Kling 3.0 Turbo vs Kling v3 Motion Control

Kling 3.0 Turbo vs Kling v3 Motion Control at a glance

Kling 3.0 Turbo and Kling v3 Motion Control are both Kling AI models in the Video Generation category, available through the EmpirioLabs API.

Key differences

• Input types only Kling v3 Motion Control accepts: Video.
• Capabilities listed only for Kling 3.0 Turbo: text to video, image to video, audio, video generation.
• Capabilities listed only for Kling v3 Motion Control: motion control.

Kling 3.0 Turbo vs Kling v3 Motion Control: specs

Kling 3.0 Turbo vs Kling v3 Motion Control: API pricing

Live rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog for both models. Each rate card always matches what the API charges.

Kling 3.0 Turbo vs Kling v3 Motion Control: API parameters

Request parameters each model lists on EmpirioLabs, with the allowed values or range where one applies. A dash marks a parameter the model does not list.

Kling 3.0 Turbo vs Kling v3 Motion Control: limits and notes

Kling 3.0 Turbo

Text-to-video and image-to-video with synchronized native audio, up to 1080p. Workflow auto-detected: a prompt alone is text-to-video, adding a source image is image-to-video.

Prompting

• There is no separate negative prompt. To steer away from unwanted elements, describe them in your prompt, for example: "a calm forest at dawn, avoid blurry motion, no on-screen text".

Multi-shot

• Generate up to 6 sequential shots by formatting the prompt like this (shot durations must sum to the total duration):

shot 1, <seconds>, <description>; shot 2, <seconds>, <description>;

Input limits

• Prompt up to 3,072 characters. Resolution 720p or 1080p. Duration 3 to 15 seconds. Aspect ratio 16:9, 9:16, or 1:1 for text-to-video (image-to-video follows the source image).
• Image inputs: JPEG or PNG, at least 300px per side, aspect within 1:2.5 to 2.5:1, up to 50 MB.

Kling v3 Motion Control

Motion-control video: a reference IMAGE (the character/subject) and a reference VIDEO (the motion source) are BOTH required. The character from the image performs the movements from the video.

Reference image

• JPEG, PNG, or WEBP
• Max 10 MB
• Min 340px on the short edge
• Aspect ratio 0.4 to 2.5

Reference video

• MP4, MOV, or WEBM
• Max 100 MB
• 340-3850px
• 24-60 FPS
• 3-10s (image orientation: max 10s; video orientation: max 30s)

Uploaded media preprocessing

• Reference videos are normalized to provider-compatible MP4 when needed.
• Reference-video duration follows the selected character orientation limit.

How to call Kling 3.0 Turbo and Kling v3 Motion Control

Kling 3.0 Turbo runs through POST /v1/videos/generations. The request returns a job_id right away; poll GET /v1/jobs/{job_id} until the job completes and read the output URLs from the result. Both models are called through the same endpoint. Set model to kling-3-0-turbo or kling-v3-motion-control. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "kling-3-0-turbo",
    "prompt": "Describe what you want Kling 3.0 Turbo to generate."
  }'

Kling 3.0 Turbo vs Kling v3 Motion Control: common questions

What is the difference between Kling 3.0 Turbo and Kling v3 Motion Control?

Input types only Kling v3 Motion Control accepts: Video. Capabilities listed only for Kling 3.0 Turbo: text to video, image to video, audio, video generation. Capabilities listed only for Kling v3 Motion Control: motion control. The specs, rate cards, and parameters on this page come from the live EmpirioLabs catalog.

Which has the lower rate, Kling 3.0 Turbo or Kling v3 Motion Control?

The two models are priced on different units or tiers, so compare the live rate cards on this page. They always match what the API charges.

Can I switch between Kling 3.0 Turbo and Kling v3 Motion Control without rebuilding my integration?

Yes. Both models use POST /v1/videos/generations with the same EmpirioLabs API key, so most integrations switch by changing the model value. Check the parameters table on this page first if you rely on a model-specific parameter.

Can I try Kling 3.0 Turbo and Kling v3 Motion Control in the browser before integrating?

Yes. Open each model in the EmpirioLabs playground and run the same prompt on both, with the parameters the API exposes.