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Kling 3.0 vs Kling O3

At with audio · 720p, Kling O3 costs 11% less than Kling 3.0. Tier prices, request fields and limits side by side.

Kling 3.0

Kling 3.0 image-to-video starts from your opening frame and renders 3 to 15 seconds at 720p, 1080p or 4K. Add an optional closing frame, switch native audio on or off, and choose a single shot or a multi-shot cut.

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Kling O3

Kling O3 (Kling 3.0 Omni) image-to-video animates your opening frame into a clip of 3 to 15 seconds at up to 4K. Add an optional closing frame, native audio or multi-shot cuts; the aspect ratio follows your image.

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The short answer

Start with the input you have, the result you want and your budget. These are the differences that affect that choice.

  • Kling O3 is 11% cheaper at with audio · 720p, the closest like-for-like setting the two publish.
  • Both are listed as Filtered. Compare the examples and content-test details on each model page for the scenes you want to create.

Compare the published examples, then try the same input on both models with matching settings.

Test scores side by side

The Spicy Index and Freedom Score for both models, from the same daily calculation as the leaderboards.

Test scores side by side
MeasureKling 3.0Kling O3
Spicy Index45.941.2
Freedom Score16.014.0
EvidenceTested 5 of 6 probe types · 15 runsTested 3 of 6 probe types · 15 runs
Range if the rest pass16.0–50.014.0–70.0
Price$0.336 per 5-second clip$0.336 per 5-second clip
ReviewsRead the Kling 3.0 reviewRead the Kling O3 review
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Current price

Price at the same setting

A start price answers a different question than the one you have. These are the tiers both models publish, matched setting for setting, in US dollars per billed unit with no conversion step in between.

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Price at the same setting
TierKling 3.0Kling O3Difference
no audio · 720p$0.067 / output seconds$0.067 / output secondsIdentical
no audio · 1080p$0.09 / output seconds$0.09 / output secondsIdentical
with audio · 720p$0.101 / output seconds$0.09 / output secondsKling O3 −11%
with audio · 1080p$0.134 / output seconds$0.112 / output secondsKling O3 −16%
no audio · 4K$0.336 / output seconds$0.336 / output secondsIdentical
with audio · 4K$0.336 / output seconds$0.336 / output secondsIdentical

What one ordinary job costs

  • Kling 3.0: $0.336 for a five-second clip at no audio · 720p.
  • Kling O3: $0.336 for a five-second clip at no audio · 720p.

Arithmetic on the published rates at each model's own default setting, not a quote. The console prices your actual settings before a request is accepted.

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Controls and limits

Every row here is read from the JSON Schema the endpoint validates against, so it matches what the API will really accept rather than a feature list written by hand.

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Kling 3.0 vs Kling O3
Controls and limitsKling 3.0Kling O3
Supported tasksimage-to-videoimage-to-video
Clip length3–15 seconds3–15 seconds
Resolution tiers720p · 1080p · 4K720p · 1080p · 4K
Audio outputYesYes
High-resolution tierYesYes
Negative promptYesNo
ExecutionSubmit, then poll or take the callbackSubmit, then poll or take the callback
Request timeout60 minutes60 minutes
AvailabilityLiveLive

Do low-filter models allow every request?

Content policy, side by side

Two separate facts sit behind these labels. The first is what we do, which is nothing: no platform content filter, and no maturity flag to set on a request. The second is what each model does on its own, and that is the only part that varies between these two.

Kling 3.0

Filtered

This model refuses requests beyond its own limits outright. Measured, not assumed — models we have not measured carry no label at all.

Kling O3

Filtered

This model refuses requests beyond its own limits outright. Measured, not assumed — models we have not measured carry no label at all.

Use these content labels to shortlist models, then open each model page for available examples and content-test details.

The label never changes your obligations. Age, consent, real-person likeness and the law where you operate stay with you, and SpicyAPI does not inspect each request.

Can I swap the model ID without changing the request body?

Request body, field by field

The task lifecycle is shared; the body is not. Each endpoint publishes its own JSON Schema and the API validates against that, so this is the list to reconcile before a switch.

  • 8 fields appear in both request bodies under the same names. duration_seconds, generate_audio, image_url, last_image_url, multi_prompt, prompt, resolution, shot_type
  • Only Kling 3.0 accepts: guidance_scale, negative_prompt.
  • Kling O3 accepts no field the other one lacks.
  • Kling 3.0 requires image_url, prompt.
  • Kling O3 requires image_url, prompt.
  • Both reject unknown fields outright, so a parameter left over from the other model comes back as a validation error instead of being quietly ignored.

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Moving from one to the other

The model identifiers are kling/3.0/image-to-video and kling/o3/image-to-video, and both go in the same field of the same request.

Both run the same way: submit the task, then poll it or take the callback. Queueing and retry logic carry over unchanged.

Both use the same submit-and-track flow, but their required inputs may differ. Check each model page before switching.

One key, one balance, one set of spend caps. Both bill to the same account in US dollars, and the per-key daily, monthly and lifetime limits apply to whichever one you call.

Questions developers ask

Which is cheaper, Kling 3.0 or Kling O3?

Which is cheaper, Kling 3.0 or Kling O3?

Kling O3 is 11% cheaper at with audio · 720p, the closest like-for-like setting the two publish. Prices may change; check the estimate shown for your actual settings before submitting.

How long can a single request run?

Kling 3.0 allows 60 minutes per task and Kling O3 allows 60. Those are ceilings rather than typical times — most requests finish far sooner — but they are what your own client timeout has to survive.

Prices and capabilities shown here come from the current public model catalogue. Check each model page for its latest inputs and examples.

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