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Kling 4.0 vs PixVerse V6 Max

Kling 4.0: Filtered. PixVerse V6 Max: Light. Kling 4.0 renders up to 30 seconds per request; PixVerse V6 Max stops at 15.

Kling 4.0

Kling 4.0 image-to-video animates your opening frame into a clip of 3 to 30 seconds at 720p or 1080p. Add up to 9 in-between keyframes, or a closing frame and up to 8, to direct the path; every clip comes with a stereo soundtrack.

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PixVerse V6 Max

PixVerse V6 Max image-to-video animates one first-frame picture into a 1 to 15 second clip at 360p to 1080p, keeping the picture's shape, with optional generated sound.

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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 4.0 is listed as Filtered; PixVerse V6 Max as Light. Compare the examples and content-test details on each model page for the scenes you want to create.
  • The two bill on different tiers, so there is no like-for-like row: Kling 4.0 starts at $0.188 / output seconds and PixVerse V6 Max at $0.027 / output seconds.
  • Kling 4.0 runs to 30 seconds in one request; PixVerse V6 Max stops at 15, so anything longer has to be stitched together.

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 4.0PixVerse V6 Max
Spicy Index68.9Not yet tested
Freedom Score22.0Not yet tested
EvidenceTested 6 of 6 probe types · 8 runs—
Range if the rest pass22.0–27.5—
Price$0.942 per 5-second clip$0.244 per 5-second clip
ReviewsRead the Kling 4.0 reviewNo review yet

Preliminary · capability and freedom only, no quality evidence yet

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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.

These two bill on different tiers, so there is no row to line up. Each one's own published tiers are listed here instead.

Kling 4.0: 720p $0.188 / output seconds · 1080p $0.282 / output seconds

PixVerse V6 Max: no audio · 360p $0.027 / output seconds · no audio · 540p $0.04 / output seconds · with audio · 360p $0.04 / output seconds · no audio · 720p $0.049 / output seconds · with audio · 540p $0.049 / output seconds · with audio · 720p $0.067 / output seconds · no audio · 1080p $0.098 / output seconds · with audio · 1080p $0.124 / output seconds

What one ordinary job costs

  • Kling 4.0: $0.942 for a five-second clip at 720p.
  • PixVerse V6 Max: $0.244 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.

About this comparison

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 4.0 vs PixVerse V6 Max
Controls and limitsKling 4.0PixVerse V6 Max
Supported tasksimage-to-videoimage-to-video
Clip length3–30 seconds1–15 seconds
Resolution tiers720p · 1080p360p · 540p · 720p · 1080p
Aspect ratiosauto · 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 21:9Not offered
Reference materialUp to 9 filesNot offered
Audio outputYesYes
High-resolution tierYesYes
SeedNoYes
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 4.0

Filtered

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

PixVerse V6 Max

Light

Content restrictions are lighter, but the model may still limit some text-only prompts. Image-guided modes can offer more control. Applicable content limits still apply.

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.

  • 4 fields appear in both request bodies under the same names. duration_seconds, image_url, prompt, resolution
  • Only Kling 4.0 accepts: aspect_ratio, keyframe_image_urls, last_image_url.
  • Only PixVerse V6 Max accepts: generate_audio, seed.
  • Kling 4.0 requires image_url.
  • PixVerse V6 Max 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/4.0/image-to-video and pixverse/v6-max/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 4.0 or PixVerse V6 Max?

Which is cheaper, Kling 4.0 or PixVerse V6 Max?

The two bill on different tiers, so there is no like-for-like row: Kling 4.0 starts at $0.188 / output seconds and PixVerse V6 Max at $0.027 / output seconds. Prices may change; check the estimate shown for your actual settings before submitting.

How long can a single request run?

Kling 4.0 allows 60 minutes per task and PixVerse V6 Max 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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