Kling 2.0 and 2.1
Kling 2.0 (April 2025) and 2.1 (May 2025, with quality tiers) improved motion and prompt following; Kling became a revenue-scale product.
Mid-generation upgrades that kept Kling at or near the top of public video leaderboards (Kling 2.5 scored 1,225 Elo on Artificial Analysis in Dec 2025 per Runway's page). By end-2025 Kling had 60M+ users and $150M revenue (Caixin).
- Date
- 2025-04
- Lab
- Kuaishou
- Kind
- model
- Access
- app only
Figures
| Measure | Value | Measured by |
|---|---|---|
| Kling 2025 revenue | 1.04B yuan (~$150M) annualized run rate above $300M by Jan 2026; 60M+ users end-2025 | company via Caixin |
Version dates from Wikipedia (2.0 April 2025, 2.1 May 2025). Kling 2.5 Turbo (Sept 2025) is referenced only through Runway's leaderboard table; its own release date was not confirmed.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kling_AI
- www.caixinglobal.com/2026-03-25/kuaishou-ramps-up-ai-commercialization-as-kling-revenue-hi
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