Kling AI

ReleaseKuaishou rolls out Kling 4.0

On 15 October 2026 Kuaishou's video generation model Kling 4.0 became available to all users, adding longer shots, more dynamic motion and Omni Reference, with a faster Flash variant released alongside it.

ReleaseKuaishou launches the Kling 3.0 series

Kuaishou launched the Kling 3.0 series in February 2026. The series uses an All-in-One framework for text, image, audio and video, and launched globally on 5 February as four models.

MilestoneKling AI annualized revenue reaches US$240 million

Kuaishou said Kling AI passed US$20 million in monthly revenue in December 2025, an annualized rate of US$240 million, 19 months after launch — a sign that generated video is becoming a paid business.

ReleaseKuaishou releases Kling 2.6 with native audio

On 3 December 2025 Kling AI released Video 2.6, a video model that generates picture and sound together — speech, singing and ambience — with Chinese and English voices in clips of up to 10 seconds.

ReleaseKuaishou launches Kling O1 unified multimodal video model

On 1 December 2025 Kuaishou's Kling AI released Kling O1, which the company described as the world's first unified multimodal video model, combining video generation and editing from text, image, video and subject inputs.

ReleaseKuaishou releases Kling 2.5 Turbo

Kuaishou released Kling 2.5 Turbo in late September 2025; ten days later it ranked No. 1 in both text-to-video and image-to-video on Artificial Analysis, per-video costs fell nearly 30%, and Kling AI revenue exceeded RMB 300 million in Q3 2025.

MilestoneKling AI passes US$100 million annualized revenue

Kling AI, launched in June 2024, reported a US$100 million annualized revenue run rate in March 2025 and monthly subscription bookings above RMB 100 million in April and May 2025.

ReleaseKuaishou releases the Kling 2.1 series

At the end of May 2025, Kuaishou released the Kling 2.1 video generation series in three quality tiers, with reported improvements to motion, physics simulation and prompt responsiveness.

ReleaseKuaishou launches Kling 2.0

In April 2025 Kuaishou released Kling 2.0, an AI video generator it billed as the world's most powerful, adding a multi-modal visual language and multimodal video editing as the product opened to global users.

ReleaseKuaishou releases Kling 1.6

In December 2024 Kuaishou released Kling 1.6, an upgrade to its video generation model that improved how faithfully clips follow prompts about motion and camera movement, and raised visual quality.

ReleaseKuaishou releases Kling 1.5

In September 2024 Kuaishou released Kling 1.5, a new version of its AI video generator that added 1080p output, improved motion and prompt adherence, and a motion brush, while keeping the price unchanged.

ReleaseKling AI opens global beta

On 25 July 2024 Kuaishou opened full beta testing of its Kling AI video generator to users worldwide, replacing application-gated early access with open sign-up, daily free credits and tiered subscriptions.

ReleaseKuaishou launches the Kling video generation model

On 6 June 2024, Kuaishou launched Kling, a text-to-video model that generates up to two-minute 1080p clips, and opened testing first in China and later worldwide. Within a month, users had generated seven million videos.