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What each AI video model's release notes say changed

Kling AI: a faster or lighter tier, note by note

6 Kling AI entries on a faster or lighter tier, 9 December 2024 to 17 June 2026, across Kling 1.5, Kling 2.1, Kling 1.6 and Kling 2.5 Turbo and more. The latest: Kling 3.0 Turbo for text-to-video and image-to-video at 720p and 1080p. As of 2026-09-25.

Entries on tiers per line, this one markedA count of entries, which follows how often a maker writes notes.Entries on tiers per line, this one markedWan77Kling AI66Seedance44Google Veo33MiniMax Hailuo33LTX22Luma Ray22Midjourney video22Runway22Vidu22
Fig. 1 A count of entries, which follows how often a maker writes notes.
Entries on a faster or lighter tier per line, read 2026-09-25.
LineEntries
Google Veo3
Kling AI6
LTX2
Luma Ray2
Midjourney video2
MiniMax Hailuo3
Runway2
Seedance4
Vidu2
Wan7

Inclusion rule. Lines with at least one entry of this kind. Order. Alphabetical by line.

The register holds 6 Kling AI entries on a faster or lighter tier; the first is dated 9 December 2024.

1The entries

9 December 2024, Kling 1.5

Video V1.5 Std Model Now Open for Video Generation: Image-to-Video Functionality Enabled, Text-to-Video Unsupported

Kling AI, API updates
  • 12/09/2024
    The standard mode of Kling 1.5 opens for image-to-videoKling AI, API updates / since 2024-12-09 / checked 2026-09-25

19 June 2025, Kling 2.1

Update image2video kling-v2-1 model, supports STD mode and PRO mode

Kling AI, API updates
  • 06/19/2025
    Kling 2.1 image-to-video in standard and pro modes, plus a 2.1 MasterKling AI, API updates / since 2025-06-19 / checked 2026-09-25

192 days after the entry before it.

12 August 2025, Kling 1.6

Feature Update: T2V V1.6 supports PRO Supports generating 5s and 10s video

Kling AI, API updates
  • 08/12/2025
    Text-to-video on 1.6 gains the pro modeKling AI, API updates / since 2025-08-12 / checked 2026-09-25

It came 54 days after the previous one.

20 October 2025, Kling 2.5 Turbo

Text-To-Video and Image-To-Video support V2.5-turbo Support PRO mode

Kling AI, API updates
  • 10/20/2025
    Kling 2.5 Turbo for text-to-video and image-to-video, pro modeKling AI, API updates / since 2025-10-20 / checked 2026-09-25

69 days after the entry before it.

11 November 2025, Kling 2.5 Turbo

V2.5-Turbo supports STD Mode

Kling AI, API updates
  • 11/11/2025
    Kling 2.5 Turbo gains the standard modeKling AI, API updates / since 2025-11-11 / checked 2026-09-25

22 days after the entry before it.

17 June 2026, Kling 3.0 Turbo

Kling 3.0 Turbo Officially Released Supports both text-to-video and image-to-video generation in 720P and 1080P

Kling AI, API updates
  • 06/17/2026
    Kling 3.0 Turbo for text-to-video and image-to-video at 720p and 1080pKling AI, API updates / since 2026-06-17 / checked 2026-09-25

It came 218 days after the previous one.

2The same kind of change in other lines

  • Google Veo: 3 entries, July 2025 to March 2026
  • LTX: 2 entries, March 2026 to August 2026
  • Luma Ray: 2 entries, September 2025 to January 2026
  • Midjourney video: 2 entries, August 2025
  • MiniMax Hailuo: 3 entries, October 2025 to August 2026
  • Runway: 2 entries, August 2024 to April 2025
  • Seedance: 4 entries, June 2026 to September 2026
  • Vidu: 2 entries, August 2025 to September 2025
  • Wan: 7 entries, February 2025 to August 2026

Kling AI, every entry · Faster and lighter tiers, every line · Kling 1.6 · Kling 2.5 Turbo

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