Kling 3 Standard vs Kling 4.0

Not on our scores — Kling 4.0 edges ahead overall, 83.8 to 69.6, winning 12 of 13 rated categories. Kling 3 Standard still leads in a few areas the category scores make clear.

Kling 3 Standard runs $8.40/min; we don't have public pricing for Kling 4.0 to compare directly.

Yes — Kling 3 Standard generates audio together with the video, in the same file.

We haven't confirmed native audio output for Kling 4.0 yet.

Kling 4.0 leads text fidelity, by 42.9 points.

Kling 4.0 leads 2d animation, by 32.8 points.

Kling 4.0 leads animals, by 21.4 points.

Kling 4.0 leads actor performance, by 21.0 points.

Kling 4.0 leads 3d animation, by 18.0 points.

Kling 4.0 leads physics, by 17.6 points.

Kling 4.0 leads logic consistency, by 14.5 points.

Kling 4.0 leads scene consistency, by 14.5 points.

Kling 4.0 leads human, by 12.2 points.

Kling 4.0 leads prompt adherence, by 7.6 points.

Both models run the same prompts. Professional reviewers score each video 0–100 on how well it follows the prompt and handles motion, people, objects, animation, and text, while automated checks flag freezes, bad framing, and unstable motion. This matchup draws on 0 rated videos and 0 reviewer ratings.