Kling AI vs Merge

Kling AI generates videos from text prompts or images and also offers AI avatars. Its listed platform is an API, with API access and commercial use supported. Video outputs can run up to 15 seconds and reach 4K resolution. The free Basic plan costs nothing, billed free forever, and includes 30 element creations with no monthly credits. Standard costs $10 a month and includes 660 credits and 50 element creations. Pro costs $37 a month with 3,000 credits and 150 element creations. Premier costs $92 a month with 8,000 credits and 150 element creations. Ultra costs $180 a month with 26,000 credits and 500 element creations. The listed monthly prices may display introductory discounts. Kling AI is made by a company headquartered in Singapore. The plan structure centers on monthly credit allocations and element-creation limits, while the free tier specifies creations but no monthly credits.

Merge is an iOS app that turns a still photo and a reference motion video into an AI-generated motion video, with an optional style prompt. The site says generation takes under a minute. Listed creation types include AI dance videos, animated portraits, moving selfies and cinematic motion; output can reach 1080p. Users can save videos to their device or publish them to a community feed where people can browse and like them. Merge is listed for iPhone only and uses Apple Sign-In; Apple handles billing. Its free Starter plan includes 300 credits per month, Full HD videos and community feed access. Creator bills 1,000 credits per month and adds a priority generation queue, while Studio bills 3,000 credits per month and adds a top-priority queue. Selected photos are uploaded to temporary storage for generation and automatically deleted within about 48 hours. Merge lists English, Spanish, German, Dutch, Turkish and Russian.