Hailuo AI vs Kling AI
Kling AI scores 8.9 to Hailuo AI's 8.6 among the AI video generators we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Kling AI wins, 8.9 to 8.6
Hailuo AI's MiniMax H3 generates video at up to 2K with stereo sound and dialogue. Kling AI's VIDEO 3.0 reaches 4K, and Kling runs as a Windows and Mac app as well as on the web, iOS and Android, which Hailuo AI does not list. A working month of 20 ten-second clips costs $32.56 on Kling AI's Pro plan against $38 on Hailuo AI's Pro plan.
Pick Hailuo AI if you want Google's Veo 3.1 and automatic captions in the same app.
Pick Kling AI if you want native 4K, a desktop app or the lower price.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Resolution the model generates: 4K against 2K
- Highest export resolution: 4K against 2K
- Cost of a working month: Hailuo AI $38, Kling AI $32.56
- Translates a finished video: Kling AI yes, Hailuo AI does not say
- Shared workspace: Kling AI yes, Hailuo AI does not say
- Ways to reach support: Email, community against Email
- But Kling AI leads on where it runs: Web, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac against Web, iOS, Android
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI video generators we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Kling AI leads on 2 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (17)
Pricing, plan by plan
A working month here is 20 ten-second clips on each tool's main model: the cheapest plan, billed monthly, whose credits cover them. Clips per plan are the plan's credits divided by one clip's cost.
Hailuo AI
Kling AI
The models behind them
Which models each one runs: its own, the newest of those, and any other companies' models offered in the same account.
Hailuo AI
Kling AI
Only Kling AI's own models.
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Hailuo AI
- MiniMax H3 generates dialogue, sound effects and ambience with the picture, in clips of up to 15 seconds at 2K.
- H3 takes up to nine reference images, three videos and three audio clips to keep characters, motion and voices consistent.
- H3 edits existing footage: swap or remove people and objects, change backgrounds and lighting, rewrite dialogue.
- First and last frame control through H3 Max, Hailuo 2.0 and Veo 3.1, plus clip extension, lip sync and voice cloning.
- Google's Veo 3.1 is included on every paid plan.
- H3's base weights are published, so developers can run the model themselves.
- Max makes the older Hailuo 1.0, 2.0 and 2.3 models unlimited.
- Standard's 1,000 monthly credits make about eight ten-second H3 clips at 2K.
- H3 has no 1080p setting: it is 768p or 2K.
- Membership credits expire each month instead of rolling over.
- The free plan gives trial credits once, with a watermark and only Hailuo's own models.
Kling AI
- Kling VIDEO 3.0 generates sound, speech and lip sync together with the picture, in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.
- Start and end frames, multi-shot storyboards and element references give close control over each shot.
- Clips run up to 15 seconds in a single generation, and the editor can extend them further.
- Six named camera moves and four combined master shots, with adjustable travel.
- Credits cost less per hundred on the larger plans, and every paid plan includes Kling VIDEO 2.6 Voice Control without spending credits.
- Runs in the browser, on iOS and Android and as a Windows and Mac desktop app, with a developer API for the same models.
- Standard's 660 monthly credits make about five ten-second 1080p clips with audio, or about eight without.
- Kling's terms let it use what you create to train its AI models, with no opt-out described.
- Only Kling's own models are available; no other companies' models sit in the same account.
Hailuo AI vs Kling AI: common questions
Which is better, Hailuo AI or Kling AI?
Kling AI scores 8.9 and Hailuo AI 8.6 out of 10 among the AI video generators we rate. Kling AI is ahead on resolution and watermarks and voice, captions and teams. Hailuo AI is ahead on privacy and platforms.
Is Hailuo AI or Kling AI cheaper?
For a working month of 20 ten-second clips on each one's main model, Kling AI costs $32.56 on Pro and Hailuo AI $38 on Pro, both billed monthly. The cheapest paid plans start at $10.50/mo - Standard for Hailuo AI and $8.80/mo for Kling AI.
Do Hailuo AI and Kling AI have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What are the latest models on Hailuo AI and Kling AI?
Hailuo AI: MiniMax H3 (video with native stereo audio, up to 2K, 15 s) and MiniMax H3 Max (text or start and end frame, up to 768p). Kling AI: Kling VIDEO 3.0, Kling VIDEO 3.0 Omni and Kling IMAGE 3.0 Omni.
