Kling 1.0
The public starting point of Kling video generation, initially offering access by application before expanding to global web users.
FAMILY / KUAISHOU
Kling
Kuaishou Kling’s native multimodal family for image and video generation, editing, and narrative control.
- First model
- 2024
- Models
- 8
- Latest dated version
- Kling 4.0
01 / RELEASE SEQUENCE
Family release sequence
- 2024-06-06Kling 1.0Video generation
- 2024-12Kling 1.6Video generation
- 2025-04-15Kling 2.0Video generation
- 2025-05-29Kling 2.1Video generation
- 2025-12-01Kling O1 VideoVideo generation
- 2025-12-03Kling 2.6Video generation · Multimodal
- 2026-02-05Kling AI 3.0Video generation · Image generation
- 2026-10-15Kling 4.0Video generation · Multimodal
02 / GENERATIONS
What changed
Kling 1.6
A major update to prompt response, motion, and image quality; the official retrospective dates its launch to December 2024.
Kling 2.0
The second Kling video generation, improving motion, semantic response, and multimodal creative control.
Kling 2.1
The Kling 2.1 series launched in late May 2025 with Standard, High Quality, and Master tiers; no shared parameter count is assumed.
Kling O1 Video
A Kling video model combining references and editing, with text, image, and video prompts and shot extension.
Kling 2.6
Generates videos up to 10 seconds from text or images, with dialogue, music, and ambient audio.
Kling AI 3.0
A release group covering Video, Omni, and Image tiers; inputs, outputs, and limits depend on the individual service.
Kling 4.0
As Kuaishou Kling’s next-generation video model, Kling 4.0 extends single-pass duration and strengthens large-motion continuity, complex camera work, multi-asset references, and keyframe control. The originator has not published an API ID, parameter count, or weights; no architecture or weight inheritance is inferred.