and 15s
Priced resolutions720p and 1080p720p, 1080p and 4K
AudioGenerated with the picture, same passGenerated with the picture, same pass
Reference image requiredYesYes
Reference images per render17
Cheapest render120 credits (4s at 720p)210 credits (5s at 720p)
Best rate per second30 credits/sec (4s at 720p)41.5 credits/sec (10s at 720p)
Credit range120 to 245210 to 1,170
On the free 3-day trialOn the free trialPaid plans only
Announced end dateNone announcedNone announced

Cost: compared per second, not per render

Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 do not sell a single clip length and resolution in common. Veo 3.1 Fast is priced at 4s, 6s and 8s, Kling 3.0 at 5s, 10s and 15s. Putting a 4s render next to a 5s one and calling the gap a price difference would be comparing two different products.

What they do have in common is resolution. Both price 720p and 1080p, and a second of 720p is a second of 720pwhichever model made it. So the honest unit here is credits per second at the same resolution, taken from each model’s best tier at that resolution.

ResolutionVeo 3.1 FastKling 3.0Difference
720p30 credits/sec
best on 4s at 720p, 120 credits
41.5 credits/sec
best on 10s at 720p, 415 credits
11.5 credits a second cheaper on Veo 3.1 Fast
1080p30 credits/sec
best on 4s at 1080p, 120 credits
52 credits/sec
best on 5s at 1080p, 260 credits
22 credits a second cheaper on Veo 3.1 Fast

Multiply a row by the length you actually need and you have the comparison this page cannot make for you. At those rates ten seconds of 720p works out at roughly 300 credits of Veo 3.1 Fast against 415 of Kling 3.0, before you round up to the lengths each one actually sells (4s, 6s and 8s; 5s, 10s and 15s).

Every tier each one sells

Veo 3.1 Fast

RenderCreditsPer sec
4s at 720p12030
4s at 1080p12030
6s at 720p18030
6s at 1080p18030
8s at 720p24530.6
8s at 1080p24530.6

Kling 3.0

RenderCreditsPer sec
5s at 720p21042
5s at 1080p26052
5s at 4K39078
10s at 720p41541.5
10s at 1080p52052
10s at 4K78078
15s at 720p62541.7
15s at 1080p78052
15s at 4K1,17078

Credit costs, not dollars: what a credit costs you depends on the plan, and all three plans are listed on the pricing page.

Which one to pick

Each line below traces back to a single difference in the tables above. Where a model has no measurable advantage, that is what it says.

Pick Veo 3.1 Fast if

  • You want to see it on your own product before you pay anything
    Veo 3.1 Fast runs during the free 3-day trial. Kling 3.0 is on paid plans only, so trying it means starting a plan first.
  • You want the higher resolution without paying more for it
    Veo 3.1 Fast charges the same credits for 720p and 1080p at any given length. Kling 3.0 charges more for its higher tiers.
  • You want the cheapest possible render to test an idea on
    Veo 3.1 Fast starts at 120 credits (4s at 720p). The cheapest thing Kling 3.0 sells is 210 credits.
  • You are buying seconds of finished video rather than a specific clip length
    Veo 3.1 Fast is the better rate at every resolution the two share (720p and 1080p): 30 credits a second against 41.5 at 720p.
Full Veo 3.1 Fast spec and pricing

Pick Kling 3.0 if

  • You need one continuous clip longer than 8 seconds
    Kling 3.0 runs to 15s in a single call. Veo 3.1 Fast caps at 8s, so anything longer has to be cut together from more than one render.
  • The deliverable has to be 4K
    Kling 3.0 prices a 4K tier, from 390 credits for 5s at 4K. Veo 3.1 Fast tops out at 1080p.
  • One shot has to combine several things you already have, a product, a face, a background
    Kling 3.0 carries up to 7 reference images into a single render. Veo 3.1 Fast carries one, so the rest has to come from the prompt.
Full Kling 3.0 spec and pricing

What they have in common

A comparison that manufactures a difference is worse than no comparison, so here is where Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 genuinely match.

  • Both need a reference image. Neither will render from a prompt on its own, and the input carries one image on Veo 3.1 Fast and up to 7 images on Kling 3.0.
  • Both come back with their own audio, so neither needs a separate voice pass in the chain.
  • Both price 720p and 1080p.
  • Neither has an announced end date.
  • Both are dispatched to Replicate from our own account, Veo 3.1 Fast as google/veo-3.1-fast and Kling 3.0 as kwaivgi/kling-v3-omni-video.
  • Both spend from that one balance on every plan, so moving a campaign from Veo 3.1 Fast (from 120 credits a render) to Kling 3.0 (from 210) costs you nothing but the credit difference.
Veo 3.1 Fast specs and pricingKling 3.0 specs and pricingAll models we runAll model matchupsPlans and credits

One credit balance, every model

Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0both spend from the same balance, so a plan is not a commitment to one of them. Here is what each plan’s credits buy on the two models on this page, measured in seconds of finished video.

