Kling v3
Kuaishou's cinematic AI video model with native audio and an AI Director
Kling v3 is Kuaishou's third-generation AI video model — built around an "AI Director" paradigm that plans cinematography like a filmmaker before generating a single frame. It produces cinematic video with native synchronized audio, multi-shot storyboarding, and strong character consistency, all in a single unified pass. On Keyo Studio, Kling v3 lets you create up to 15-second clips with dialogue, sound, and multiple camera angles built right into the generation.
What is Kling v3?
Kling v3 (Kling 3.0) is the flagship video model from Kuaishou, the company behind Kwai and a leading short-video platform. Launched in February 2026, it's built on a unified Multi-modal Visual Language framework that processes text, images, audio, and video in a single system — generating synchronized video and audio in one pass rather than chaining separate tools. It's a generational leap over Kling 2.6, extending clip length, adding native audio, and introducing true multi-shot storyboarding.
Multi-shot storyboarding
Kling v3's standout feature is multi-shot sequencing: it can generate cinematic sequences with up to six distinct camera cuts in a single generation — including shot-reverse-shot dialogue patterns and automatic transitions between angles. Instead of producing one static shot, Kling v3 constructs a mini-scene with editing built in, dramatically reducing manual shot assembly and post-production. This makes it uniquely suited for storytelling, dialogue scenes, and narrative content.
Native multilingual audio
Kling v3 generates synchronized audio natively — including character dialogue with frame-accurate lip-sync — across multiple languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, with support for regional accents and dialects. Sound effects and ambient audio are generated together with the video, so talking characters and multi-person conversations feel natural without any separate audio work.
Character consistency and cinematic control
Kling v3 maintains strong character and scene consistency across shots, tracking up to three people independently within a scene. It responds to professional cinematography vocabulary — dolly, crane, tracking, and orbit movements — giving you intentional camera control. Combined with reference-based generation and an advanced physics engine, it delivers coherent, film-quality sequences with lifelike motion.
Best use cases
Kling v3 is ideal for narrative and cinematic video: multi-shot storytelling and short films, dialogue and multi-character scenes, brand advertising and e-commerce product videos, social content that needs consistent characters across shots, and multilingual content with native audio. When you need editing, audio, and multiple camera angles inside a single generation, Kling v3 excels.
Pricing on Keyo Studio
On Keyo Studio, Kling v3 is priced per second of generated video by resolution: 3 credits per second at 720p and 4 credits per second at 1080p. Draft your sequence at 720p to lock in timing and composition, then render the final version at 1080p.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kling v3?
Kling v3 is Kuaishou's flagship AI video model, built on a unified multimodal framework that generates synchronized video and audio in a single pass. It supports text-to-video, image-to-video, multi-shot storyboarding, and reference-based generation at up to native 4K resolution.
How much does Kling v3 cost on Keyo Studio?
Kling v3 is priced per second of generated video: 3 credits per second at 720p and 4 credits per second at 1080p. Draft your sequence at 720p to lock in timing and composition, then render the final version at 1080p.
Does Kling v3 generate audio?
Yes. Kling v3 produces native audio-visual output, generating synchronized sound together with the video, including multi-character dialogue with lip-sync across several languages.
Can Kling v3 create multi-shot videos?
Yes. Kling v3 includes a multi-shot storyboard mode with automatic camera transitions, letting you generate cinematic sequences with multiple distinct shots in a single pass rather than stacking single clips.
What makes Kling v3 good for character consistency?
Kling v3 uses an Elements system with director memory to keep characters consistent across shots, holding faces, outfits, and appearance steady throughout a sequence — useful for narrative and brand work.
What can I use Kling v3 for?
Kling v3 is built for structured, story-driven video — multi-shot narratives, commercials, and cinematic sequences where character consistency and native audio matter more than isolated single clips.