Pricing comparison
Runway vs Kling pricing comparison
Compare estimated Runway and Kling AI video generation costs for short videos, retries, and quality settings.
Estimated monthly cost$115$2.88 per usable video on RunwayOfficial unit rate ยท Global API
Cheapest estimatePixVerse$24.00 per month, based on your settings
Comparison
Runway vs Kling pricing comparison
Runway is stronger for teams that need API-first workflows and professional creative pipelines. Kling can be attractive for creators comparing subscription credit value, especially when logged-in plan pricing is favorable.
Runway$115Estimated monthly cost for 40 usable 8-second videos with two retries.
- Per usable video
- $2.88
- Pricing model
- api-rate
- Source confidence
- Official unit rate
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-17
Kling AI$79.98Estimated monthly cost for 40 usable 8-second videos with two retries.
- Per usable video
- $2.00
- Pricing model
- credits
- Source confidence
- Needs logged-in check
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-17
Which is cheaper?
In the default scenario, Kling AI has the lower estimated monthly cost. This can change when you adjust video length, retries, quality, or plan assumptions.
Recommendation
Use Runway when API reliability, team workflows, and model access matter more than the lowest estimate. Use Kling when you mainly need creator-facing video generation and the current credit bundle fits your output volume.
Official pricing sources
- Runway official pricing: Runway API credits cost $0.01 each; Gen-4.5 is 12 credits/sec and Veo 3.1 audio is 40 credits/sec.
- Kling AI official pricing: Official mainland release listed Gold at RMB 66/mo for 660 credits; Kling 3.0 guide lists 720p no-audio at 6 credits/sec, 1080p no-audio at 8 credits/sec, and native audio up to 12 credits/sec.