How much does Inkling cost?

Inkling is billed per generation rather than per token. See the pricing page for the current rate.

Inkling is Kling AI's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.

Is Inkling free to use?

Inkling is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use Inkling via the API?

Inkling is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID inkling with your Api.Airforce API key.

Inkling is Kling AI's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Inkling

API model name: inkling

Inkling is Kling AI's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$1.96

Output / 1M tokens

$4.91

Official input rate

$1.87

Official output rate

$4.68

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: Kling AI
Type: chat model

Benchmarks

Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.

Intelligence Index

42.3/100

Coding Index

52.1/100

GPQA Diamond87%

Humanity's Last Exam32%

SciCode46%

τ-bench Banking29%

Terminal-Bench 2.155%

LCR73%

Output speed70.4 tok/s

Time to first token2.00 s

Inkling (xhigh)

Source: Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai)

What is Inkling used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.

Inkling — frequently asked questions

How much does Inkling cost?: Inkling is billed per generation rather than per token. See the pricing page for the current rate.
What can Inkling do?: Inkling is Kling AI's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.
Is Inkling free to use?: Inkling is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Inkling via the API?: Inkling is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID inkling with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Inkling?: Inkling is Kling AI's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Inkling via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass inkling as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "inkling",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="inkling",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "inkling",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);