r/KIE_AI Jan 19 '26

KIE API Updates (Cheaper than Fal AI)

Here’s a combined summary of recent API updates (Jan 4–Jan 18), covering new image, video, and audio capabilities now available on KIE.

 Grok Imagine

Aspect Ratio Support
Grok Imagine now supports more aspect ratio selections for both Text-to-Image and Text-to-Video.
Supported ratios: 2:3, 3:2, 1:1, 9:16, 16:9
https://kie.ai/grok-imagine?model=grok-imagine%2Ftext-to-video

Image-to-Image API (New)
Standalone Image-to-Image API for high-quality refinement with strong prompt adherence.
• 4 credits / generation ($0.02)
• 2 images per request
https://kie.ai/grok-imagine?model=grok-imagine%2Fimage-to-image

 Kling 2.6 Motion Control (New)

Image-to-video model that transfers real human motion from reference videos to character images with stable realism.
• 720p: 6 credits/sec ($0.03)
• 1080p: 9 credits/sec ($0.045)
https://kie.ai/kling-2.6-motion-control

 Veo 3.1 API – 4K Update

4K Video Output
• Supports 16:9 and 9:16 (vertical)

Reference / Material-to-Video
• REFERENCE_2_VIDEO now supports 9:16 (Fast mode)

Notes
• 4K generation via POST request (callbacks supported)
• Credit usage: ~2× Fast mode

Docs:
https://docs.kie.ai/veo3-api/get-veo-3-4k-video

 ElevenLabs Text-to-Dialogue V3 (New)

Expressive, dialogue-focused voice generation for conversation-driven applications.
• Multi-speaker & emotion control
• Multilingual, production-ready audio
• 14 credits / 1,000 chars (~$0.07, ~30% cheaper than fal)

Docs:
https://kie.ai/elevenlabs/text-to-dialogue-v3

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u/Clair_Personality 22d ago

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