Kling vs Seedance
Kling, from Kuaishou, and Seedance, from ByteDance, both turn a prompt or a photo into a short video clip. QynTro runs both on one account, so here they are side by side: what each one does, what a clip costs today, and real clips made with each.
Short answer Pick Kling for choice: six versions and price points. Pick Seedance for sound built in and cheap 480p drafts. Or run the same prompt on both and keep the better clip.
Kling vs Seedance, side by side
| What | Kling | Seedance |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Kuaishou | ByteDance |
| Versions on QynTro | 6 | 2 |
| Newest version | Kling 3 Pro | Seedance 2.5 |
| Clip length | 5 or 10 seconds | 5 or 10 seconds |
| Starts from | A prompt or a photo | A prompt or a photo |
| Price | Follows the length: 10 s costs twice 5 s | Follows the length: 10 s costs twice 5 s |
| Newest version from | 70 credits Kling 3 Pro · 5 s clip | 115 credits Seedance 2.5 · 5 s clip |
| Cheapest clip | 30 credits Kling 2.1 Standard · 5 s clip | 115 credits Seedance 2.5 · 5 s clip |
Prices are in media credits and are the ones the tools charge today; each tool shows the exact number before you make anything. A failed generation gives its credits back. See plans and credit packs
Pick by the job
Pick Kling if…
- You want the most choice: six Kling versions, from the newest Kling 3 Pro to the low-cost Kling 2.1 Standard.
- You like a second take: when a shot misses on Kling 3 Pro, the same prompt on Kling O3 gives you a different result.
- You animate photos on a budget: Kling 2.1 Pro and 2.1 Standard work from an image.
Pick Seedance if…
- You want sound built in: Seedance 2.5 renders audio with the picture, and the sound is included in its price.
- You draft cheaply: try a shot at 480p on Seedance 2.5, then make the keeper at 720p.
- You need a character to stay the same across clips: Seedance 2.5 Reference in Cinema Studio builds a clip from your images, video and audio (Cinema Studio is open to accounts with a plan or a credit pack).
Made on QynTro with each
Nothing here is a stock sample: each one was made on QynTro, and its page shows the exact prompt, so you can run it again with any of these models.
Kling by Kuaishou
MOTION: For the first three seconds nothing changes except the life inside the water — the shoal turns as one, kelp sways, the caustics crawl across the dry sand and across his…
Full prompt and settings →MOTION: The woman stays almost still, suspended, only breathing out one slow trail of bubbles at the very start. The BLACK INK is the thing that moves. It completes the skeleton…
Full prompt and settings →MOTION: The face holds for one second, every particle trembling slightly in place. Then it lets go: the whole head bursts apart outward into a true swarm, thousands of black…
Full prompt and settings →SCENE CONTEXT: A STOP WORLD performance film. A crowded night crossing in heavy rain is frozen solid: every pedestrian locked mid-stride, every raindrop hanging motionless in the…
Full prompt and settings →Seedance by ByteDance
Cinematic 35mm close shot at a busy night-market food stall: a young cook in a white apron tosses noodles in a flaming wok, the fire flares up and lights her face orange, steam…
Full prompt and settings →Low handheld 35mm tracking shot at wheel height, vertical frame: a young skateboarder in a hot-pink hoodie carves fast through an empty concrete skatepark bowl under hard midday…
Full prompt and settings →Ten second cinematic film moment. A long stone breakwater running out into grey open water under an enormous bank of low storm cloud. Heavy swell breaks against the stone and…
Full prompt and settings →Kling vs Seedance: questions
Which is better, Kling or Seedance?
Which is cheaper, Kling or Seedance?
How long can the clips be?
Can I try Kling and Seedance for free?
Do I need a Kuaishou or ByteDance account?
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One QynTro account opens both models, plus the rest of the image, video, music and voice tools.