Kling 1.6 release notes, entry by entry
Kling 1.6, in the Kling AI line: 3 entries, 7 January 2025 to 12 August 2025, covering new model, frames and tiers. Dated before it in this line: Kling 1.0. From 1 source page, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Date | What changed | Kinds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2025 | Kling 1.6 launches, without tail frame, motion brush or camera control at first | new model | Maker's note |
| 31 March 2025 | Kling 1.6 can generate from an end frame | frames | Maker's note |
| 12 August 2025 | Text-to-video on 1.6 gains the pro mode | tiers | Maker's note |
Inclusion rule. All entries filed under this version: the maker's notes, platform arrivals and undated rows. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.
The entries for Kling 1.6 cluster around a new model or snapshot, start, end or middle frames and a faster or lighter tier.
1Each entry
7 January 2025, from Kling AI, API updates
Currently does not support tail frame, motion brushes, camera control, and other control features
Kling AI, API updates
- 01/07/2025Kling 1.6 launches, without tail frame, motion brush or camera control at first
31 March 2025, from Kling AI, API updates
V1.6 model supports generating videos from end frame
Kling AI, API updates
- 03/31/2025Kling 1.6 can generate from an end frame
12 August 2025, from Kling AI, API updates
Feature Update: T2V V1.6 supports PRO Supports generating 5s and 10s video
Kling AI, API updates
- 08/12/2025Text-to-video on 1.6 gains the pro mode
2Versions either side in this line
- Dated before it: Kling 1.0, 1 entry, first dated 29 November 2024.
- Dated after it: Kling 2.0, 1 entry, first dated 13 May 2025.
3Same kinds of change elsewhere, within six weeks
- 19 December 2024, Runway: Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
- 20 January 2025, Wan: Wan 2.1
- 12 February 2025, Adobe Firefly Video: Firefly Video Model
The whole line: Kling AI. Quarter: Q1 2025.
4Notes read
- Kling AI, API updates, read 2026-09-25
5A pipeline on current models
Release notes such as “Kling 1.6” matter once a pipeline runs the models; SceneMixer's guides describe how it does:
The default and Pro Qwen tiers follow the presets well; SeedDream Pro for 2K.
SceneMixer, Anime and stylised looks across the tiers — “Which image tier is best for anime sheets?” (read 2026-10-13)
Recommended is a badge on the tier the site suggests for most finished segments. You stay on the default, 480P, until you pick another tier.
SceneMixer, Wan 3.0 · 720P: the recommended tier — “Does Recommended mean 720P is the default?” (read 2026-10-13)