Model profile

Kling AI video generator

Kuaishou's broad AI video and image generation platform for text-to-video, image-to-video, native audio, references, and creator effects.

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Decision Snapshot

Score: 92

Score source: External leaderboard coverage is strong, with Arena snapshot listing Kling v3 near leading I2V systems and Artificial Analysis tracking Kling variant.... Evidence confidence is high.

Best For

  • Consumer Creator Workflows
  • Native Audio Clips
  • Storyboarded Short Video
  • Reference Control
  • AI Effects

Supported Workflows

  • T2v
  • I2v
  • Reference To Video
  • Video Editing
  • Native Audio
  • Sound Generation
  • Effects

Access And Company

Built by Kuaishou. Public access is listed as Closed Web, Closed Api, Aggregator.

Entry Points

Score Breakdown

Weighted evidence dimensions separate model quality from access, web authority, ecosystem, and source confidence.

DimensionScoreWeightEvidenceConfidence
Model Quality Proxy 91 24% External leaderboard coverage is strong, with Arena snapshot listing Kling v3 near leading I2V systems and Artificial Analysis tracking Kling variants. high
Missing: live Artificial Analysis rank/Elo by modality, live Arena AI rank/score by modality
Capability Depth 97 16% Supported workflow tags: t2v, i2v, reference_to_video, video_editing, native_audio, sound_generation, effects. Depth rewards T2V/I2V/V2V, references, native audio, editing, API, and open weights where present. high
Missing: hands-on feature verification, mode-specific limits by duration/resolution
Access And Pricing 88 12% Access types: closed_web, closed_api, aggregator. Pricing note: Kling uses consumer subscription/credit plans and API access. Exact generation cost depends on model, duration, resolution, and region. high
Missing: current free tier, normalized price per video minute
Version Maturity 100 12% 7 version/history entries in the profile; latest public date is 2026-02-05. high
Missing: automated release-note monitor, model ID/version mapping across providers
Ecosystem Popularity 68 10% GitHub stars are not applicable to this closed or research-only product unless an official public model repository is confirmed.

No public source link is attached yet.

 medium
Missing: GitHub: n/a for closed-source model
Web Authority 100 10% SEO snapshot found product domain kling.ai and company domain kuaishou.com; sampled sitemap URL count is 7959. medium
Missing: Similarweb/API traffic, Tranco rank
Company Distribution 88 10% Kuaishou distribution profile: Kling benefits from Kuaishou's deep short-video and livestreaming heritage, making it especially relevant for users who want social clips, character motion, camera control, and creator-fir... medium
Missing: app store ratings/review volume, product MAU/traffic
Source Confidence 100 6% Profile source confidence is confirmed with 2 official URL(s), 4 feature evidence item(s), SEO present, GitHub n/a. high
Missing: paid/API evidence refresh, manual output review artifacts

What It Is

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Kling is one of the most complete consumer-facing AI video platforms from China. It combines text-to-video, image-to-video, sound generation, effects, element references, and newer multimodal Omni models under a single creator product.

For users, Kling is useful when a project needs more than one simple prompt: storyboard control, native audio output, consistent characters or objects, reference images, camera direction, and iterative editing are all part of the product direction. The 3.0 generation emphasized an all-in-one model series that handles multimodal input and output, longer clips, and audio-visual generation.

Kling also matters commercially because Kuaishou has a large creator ecosystem. Its benchmark position should be interpreted alongside practical availability, export quality, queue speed, and the depth of the consumer UI.

Key Features

  • Kling 3.0 OmniAll-in-one multimodal model with voice-driven characters, direct audio-visual output, and storyboarding.Source
  • 15-second generationThe 3.0 series guide describes longer video generation up to 15 seconds.Source
  • Native audioThe 3.0 series combines native audio with element consistency control and multimodal parsing.Source
  • Integrated creator studioThe official product includes video generation, image generation, sound generation, effects, pricing, and API access.Source

Version Progress

  • 2026-02-05 / current_confirmed / confirmedKling 3.0 SeriesVideo 3.0, Video 3.0 Omni, Image 3.0, and Image 3.0 Omni launched. Up to 15-second video duration. Native audio generation across multiple languages, dialects, and accents. Multimodal input/output across text, image, audio, and video.
  • 2026-02-05 / ir.kuaishou.com / confirmedKling 3.0 SeriesIncludes video 3.0, video 3.0 Omni, image 3.0, and image 3.0 Omni. Adds stronger narrative control, consistency, 15-second duration, and multilingual native audio.
  • 2025 / artificialanalysis.ai / partialKling 1.6Widely listed as an improved I2V/T2V generation model in third-party model platforms.
  • 2025 / krea.ai / partialKling 2.1Appears in creator platforms and evaluation leaderboards as a major mid-generation release.
  • 2025 / Kling AI / partialKling Video 2.6Referenced by Kling as another predecessor to 3.0 Omni.
  • 2024 / historical / partialKling 1.0Initial public Kling AI video generation line.

Latest News

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Limitations And Pricing

Kling uses consumer subscription/credit plans and API access. Exact generation cost depends on model, duration, resolution, and region.

  • Official English API/Version Documentation Is Fragmented.
  • Variant Names Need Model-ID Normalization Before Benchmark Ingestion.

Sources