Kling 2.1
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Kuaishou Technology
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- China
- Published
- 29 May 2025
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Video, Vision
- Task
- Image-to-video, Video generation
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- API access
- Training code
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Likely above 10²³ FLOP
- Yes
- Record confidence
- Unknown
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Greatly improved dynamics, aesthetics, and promt adherence
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
Background
Kling 2.1 was published by Kuaishou Technology, in China, in May 2025. It comes out of industry.
It works in Video, Vision, and is recorded as doing image-to-video, Video generation.
Because the weights are not available, none of the hardware figures elsewhere on this site apply to it.
Answers
Kling 2.1 — common questions
When was Kling 2.1 released?
Kling 2.1 was published in May 2025.
What is Kling 2.1 used for?
Kling 2.1 works in Video, Vision, and is recorded as handling image-to-video, Video generation. These are the areas it was designed around; they describe intent rather than a hard boundary.
What GPU do I need to run Kling 2.1?
None. Kling 2.1 is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is Kling 2.1 open source?
No. Kling 2.1 has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does Kling 2.1 have?
No parameter count has been published for Kling 2.1, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
Who created Kling 2.1?
Kling 2.1 was published by Kuaishou Technology, based in China, categorised as industry.
The other direction
Looking at it from the other side?
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