Kling 2.6 API
Kuaishou Kling 2.6 — text-to-video and image-to-video with smooth motion, cinematic visuals and accurate prompt adherence in Standard and Pro tiers, native audio on Pro, a motion-control endpoint that transfers motion from a reference video, and a create-voice endpoint for custom voices.
This Kling 2.6 API guide covers the live Standard and Pro endpoints on WaveSpeedAI: text-to-video, image-to-video with an optional end image, motion control from a reference video, and create-voice. Playground, examples, pricing and API samples below all use the live Kling 2.6 endpoints.
Overview
About the Kling 2.6 API
What Kling 2.6 does, how it fits in the Kuaishou model lineup, and why teams reach for it.
Kling 2.6 is a video generation model from Kuaishou, available through the WaveSpeedAI REST API. Kuaishou Kling 2.6 — text-to-video and image-to-video with smooth motion, cinematic visuals and accurate prompt adherence in Standard and Pro tiers, native audio on Pro, a motion-control endpoint that transfers motion from a reference video, and a create-voice endpoint for custom voices.
This Kling 2.6 API guide covers the live Standard and Pro endpoints on WaveSpeedAI: text-to-video, image-to-video with an optional end image, motion control from a reference video, and create-voice. Playground, examples, pricing and API samples below all use the live Kling 2.6 endpoints.
The Kling 2.6 family on WaveSpeedAI ships 7 REST endpoints covering Voice-Cloning, Text-To-Video, Image-To-Video, Motion-Control workflows. Each variant carries its own pricing, parameter knobs, and example outputs — pick the one that matches your input modality and production constraints, or call several from the same API key to compose multi-step pipelines.
Run Kling 2.6 through the same API key, billing account, and rate-limit envelope you use for the other 1,000+ AI models on WaveSpeedAI. No separate vendor setup, no per-provider SDKs, no per-vendor rate-limit envelopes — one integration covers everything from text-to-image and text-to-video through audio synthesis, 3D generation, upscaling, and editing.
Specs
Kling 2.6 API capabilities and release status
The model-specific details developers search for before choosing an API: availability, expected output length, reference support, and the current live fallback.
Availability
Live now
Kling 2.6 endpoints are live in the WaveSpeedAI catalog: Standard and Pro text-to-video, image-to-video and motion control, plus create-voice, all on the same REST prediction flow.
Tiers
Standard and Pro
Standard is the cost-effective tier; Pro is the top-tier option for quality. The prompt format is the same on both.
Duration
5 or 10 seconds
Text-to-video and image-to-video generate 5 or 10 second clips.
Aspect ratios
1:1, 9:16, 16:9
Text-to-video takes a square, vertical or wide frame; image-to-video follows the input image, which must be at least 300 px on each side with an aspect ratio between 1:2.5 and 2.5:1.
Native audio
Sound toggle
The Pro endpoints generate sound together with the video; the sound parameter switches it on or off per request.
Motion control
3 to 30 second reference
The motion-control endpoints animate a character image with the motion of a reference video (up to 30 seconds when the character follows the video), and can keep the original sound.
Endpoints
All Kling 2.6 API endpoints
7 Kling 2.6 endpoints available now on WaveSpeedAI — pick the variant that matches your workflow.
Kling v2.6 Create Voice
Kling 2.6 Create Voice is a model can generate custom voice. Upload an audio file to create a custom voice that can be used with the voice control feature in V2.6 video generation. The audio should be clean, noise-free, with a single voice, and duration between 5-30 seconds. Built for stable production use with a ready-to-use REST API, no cold starts, and predictable pricing.
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Kling v2.6 Std Text To Video
Kling 2.6 Standard offers cost-effective text-to-video generation with smooth motion, cinematic visuals, and strong prompt adherence. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
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Kling v2.6 Pro Text To Video
Kling 2.6 Pro delivers top-tier text-to-video generation with smooth motion, cinematic visuals, strong prompt adherence, and native audio for ready-to-share clips. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no cold starts, affordable pricing.
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Kling v2.6 Std Image To Video
Kling 2.6 Standard offers cost-effective image-to-video generation with smooth motion, cinematic visuals, and accurate prompt adherence. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
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Kling v2.6 Std Motion Control
Kling 2.6 Standard Motion Control transfers motion from reference videos to animate still images. Upload a character image and a motion clip (dance, action, gesture), and the model extracts the movement to generate smooth, realistic video. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no cold starts, affordable pricing.
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Kling v2.6 Pro Motion Control
Kling 2.6 Pro Motion Control turns reference motion clips (dance, action, gesture) into smooth, realistic animations. Upload a character image (or source video) and a motion video; the model transfers the movement while preserving identity and temporal consistency. Ready-to-use REST API with fast response, native-audio option, no cold starts, and affordable pricing.
