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          "The site moved from klingai.com to kling.ai (registered 2022-06-05). API endpoints stay on klingai.com",
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        "async-jobs",
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          "No free tier, no SLA and no security.txt",
          "Pay-as-you-go rate limits aren't published",
          "Video packages from $1,000 cover Hailuo only, so H3 is pay as you go",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-video.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-video.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Kling AI API for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick MiniMax Video API for reliability (+55), schema \u0026 documentation (+81), agent ergonomics (+49), security \u0026 auth (+18), maintenance \u0026 community (+23), transparency \u0026 trust (+12).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kling AI API | MiniMax Video API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 70 | MiniMax Video API +55 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 15 | 96 | MiniMax Video API +81 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 27 | 76 | MiniMax Video API +49 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 20 | 38 | MiniMax Video API +18 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 24 | 47 | MiniMax Video API +23 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 46 | 58 | MiniMax Video API +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **22 · F** | **60.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kling AI API | MiniMax Video API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Kling AI (Kuaishou) | MiniMax |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api-singapore.klingai.com` | `https://api.minimax.io` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | MiniMax H3 Community License (weights) |\n| Tools exposed | none | 7 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-06-17 | 2026-08-21 |\n| Popularity | none | 9.4k stars, 334 npm/wk, 1.7k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Kling AI API.** Kling 3.0 from $0.084 a second, with audio from $0.126. Developer docs, API terms and pricing render only with JavaScript.\n\n**MiniMax Video API.** 2K with stereo audio at $0.13 a second, 768P at $0.08. No statement found on whether API inputs train models, and the privacy policy needs a browser.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Kling AI API\n\n1. Sign a JWT (HS256) with `iss` set to your AccessKey and a 30 minute `exp`, then send it as a bearer token\n2. Generate a new key pair if you need Kling 3.0 Turbo. Older keys don't reach it\n3. Create with POST /v1/videos/text2video or /v1/videos/image2video, then poll the task id until it succeeds\n4. Take model IDs and prices from kling.ai/llms.txt. The HTML docs need JavaScript\n5. Email support@kling.ai to revoke training use of your Input. The terms don't exempt API calls\n\n### MiniMax Video API\n\n1. Use POST /v2/video_generation for H3 and poll GET /v2/query/video_generation/{task_id}. Tasks stay queryable for 7 days\n2. Set `ratio` for text-to-video. `adaptive` isn't allowed there\n3. Pass `callback_url` to skip polling. Your endpoint must echo the `challenge` within 3 seconds\n4. A 402 means the balance is empty and a 422 means moderation blocked the content. Don't retry either unchanged\n\n## Other comparisons with Kling AI API or MiniMax Video API\n\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs Kling AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-kling.md)\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Kling AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-kling.md)\n- [Google Veo vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs Luma AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-luma.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-pika.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-runway.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-pika.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-runway.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-vidu.md)\n",
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