Runway
Creative video platform with first-party Runway models plus API access and additional model routes.
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Last verified: 2026-09-15
Kling AI
Kuaishou's first-party Kling platform; Kling 3.0 unifies text, image, audio and video inputs with generation and editing.
| Runway | Kling AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | ||
| Free access | Not verified Not verified | Not verified Not verified |
| API | Yes Verified1 evidence | Yes Verified1 evidence |
| Local / offline | No Verified1 evidence | No Verified1 evidence |
| Watermark | Not verified Not verified | Not verified Not verified |
| Generation | ||
| Text to video | Yes Verified1 evidence | Yes Verified1 evidence |
| Image to video | Yes Verified1 evidence | Yes Verified1 evidence |
| Reference-guided video | Not verified Not verified | Yes Verified1 evidence |
| Avatar workflows | Not verified Not verified | Not verified Not verified |
| Native audio | Not verified Not verified | Yes Verified1 evidence |
| Editing tools | Yes Verified1 evidence | Yes Verified1 evidence |
| Available model families | Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph 2, Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.5, Wan 3, Hailuo 3 Verified1 evidence | Kling Video 3.0, Kling Video 3.0 Omni, Kling Video O1, Kling Video 2.6 Verified2 evidence |
| Output | ||
| Maximum documented duration | 10 Verified1 evidence | 15 Verified1 evidence |
| Documented resolutions | Not verified Not verified | Not verified Not verified |
| Documented aspect ratios | Not verified Not verified | Not verified Not verified |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing routes | Runway API credits Verified1 evidence | Kling consumer credits Verified1 evidence |
| Rights & policy | ||
| Commercial use | Not verified Not verified | Not verified Not verified |
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