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What each AI video model's release notes say changed

Q1 2026 in AI video release notes

Q1 2026: 27 dated entries from 9 lines, 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026. The table lists each; the chart counts them by kind of change. As of 2026-09-25.

Kling moves to 3.0 in the app at the end of January and in the API in February, followed by 3.0 Motion Control and an intelligent shot type. xAI opened video in its API, Luma released Ray3.14 with native 1080p, LTX made LTX-2.3 its default, PixVerse went from V5.6 to V6, and Sora gained character references, 20-second clips and an edits endpoint. Veo added 4K in January and a Lite tier in March.

Q1 2026 entries by kindCounted from the table. One note can count under several kinds.Q1 2026 entries by kindNew models and snapshots88Clip length and extension33Resolution, frame rate and shape44Sound, voice and lip-sync11References and consistency77Start, end and middle frames33Editing video that exists11Camera and several shots33Motion and performance22Faster and lighter tiers55API, plans and availability44
Fig. 1 Counted from the table. One note can count under several kinds.
Entries in Q1 2026 by kind of change.
Kind of changeEntries
New models and snapshots8
Clip length and extension3
Resolution, frame rate and shape4
Sound, voice and lip-sync1
References and consistency7
Start, end and middle frames3
Editing video that exists1
Camera and several shots3
Motion and performance2
Faster and lighter tiers5
API, plans and availability4

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 2026, oldest first.
DateLineVersionWhat changed
1 January 2026LTXNot named in the noteCamera motion settings for text-to-video and image-to-video
13 January 2026SoraSora 2The sora-2 name now points to a December 2025 snapshot; the October snapshot stays callable
13 January 2026Google VeoNot named in the note4K output and portrait video at every resolution come to Veo in the Gemini API
13 January 2026Google VeoVeo 3.1On Vertex AI, reference-to-video takes 9:16 and 1080p or 4K outputs can be upsampled
15 January 2026WanWan 2.6A Flash tier of Wan 2.6 image-to-video: faster and lower cost
21 January 2026RunwayGen-4.5Gen-4.5 takes a first frame image with the prompt
23 January 2026Kling AINot named in the noteOther angles of an element can be filled in from its front view
26 January 2026Luma RayRay3.14Ray3.14 brings native 1080p and faster, cheaper 720p than Ray3
26 January 2026PixVersePixVerse V5.6V5.6 is released
28 January 2026Grok ImagineNot named in the noteVideo generation opens in the xAI API
29 January 2026Kling AINot named in the noteCanvas Agent adds smart multi-shot and multi-angle expansion
29 January 2026WanWan 2.6A Flash tier of Wan 2.6 reference-to-video
30 January 2026Kling AINot named in the noteKeyframes pulled from a video can serve as start and end frames; .mov export added
31 January 2026Kling AIKling 3.0Kling 3.0 is fully rolled out in the app
12 February 2026PixVersePixVerse V5.6Fusion reference-to-video moves to V5.6
18 February 2026LTXNot named in the noteAn extend endpoint adds frames at the start or the end
25 February 2026Kling AIKling 3.0Kling 3.0 and 3.0 Omni reach the API; elements can be built from video
28 February 2026PixVerseNot named in the noteMimic is released
4 March 2026Kling AIKling 3.0Kling 3.0 Motion Control launches
5 March 2026LTXLTX-2.3LTX-2.3 becomes the default model in two variants
11 March 2026Kling AIKling 3.03.0 Omni can plan its own shots when shot_type is set to intelligence
12 March 2026SoraSora 2Character references, clips up to 20 seconds, 1080p on Sora 2 Pro, extensions and batch jobs
12 March 2026SoraSora 2A new edits endpoint edits existing videos and takes over from remix
15 March 2026Grok ImagineNot named in the noteThe Batch API accepts video generation jobs
23 March 2026Kling AINot named in the noteElements made from several images can be tied to a voice
29 March 2026PixVersePixVerse V6V6 covers text-to-video, image-to-video, transition and extend
31 March 2026Google VeoVeo 3.1 LiteVeo 3.1 Lite preview is released as a lower-cost tier for high-volume use

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

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