Kling 可灵 vs Sora
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Kling 可灵
Kuaishou's AI video generator, with native audio, 4K output and an API
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Sora
OpenAI's video model: app closed April 2026, API shut down September 2...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.8 / 10 | 3.5 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Free tier | Basic plan: monthly free credits claimed on login (amount not published); no commercial use, HD/4K or watermark removal; 1 video per generation | — |
| Paid from | $8.80/month (Standard, billed monthly; first month $6.99) or $79.20/year | Nothing on sale: app closed 26 Apr 2026, Sora 2 API shut down 24 Sep 2026 |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | 100M+ global registered users (60M reported Jan 2026 at CES) | ~9.6M lifetime app downloads; ~1M peak active users, falling under 500K by shutdown |
| Founded | 2024 | 2024 |
| Maker | Kuaishou Technology | OpenAI |
| Verdict | Kling is one of the strongest commercial AI video generators: Kling 3.0 adds native audio and 4K output, motion control and an API priced per second, and Kuaishou's own results show it earning real money, above RMB 850 m... |
Discontinued: the Sora app closed on 26 April 2026 and the API on 24 September 2026.There is nothing left to adopt. Sora 2 was a strong model, with synchronised audio and convincing physics, but OpenAI wound it down with... |
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