Kling 3.0 Guide: How to Use Kling AI and Write Prompts That Work

Kling 3.0 in one paragraph: Kling’s 3.0 series, launched in February 2026, makes video clips from 3 to 15 seconds, can generate dialogue and sound with the picture, and can cut between several shots in one generation. The best results come from prompts that name six things (subject, action, setting, camera, lighting and mood) and, for recurring characters, from uploading reference images. This guide walks through each part using Kling’s own documentation.

Based on Kling’s official guides, checked September 29, 2026. Our own test results will be added to this guide.

Which Kling 3.0 Model to Use

If you’re new, start with Video 3.0 and image-to-video. Move to Omni when you need the same character across shots.

How to Use Kling AI: Step by Step

1. Sign in at kling.ai. There’s a free plan with daily credits; paid plans start around $10 a month.
2. Choose image-to-video if you can. A good start frame (your own image, or one from Image 3.0 Omni) gives you far more control over the look than text alone.
3. Pick a length and resolution. Clips run 3 to 15 seconds at 720p or 1080p. Test at 720p and short lengths first.
4. Write the prompt using the formula below.
5. Turn sound on only when you need it. Native audio costs more credits per second.
6. Generate a few variations, then refine the best one.

The Kling 3.0 Prompt Guide: Six Elements

Kling’s own prompt guide recommends building every prompt from six elements, as “a writing framework,” not a rigid template:

Put together:

Medium shot of an old fisherman in a yellow raincoat hauling a net onto the deck of a small boat at dawn, fog on the water. Slow push-in. Cold blue dawn light with a warm lantern glow. Quiet, tired, hopeful.

Writing camera movement

Kling’s guide puts it simply: camera direction works best when it names what the viewer will see. Use plain film terms such as close-up, wide establishing shot, slow push-in, pan, tilt, tracking shot or low-angle reveal. Here’s one of Kling’s own examples:

“A smooth and deliberate dolly-in tracking shot approaching a classical marble statue… The camera starts from a medium-wide distance and slowly moves forward toward the statue with cinematic precision.”

Try our free Video Prompt Builder to assemble shot size, camera move, lighting and style quickly.

Multi-Shot Storyboards (Video 3.0 Omni)

Omni can cut between several shots in one clip. Write each shot on its own line with its length in brackets, then describe framing, action, dialogue and camera for that shot. Use @Name or @Image to point at the reference images you uploaded. Kling’s own examples:

Shot 1 (3s): Mid-shot, background @Image. @Grace sits on the sofa eating cookies as @Alan walks in holding @Samoyed.

Shot 1 (1s): Mike and Cindy sit face to face on the seats of an old green train, the train moving forward.

Tips:

• Keep the total of your shot lengths within the clip length you chose.
• Keep each character’s description the same in every shot; change only the action, camera and setting.

Dialogue and Sound

With native audio on, Kling generates speech, sound effects and ambience together with the picture, with lip sync. It supports English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Spanish, plus some accents and dialects.

• Label the speaker clearly and put the line right next to that character in the prompt.
• Write the line in the language you want spoken. That’s how Kling picks the language.
• Put exact dialogue in quotation marks.

The fisherman looks up at the sky and says, "Storm's coming. We head home."

In Omni you can also bind a voice clip to a character element, so the same voice carries across shots.

Consistent Characters With Reference Images

Consistency is where 3.0 Omni stands out. According to Kling’s guide you can upload:

• up to 7 reference images (JPG or PNG, at least 300 px, up to 10 MB each), or
• up to 4 images plus 1 reference video (3 to 10 seconds) that defines a character.

Upload clear, well-lit images of the character, give them a name, and refer to them with @Name. Keep their description steady from prompt to prompt.

Start and End Frames

In Video 3.0 you can give both a first and a last frame, and Kling animates between them. This is ideal for transformations and loops: use the same image for both to aim for a seamless loop. In 3.0 Omni, start and end frames are part of the broader multi-image reference system.

What Kling 3.0 Costs in Credits

Credit costs per second of video, from Kling’s 3.0 guides:

Voice tone control adds 2 credits per second, and 4K mode costs 30 credits per second. A 10-second 1080p clip with sound therefore uses about 120 credits. See our Kling page for plans and current prices.

Kling 3.0 Prompt Checklist

• One clear action per shot
• Name the shot size and camera move
• Describe the light, not just “cinematic”
• Dialogue in quotes, written in the language you want
• Same character description in every shot
• Test short and at 720p before spending credits on 15 seconds or 4K

Next Steps

• Build prompts fast with the Video Prompt Builder
• Compare Kling with Veo, Runway and Seedance in Best AI Video Generators
• Learn the general principles in our AI Video Prompting Guide
• Try the same ideas in Veo 3, Seedance or, free and local, Wan 2.2