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Kling 1.6

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klingai/kling-1-6 · by Kuaishou Technology · Diffusion transformer (DiT)

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Kling AI (Kuaishou)

Standard 720p

Retired — no longer sold · last price $0.04 / second, until 2026-09-15

  • $0.04 / second Historical 2026-06-15 → 2026-09-15
    Estimated. The KlingAI API platform (platform.klingai.com) is geo-restricted and could not be accessed to…

    Estimated. The KlingAI API platform (platform.klingai.com) is geo-restricted and could not be accessed to verify USD pricing as of June 2026. Estimate derived at ~33% below the Kling 2.1 estimate ($0.06/s) based on typical prior-generation pricing patterns. Third-party host fal.ai listed Kling 1.6 at $0.625 per 5s clip (~$0.125/s) as of early 2025, which includes fal.ai markup. Entry closed 2026-09-15: model retired (see below) — this was already only an estimate and is now unconfirmable.

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Capability profile

How Kling 1.6 rates across core capability dimensions, with the task-level evidence behind each rating.

Prompt adherence Moderate
temporal consistency Moderate

Solid for its generation but weaker than Kling 2.x on complex scenes.

motion quality Moderate

Natural motion within shorter clips; less capable on long-duration sequences.

native audio Weak

Native audio not available in this generation.

character consistency Moderate
camera control Weak
clip duration ceiling Moderate

Up to 10 seconds per call.

Resolution ceiling Weak

720p maximum via API.

Inference speed Moderate

Cloud-hosted; generation times comparable to other closed-source models (~60–120s for a 5-second clip). No dedicated fast/turbo variant in this generation. Kling 2.x is the faster successor series.

cost efficiency Moderate
video editing Weak

T2V and I2V only; no reference conditioning or editing modes in this generation.

Ratings are estimated — limited independent data is available for this model.

Operator guidance

Choose Kling 1.6 when budget is a primary constraint and Kling 2.x quality is not required. Note that native API pricing is estimated (platform is geo-restricted). Audio is not natively supported in this generation.

Use cases

Provenance notice

  • Chinese-origin model; subject to Chinese data regulations and content moderation policies

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