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Kling v2.6 Pro Image To Video
Kling 2.6 Pro delivers top-tier image-to-video generation with smooth motion, cinematic visuals, accurate prompt adherence, and native audio for ready-to-share clips. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no cold starts, affordable pricing.
Examples
See Kling 2.6 in action
Real outputs generated by the Kling 2.6 API. Hover any video to preview, click to open the full-size viewer.
How to
How to use the Kling 2.6 API
Four steps from signup to a finished generation. Full Python, Node.js, and cURL examples are in the API section below.
- 01
Get an API key
Sign up for a WaveSpeedAI account and copy your API key from the dashboard. New accounts come with free starter credits — enough to run the playground a few dozen times before billing kicks in.
- 02
Submit a prediction
POST your input as JSON to https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/text-to-video. The endpoint returns a prediction id immediately — generations are async so you don't hold an open connection during inference.
- 03
Poll for completion
GET https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/{request_id}/result. Return outputs on completed; stop with an error on failed, cancelled, timeout, or deleted; continue polling for every other status.
- 04
Read the output URL
Once status is "completed", read the URL from data.outputs[0]. The URL points to your generated media on the WaveSpeedAI CDN — image, video, audio, or 3D file depending on the Kling 2.6 variant you called.
Use cases
What you can build with Kling 2.6
Common workflows developers and creators use the Kling 2.6 API for.
Text-to-video at a lower cost with Standard
kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-std/text-to-video is the cost-effective way to turn a prompt into a 5 or 10 second clip with smooth motion and strong prompt adherence.
Top-tier clips with native audio on Pro
kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/text-to-video produces cinematic clips with sound generated together with the picture, ready to share without a separate audio step.
Animate a still image, optionally to an end image
kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/image-to-video and the Standard variant animate a still image from a prompt, and the Pro endpoint also accepts an end image so the clip lands on a frame you choose.
Move a character with a reference video
kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-std/motion-control and the Pro variant transfer the motion of a reference clip (dance, action, gesture) onto a character image.
Use your own voice in videos
kwaivgi/kling-v2.6/create-voice makes a custom voice from a clean 5 to 30 second recording, and image-to-video can reference up to two voices through voice_list.
Tips
Tips for prompting Kling 2.6
Practical advice for getting better outputs from Kling 2.6 — drawn from the patterns that work across video models in production pipelines.
- 01
Start on Standard, finish on Pro
Explore prompts on the Standard tier, which costs less, then re-run the keeper on Pro for the final quality and native audio.
- 02
Switch sound off when you will add your own
The sound parameter generates audio with the video on Pro. Turn it off if the clip will get its own music or voice-over later.
- 03
Give image-to-video an end image for controlled landings
When the last frame matters, send an end image with the first one so the motion arrives at a composition you chose.
- 04
Match the motion clip to the character
For motion control, use a reference video where the performer is fully in frame and the character image shows the whole body, then pick whether the character follows the image or the video.
Pricing
Kling 2.6 API pricing
Pricing is per-output. The final charge scales with the parameters you set in each variant's playground (resolution, duration, output count, references).
| Endpoint | Type | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| kwaivgi/ | voice-cloning | $0.035 |
| kwaivgi/ | text-to-video | $0.042 |
| kwaivgi/ | text-to-video | $0.14 |
| kwaivgi/ | image-to-video | $0.042 |
| kwaivgi/ | motion-control | $0.07 |
| kwaivgi/ | motion-control | $0.112 |
| kwaivgi/ | image-to-video | $0.07 |
API
Call the Kling 2.6 API
Sign up for an API key at wavespeed.ai/accesskey, then submit a prediction via REST. The playground generates ready-to-paste samples for any combination of inputs.
POSThttps://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/text-to-video
# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/text-to-video" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"cfg_scale": 0.5,
"sound": true,
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"duration": 5
}')
TASK=$(printf '%s' "$SUBMIT_RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "$TASK" | jq -r '.id')
if [ -z "$PREDICTION_ID" ] || [ "$PREDICTION_ID" = "null" ]; then
printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/$PREDICTION_ID/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body "$RESULT_URL" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY")
RESULT=$(printf '%s' "$RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "$RESULT" | jq -r '.status')
case "$STATUS" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
*) sleep 2 ;;
esac
doneconst submitUrl = "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/text-to-video";
const apiKey = process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY');
async function requestJson(url, options = {}) {
const response = await fetch(url, options);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
return response.json();
}
// 1. Submit the prediction.
