HeyGen vs Kling AI

HeyGen (AI avatar video platform: custom video avatars, Avatar V, lip-sync and translation in 175+ languages.) and Kling AI (AI creative studio for generating video and images, with membership credits and an API.) compared side by side: plans and prices, vendor-stated features, platforms and sign-in, with the date each fact was checked. Matches based on official product information.

Based on official vendor pages, linked below
HeyGen pricing checked: 2026-10-27
Kling AI pricing checked: 2026-10-30

At a glance

HeyGen

AI video generation tools

What it does: AI avatar video platform: custom video avatars, Avatar V, lip-sync and translation in 175+ languages.
Strong at: Built for avatar-led videos with lip-sync and translation across a wide range of languages.
Free plan: Yes - ongoing free plan
Paid plans from: US$29 / month

Pricing checked 2026-10-27 · Full HeyGen record · Official site

Kling AI

AI video generation tools

What it does: AI creative studio for generating video and images, with membership credits and an API.
Strong at: Well suited to generating AI video and images in a creative studio that uses membership credits and offers an API.
Free plan: Yes - ongoing free plan, sign-in required
Paid plans from: US$8.8 / month

Pricing checked 2026-10-30 · Full Kling AI record · Official site

Plans & pricing

HeyGen plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-27. · Vendor pricing page Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Free

$0 (3 videos/mo, watermarked, up to 1 min each, no card)

Creator

$29/month ($24/month billed annually, $288/yr)

600 credits/month.

Pro

$49/month ($41/month billed annually, $488/yr)

Business

$149/month

1,500 credits/month; extra seat $20/month.

Enterprise

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Kling AI plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-30. · Vendor pricing page Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Basic

$0 / month

Monthly log-in credits

Standard

$8.8/month paying monthly, $79.2/year paying yearly

660 credits a month. First month paying monthly was $6.99 on the page (promotion, not the regular price).

Pro

$32.56/month paying monthly, $293.04/year paying yearly

3,000 credits a month. First month paying monthly was $25.99 (promotion).

Premier

From $181.99/month paying monthly (18,000 credits tier)

Price depends on the credit tier (the slider runs 8K to 38K credits). First month was $144.99 (promotion).

Ultra+

$544.99/month paying monthly

57,000 credits a month. First month was $432.99 (promotion).

Side-by-side facts

	HeyGen	Kling AI
Free plan	Yes - ongoing free plan	Yes - ongoing free plan, sign-in required
Paid plans from	US$29 / month	US$8.8 / month
Sign-in	Yes, a HeyGen account is needed to generate videos. The ChatGPT integration also uses that account and its credits.	Not stated
API	Yes. Developer API with key-based access.	Not stated

What each tool says it does

Kling AI - vendor-stated features

Video generation + extension
Master Shot
Professional mode
API

Worth knowing before you choose

HeyGen - worth knowing

Listed $29/$49/$149 are monthly-billing prices.
Credit rollover per vendor FAQ: monthly plans one cycle; annual accumulate until renewal.
Android app per vendor llms.txt and help center mobile article; iOS and desktop details not checked.
Free $0/mo - 3 watermarked videos/month, max 1 min each (Avatar IV/Video Agent).
Renewable monthly.

Kling AI - worth knowing

Standard is US$8.8/month paying monthly (the first month was US$6.99 on the page, a promotion), or US$79.2/year paying yearly. Pro is US$32.56/month or US$293.04/year. Prices are shown as US$; the page does not label the currency.
Premier starts at US$181.99/month (18,000 credits tier); the price depends on the credit tier. Ultra+ is US$544.99/month.
Credits: Standard 660 a month, Pro 3,000, Ultra+ 57,000.
Video extension up to 3 minutes total.
Paid features: watermark removal, professional mode, fast-track generation.
Commercial use: the membership page lists commercial use for generated content on paid plans; no separate license terms were read.
Kling's own models also appear inside other listed tools (Runway, Krea, LTX Studio, PixVerse); this record is the first-party product.

Common questions

Is HeyGen or Kling AI free to use?

HeyGen: Yes - ongoing free plan (checked 2026-10-27). Kling AI: Yes - ongoing free plan, sign-in required (checked 2026-10-30).

What do HeyGen and Kling AI cost?

HeyGen's entry paid plan is US$29 / month and Kling AI's is US$8.8 / month, from each vendor's pricing page (2026-10-27 and 2026-10-30 respectively). The tables above list every plan each vendor published.

Which is better, HeyGen or Kling AI?

It depends on the job. HeyGen: Built for avatar-led videos with lip-sync and translation across a wide range of languages. Kling AI: Well suited to generating AI video and images in a creative studio that uses membership credits and offers an API. The feature and pricing tables above show where they differ.

Where do these facts come from?

Every fact on this page is read from the vendors' own product and pricing pages, with the checked date shown beside it. Links to both official pages are at the top of each column.

Keep comparing

This comparison is not a recommendation: it sets out what each vendor states on its own pages, with the dates those pages were checked. Prices and features change - confirm with the vendor before buying.