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What each AI video model's release notes say changed

Q1 2025 in AI video release notes

Q1 2025: 11 dated entries from 7 lines, 7 January 2025 to 31 March 2025. The table lists each; the chart counts them by kind of change. As of 2026-09-25.

Four makers start their record here. Wan 2.1 arrived on Model Studio in January with text-to-video, then image-to-video and a Turbo tier; MiniMax released its Director models for camera instructions in February; PixVerse added transitions between two frames in March. Adobe's Firefly Video Model reached 1080p and start and end keyframes in February. Kling 1.6 launched in January without end frames, which it gained on 31 March, and Luma's camera motion concepts for Ray2 closed the quarter.

Q1 2025 entries by kindCounted from the table. One note can count under several kinds.Q1 2025 entries by kindNew models and snapshots33Resolution, frame rate and shape22Start, end and middle frames44Camera and several shots22Motion and performance11Faster and lighter tiers11API, plans and availability11
Fig. 1 Counted from the table. One note can count under several kinds.
Entries in Q1 2025 by kind of change.
Kind of changeEntries
New models and snapshots3
Resolution, frame rate and shape2
Start, end and middle frames4
Camera and several shots2
Motion and performance1
Faster and lighter tiers1
API, plans and availability1

Inclusion rule. Kinds with at least one entry this quarter; one entry can count under several. Order. The order kinds take on every page.

1Every entry

Every dated entry in Q1 2025, oldest first.
DateLineVersionWhat changed
7 January 2025Kling AIKling 1.6Kling 1.6 launches, without tail frame, motion brush or camera control at first
9 January 2025WanWan 2.1Wan 2.1 text-to-video Plus, with large movements and physical plausibility named
10 January 2025RunwayGen-3 AlphaUpscaling to 4K inside Gen-3 Alpha
20 January 2025WanWan 2.1Wan 2.1 image-to-video Plus turns a still into a clip
11 February 2025MiniMax HailuoHailuo DirectorThe Director models follow camera movement instructions more closely
12 February 2025Adobe Firefly VideoFirefly Video ModelThe model reaches 1080p output as it opens in the new Firefly app, with a faster ideation model planned
12 February 2025Adobe Firefly VideoFirefly Video ModelKeyframes can be set at the start and at the end of a clip
27 February 2025WanWan 2.1A Turbo tier of Wan 2.1 image-to-video for faster generation
27 March 2025PixVerseNot named in the noteTransition from a first to a last frame
31 March 2025Kling AIKling 1.6Kling 1.6 can generate from an end frame
31 March 2025Luma RayRay2Camera Motion Concepts give Ray2 composable camera moves

Inclusion rule. Entries whose note is dated in this quarter; undated version rows are not in any quarter. Order. By date, oldest first.

2Lines with entries

3Neighbouring quarters