const body = await requestJson(submitUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"cfg_scale": 0.5,
"sound": true,
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"duration": 5
}),
});
const task = body.data ?? body;
const resultUrl = `https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${task.id}/result`;
// 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while (true) {
const resultBody = await requestJson(resultUrl, {
headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
});
const result = resultBody.data ?? resultBody;
if (result.status === "completed") {
console.log(result.outputs);
break;
}
if (["failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"].includes(result.status)) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(result));
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
}import json
import os
import time
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
api_key = os.environ["WAVESPEED_API_KEY"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
payload = {
"prompt": "A cinematic shot of a city at sunset, soft golden light",
"cfg_scale": 0.5,
"sound": True,
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"duration": 5
}
def request_json(url, data=None):
request = Request(url, data=data, headers=headers, method="POST" if data else "GET")
with urlopen(request) as response:
return json.load(response)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
body = request_json("https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/text-to-video", json.dumps(payload).encode())
task = body.get("data", body)
result_url = f"https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/{task['id']}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while True:
result_body = request_json(result_url)
result = result_body.get("data", result_body)
status = result.get("status")
if status == "completed":
print(result.get("outputs", []))
break
if status in {"failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"}:
raise RuntimeError(result)
time.sleep(2)Compare
Kling 2.6 vs alternatives
When to pick Kling 2.6 over similar models on WaveSpeedAI.
Kling 2.6 vs Kling 3.0
Kling 3.0 is the newer generation with Standard, Pro and 4K tiers and a motion-control endpoint. Kling 2.6 stays an option for 5 and 10 second Standard and Pro clips and its own create-voice endpoint.
Kling 2.6 vs Wan 2.5
Wan 2.5 generates 480p to 1080p video with synchronized audio and adds video-extend, image-edit and text-to-image in one family. Kling 2.6 adds a motion-control endpoint and custom voices.
Kling 2.6 vs Veo 3.1
Veo 3.1 generates 1080p video with synchronized native audio across Standard, Fast and Lite tiers. Kling 2.6 offers Standard and Pro tiers with motion control and create-voice.
FAQ
Kling 2.6 API — Frequently asked questions
Pricing, license, integration — common questions about running Kling 2.6 on WaveSpeedAI.
What is the difference between Kling 2.6 Standard and Pro?
Standard is the cost-effective tier and Pro is the top-tier option. Both support text-to-video, image-to-video and motion control; Pro adds native audio generated together with the video.
Does Kling 2.6 generate audio?
Yes on the Pro endpoints: the sound parameter generates audio together with the video, and you can switch it off. Motion control can keep the original sound of the reference video.
How long can Kling 2.6 clips be?
Text-to-video and image-to-video produce 5 or 10 second clips. Motion control follows the length of the reference video, 3 to 30 seconds.
Can I create a custom voice for Kling 2.6?
Yes. Send a clean 5 to 30 second recording of one voice to the create-voice endpoint, then reference the returned voice id in the voice_list of an image-to-video request (up to two voices).
What is the Kling 2.6 API?
Kling 2.6 is a Kuaishou video generation model exposed as a REST API on WaveSpeedAI. Kuaishou Kling 2.6 — text-to-video and image-to-video with smooth motion, cinematic visuals and accurate prompt adherence in Standard and Pro tiers, native audio on Pro, a motion-control endpoint that transfers motion from a reference video, and a create-voice endpoint for custom voices. You can call it programmatically or try it from the playground linked above.
How do I call the Kling 2.6 API?
Sign up for a WaveSpeedAI account, copy your API key from /accesskey, then POST to https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/text-to-video with your input as JSON. The endpoint returns a prediction id. Poll the result endpoint starting around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. Production-oriented Python / Node.js / cURL examples are above.
How much does the Kling 2.6 API cost?
Kling 2.6 starts at $0.035 per run. The exact cost scales with the parameters you set (resolution, duration, output count, references). The live cost preview next to the Generate button in the playground shows the exact price for your current input.
Which Kling 2.6 variants are available?
WaveSpeedAI hosts 7 live Kling 2.6 endpoints: kwaivgi/kling-v2.6/create-voice, kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-std/text-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/text-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-std/image-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-std/motion-control, kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/motion-control, kwaivgi/kling-v2.6-pro/image-to-video. Each variant has its own playground page and pricing.
Can I use Kling 2.6 outputs commercially?
Commercial usage rights follow the Kuaishou model license. Most Kuaishou models permit commercial output use; see each model's playground page for the specific license summary, and WaveSpeedAI's Terms of Service for platform-level conditions.
Why use Kling 2.6 on WaveSpeedAI instead of going direct?
One API key + one billing account across Kling 2.6 AND 1,000+ other AI models from other providers. No per-vendor SDK setup, no separate rate-limit envelopes, no rewrite-per-vendor integration code. Pricing is typically at parity with or below Kuaishou's direct API.
Provider
About Kuaishou
The team behind Kling 2.6 and the broader Kuaishou model lineup on WaveSpeedAI.
Kuaishou is a major Chinese short-video platform and the team behind the Kling family of video generation models. Kling 3.0 ships Standard, Pro, and 4K tiers with native audio synthesis (a sound parameter on every variant), plus a dedicated motion-control endpoint that transfers motion from a reference video to animate a still character image.
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