PlanCredits a monthVeo 3.1 FastKling 3.0
Starter
$49 a month, or $34 billed annually
5,000163 to 166 seconds64 to 120 seconds
Growth
$99 a month, or $69 billed annually
12,000392 to 400 seconds153 to 289 seconds
Agency
$199 a month, or $139 billed annually
25,000816 to 833 seconds320 to 602 seconds

The low end of each range is the model’s dearest priced tier and the high end its cheapest, both from the tables above, so a month spent entirely at 4K sits at the bottom and a month of 720p drafts near the top. Mixing models moves it in between. On a paid plan, credits are the only limit: no cap on how many renders you make and no per-model licence. Annual billing is 30% off (Starter saves $180 a year, Agency $720). Veo 3.1 Fast runs during the free 3-day trial. Kling 3.0 needs a paid plan.

What is included on each plan

Veo 3.1 Fast vs Kling 3.0: frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Veo 3.1 Fast or Kling 3.0?

These two never price the same render: Veo 3.1 Fast sells clips of 4s, 6s and 8s and Kling 3.0 sells 5s, 10s and 15s, so there is no like-for-like row to put them on and any straight price comparison would be comparing different products. They do both price 720p and 1080p, though, and a second of 720p is a second of 720p whichever model made it, so the comparison that does hold is credits per second at the same resolution: 720p is 30 credits a second on Veo 3.1 Fast against 41.5 on Kling 3.0; 1080p is 30 credits a second on Veo 3.1 Fast against 52 on Kling 3.0. Veo 3.1 Fast is the better rate at both of the resolutions they share. Those are each model's best rate at that resolution, taken from the tables below.

Can Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 render the same clip?

Not at the same length. Veo 3.1 Fast sells 4s, 6s and 8s and Kling 3.0 sells 5s, 10s and 15s, and there is no length both price, so a Veo 3.1 Fast render and a Kling 3.0 render are never the same product. What they do share is resolution: both price 720p and 1080p. Per second of finished video that works out at 30 against 41.5 credits at 720p and 30 against 52 credits at 1080p. Multiply by the length you actually need and you have the real comparison.

How long can a single Veo 3.1 Fast or Kling 3.0 clip be?

Veo 3.1 Fast caps at 8s and prices 4s, 6s and 8s. Kling 3.0 caps at 15s and prices 5s, 10s and 15s. Both are per-render limits, so a longer ad is several renders cut together rather than one long generation.

What resolutions do Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 render at?

Veo 3.1 Fast is priced at 720p and 1080p, all at the same credit cost for a given length. Kling 3.0 is priced at 720p, 1080p and 4K. Those are the tiers you can actually buy, not the tiers the vendors advertise.

How many reference images can Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 take?

Kling 3.0 carries up to 7 reference images into one render and Veo 3.1 Fast carries one. That matters when a shot has to combine things you already have, a product, a hand, a background, in the same frame: with one image the rest has to be described in the prompt and re-rolled until it lands. The counts are read from the request each model is actually sent, not from a vendor spec sheet.

Do Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 need a reference image?

Both do. Neither Veo 3.1 Fast nor Kling 3.0 will render from a text prompt alone, so you need a product shot or an avatar frame first.

How do Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 handle audio?

The same way. Veo 3.1 Fast generates its audio in the same pass as the picture, so there is no separate voice step to run or pay for, and Kling 3.0 works identically. Neither one needs a voice model bolted on afterwards.

Do I need a separate plan for each model?

No. Every plan is one credit balance that spends on any model we run, so the same subscription renders a Veo 3.1 Fast test at 120 credits and a Kling 3.0 test at 210 and you compare them on your own footage. There is no per-model licence, and on a paid plan credits are the only thing that runs out rather than a render count.

Can I try Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 on the free trial?

One of them. Veo 3.1 Fast runs during the free 3-day trial, from 120 credits a render against a 250 credit per-render ceiling. Kling 3.0 is not available on the trial and needs a paid plan. We would rather say so on this page than have the product refuse after you have signed up.

Where do these Veo 3.1 Fast and Kling 3.0 numbers come from?

From the accounts the renders actually run on. Veo 3.1 Fast is dispatched to Replicate as google/veo-3.1-fast and Kling 3.0 to Replicate as kwaivgi/kling-v3-omni-video, both ours. The 6 priced tiers listed for Veo 3.1 Fast and the 9 priced tiers for Kling 3.0 are read at build time from the same price table that debits your balance when a render finishes, and the capabilities come from the record the generator reads to build each request, so a reprice or a new tier rewrites this page instead of leaving a stale number on it. What you will not find is a quality or realism score for either one: we hold no benchmark that would make one honest.

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