Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video API

kling-video/v1.6/standard/text-to-video
Kling 1.
Output
$0.0728 / sec (variable)

How to use Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to kling-video/v1.6/standard/text-to-video.
import requests, time

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY}
job = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations",
    headers=headers,
    json={
      "model": "kling-video/v1.6/standard/text-to-video",
      "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
    },
).json()
gid = job["id"]

while True:
    res = requests.get(f"https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={gid}", headers=headers).json()
    if res.get("status") in ("completed", "error"):
        break
    time.sleep(5)
print(res["video"]["url"])
const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};
const job = await (await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "kling-video/v1.6/standard/text-to-video",
    "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
  }),
})).json();

let res;
do {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5000));
  res = await (await fetch(`https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id=${job.id}`, { headers })).json();
} while (!["completed", "error"].includes(res.status));
console.log(res.video.url);
# submit the generation — the response contains the job "id"
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"kling-video/v1.6/standard/text-to-video","prompt":"A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"}'

# then poll until status is "completed" — video.url holds the result
curl "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={id}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY"

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video API Pricing

TypePrice
Output
$0.0728 / sec (variable)

Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Text-to-Video Arena
1021 (Elo)
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of generated videos, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceJuly 16, 2026

Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$0.0728 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$0.26 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$0.13 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$22.75 / 1M tokens
Video generation
$0.09243–$1.014 / sec (by resolution)
Cinematic video + native audio

Frequently asked questions

Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video takes text as input and returns video.

Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video is priced at $0.0728 / sec (variable).

Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.

Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video was built by Kling AI.

Use kling-video/v1.6/standard/text-to-video as the model id on AI/ML API.

Yes. Kling 1.6 Standard Text to Video is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

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