Hailuo Video 海螺视频 vs Kling

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

Hailuo Video 海螺视频 MiniMax's text-to-video generation Visit Kling Kuaishou-spun AI video model, now an $18B independent rival to Sora. Visit
RECATOOLS Score 7 / 10 7.8 / 10
Capability 8 8.5
Value for money 7 6.5
Ease of use 6 7
ASEAN readiness 5 6
API quality 5 6
Pricing Freemium Freemium
Free tier 66 credits per day for video generation
Paid from Standard $10/mo; Pro $37/mo; Premier $92/mo; Ultra $180/mo (up from ~$128/mo in Aug 2025)
Has API
Open source
Free to use
Users 100M+ global registered users (60M reported Jan 2026 at CES)
Founded 2024
Maker Kuaishou Technology
Verdict

Hailuo Video, from China's MiniMax, is one of the stronger AI video generators, well regarded for natural camera motion and prompt adherence in short clips, and competitive with Kling and Runway on visual quality for the...

Kling, from Kuaishou, ranks among the strongest AI video generators available: Kling 3.0 (February 2026) added native 4K at 60fps, 15-second clips, and synced multilingual audio, with motion and physics that hold up bett...

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