Kling 4.0 (early access; full launch October 2026)
Kling 4.0: native 30-second clips, up to 10 keyframes, 15 multimodal reference inputs, 10-bit HDR (announced as coming) and a faster Flash tier.
Doubles Kling 3.0's 15-second limit, adds multi-keyframe storyline control, stereo audio with better lip-sync and video editing from up to five clips. Kling 4.0 Flash (720p, 3-20 s) started early access 2026-09-28 for Ultra Yearly subscribers; the full model arrives in October. Analysts question whether it can beat Seedance 2.0-2.5.
- Date
- Monday, 28 September 2026
- Lab
- Kuaishou
- Kind
- model
- Access
- app only
Primary posts date 2026-09-28 (published) to 2026-09-30 (updated). HDR was still 'coming soon' per fal's guide. Jefferies skepticism is from GuruFocus.
Sources
- kling.ai/blog/kling40-kling-visual-realism-creative-control-introducing-storytelling
- kling.ai/blog/kling-4-vs-3
- www.gurufocus.com/news/9100864/kuaishou-01024-set-to-launch-upgraded-kling-40-model-amid-a
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