Kling motion control vs Genjutsu Motion Transfer: what each costs
Both repeat a reference video's movement. Kling motion control: one photo, $0.1575 a second. Genjutsu: 1 to 8 images, $0.3975 (480p) or $0.85125 (720p).
The short answer
Both routes repeat the movement of a reference video, but they bill and behave differently. Kling motion control takes one character photo and costs $0.1575 per second. Genjutsu Motion Transfer takes one source video plus 1 to 8 images and costs $0.3975 per second at 480p or $0.85125 at 720p. A 10-second clip: $1.575 versus $3.975 or $8.5125.
Same 10 seconds, two routes
Rates are billed per second at list x 1.25. A 10-second reference clip prices as follows.
| Route | Setting | Per second | 10 seconds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kling motion control | - | $0.1575 | $1.575 |
| Genjutsu Motion Transfer | 480p | $0.3975 | $3.975 |
| Genjutsu Motion Transfer | 720p | $0.85125 | $8.5125 |
How the inputs differ
Kling motion control: one image_url (or an avatar), one motion_video_url, 1 to 30 seconds, and keep_original_sound for the audio. The prompt describes appearance only. It is a dedicated endpoint, POST /v1/kling/3.0/motion-control.
Genjutsu
Genjutsu goes through the generic video routes: /v1/videos with input_references containing exactly one video_url and 1 to 8 image_url entries, or /v1/video-router/generate with video_url and reference_image_urls. The duration must be the input video's inspected length rounded up, 4 to 30 seconds. The output keeps the source length and framing, and there is no audio output. It is a transfer, not a new shot.
Which one
Genjutsu is available only where its provider is configured, so a catalog check comes first. Kling motion control is the cheaper default for one character and one move. Reach for Genjutsu when you have several reference images and need the output to match the source video's length and framing exactly.
Test small
Whichever you choose, test with a short slice of the reference first. Both bill by the second, so a 4-second test is a fraction of the final.
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