Kling Image
Generated on PixelDojo with Kling Image. Produced by PixelDojo's generation pipeline.
Kling Image costs 1 credit per image, at 1K or at 2K, because resolution is not part of the price. Our run on August 26, 2026 took about 44 seconds and came back through a job poll rather than in the first response, which is normal once a job runs past the API's 30 second synchronous window. Below is the rate card, the frame it produced, and the settings that are worth changing.
The 1 credit frame we timed
Every example below was produced on PixelDojo. Hover to see the prompt.
An anime girl with silver hair rides a night train, city lights streaking past the window, wistful mood, clean cel shading
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What the anime prompt returned
A silver haired girl in a cream hoodie and dark jeans sitting by a train window, hands folded in her lap, violet eyes, a soft blush on the cheek. Outside the glass, lit office towers and red and teal signage, with pink and orange light drawn into horizontal streaks to sell the motion. Flat colour fills and clean line weight, which is what cel shading is supposed to look like.
Where it fell short
The signage in the city outside is illegible smear rather than letters. That is normal for a background at this distance, but it means Kling Image is not the model to pick when readable words are part of the composition.
Batching is the real cost lever
Nine images in one request for 9 credits is the same price as nine separate requests, but it is one round trip and one wait. When you are exploring a look rather than finishing a shot, ask for several at once.
Two fields are accepted but not used
A negative prompt and a seed can be sent for compatibility with older integrations, and they are dropped before the request reaches the model, because this version of Kling Image does not support either. Do not plan a workflow around reproducible seeds here.
Three output formats
PNG, JPEG or WEBP. PNG is the default and the safest choice when the image is going into further editing.
The edit sibling is the same price
Kling Image Edit takes an existing image plus an instruction and also costs 1 credit. Generating then editing is a 2 credit round trip.
Same API endpoint shape as everything else
POST to /api/v1/models/kling-image/run with your key and a prompt. Long jobs hand back a job id you poll, which is exactly what happened on our 44 second run.
Short version: 1 credit per image, up to nine per request, about 44 seconds for ours. 2K costs the same as 1K, so pick 2K.
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1 credit per image
Flat per image. The request takes 1 to 9 images, so a nine image batch is 9 credits and arrives in one call.
2K is free of charge
There are two resolution settings, 1K and 2K, and they cost the same 1 credit. There is no billing reason to generate at the lower one.
About 44 seconds, measured
Timed on August 26, 2026 from request to finished file. It ran past the API's 30 second sync window, so the call handed back a job id and the image arrived on the next poll.
Eight aspect ratios
16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3 and 21:9. The default is square, which is what our run produced.
How It Works
The three decisions that matter before you press generate:
Open Kling Image, not the edit tool
Kling Image generates from a prompt. Kling Image Edit expects an image to work from. Both are 1 credit, so the only mistake is picking the one that does not match your input.
Set 2K and the shape you need
2K is the same 1 credit as 1K. Pick the aspect ratio at this point too, because the default is square and cropping later loses pixels.
Describe the shading style, not just the subject
Our prompt asked for clean cel shading and streaking city lights, and both are visible in the result. Generate from the tool page or POST the same prompt to the API.
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Common Questions
Everything you need to know about Kling Image
How much does Kling Image cost?
1 credit per image. A single request can ask for up to nine images, so the maximum for one call is 9 credits. Resolution, aspect ratio and output format do not change the price.
How long does Kling Image take?
About 44 seconds in our August 26, 2026 run. It ran past the API's 30 second synchronous window, so the first response returned a job id and the finished image came back on the next status check.
Should I generate at 1K or 2K?
2K, unless you have a reason not to. Both settings cost 1 credit, so the higher resolution is free. The only argument for 1K is a marginally shorter wait.
Does Kling Image support seeds or negative prompts?
Both fields are accepted so older integrations keep working, but this version of the model does not use them and they are dropped before the request is sent. If you need reproducible output from a fixed seed, use a model that supports one.
What is the difference between Kling Image and Kling Image Edit?
Kling Image starts from a prompt. Kling Image Edit starts from an image you supply plus an instruction about what to change. Both cost 1 credit, so a generate then edit pass is 2 credits total.
Can I call Kling Image from the API?
Yes. POST to /api/v1/models/kling-image/run with your API key and a prompt. Same key and same request shape as every other model in the catalog.