Kling AI alternatives · AI Images & Video
Open-source alternatives to Kling AI
Kling AI is not described as open source on its own site. 4 of the 168 other AI image and video generators in this directory are open source, according to their own sites.
Kling AI has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.80 per month for 660 credits, billed monthly. 3 of them are free or have a free plan.
4 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from
How each one differs from Kling AI
- Free trial · from $10/mo
Genmo
Text-to-video playground built on the open-source Mochi 1 model
- Genmo starts at $10 per month for 1,200 credits (billing basis not shown). Kling AI starts at $8.80 per month for 660 credits, billed monthly.
- Kling AI has a free plan. Genmo does not, though it has a free trial.
- Genmo is open source, according to its own site.
- Kling AI also covers image generation.
- Free plan · from $16/mo
ComfyUI
Open-source node editor for image and video AI workflows, plus a cloud
- ComfyUI starts at $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) for Comfy Cloud. Kling AI starts at $8.80 per month for 660 credits, billed monthly.
- Only ComfyUI lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- ComfyUI is open source, according to its own site.
- ComfyUI also covers AI agents.
- Free plan · from $24.99/mo
Upscayl
Free desktop image upscaler with a paid credit-based cloud
- Upscayl starts at $24.99 per month for 300 credits, billed monthly. Kling AI starts at $8.80 per month for 660 credits, billed monthly.
- Only Upscayl lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Upscayl is open source, according to its own site.
- Kling AI also covers video generation.
- Free
Qwen-Image
Open-weights image model for text rendering and image editing
- Qwen-Image is free. Kling AI starts at $8.80 per month for 660 credits, billed monthly.
- Qwen-Image is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Kling AI also covers video generation.
Common questions
Is there an open-source alternative to Kling AI?
Yes. Genmo, ComfyUI, Upscayl and Qwen-Image are open source, according to their own sites.
Is Kling AI open source?
Kling AI is not described as open source on its own site. The listing was checked on Nov 12, 2026 against the pages it cites.
Which of these AI image and video generators are free?
ComfyUI, Upscayl and Qwen-Image are free or have a free plan.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Nov 12, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Kling AI: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.

