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Kling 1.6 (Pro mode) is a closed-weights video model from Kuaishou (Kling AI), released December 2024.

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51.5±4.2comparison only: no current run option verifiedfrom 2 benchmark results across 2 sources* thinly tested, treat the rank as provisional

$ how it compares

The video models ranked either side of Kling 1.6 (Pro mode), out of 139 with a score, then more from Kuaishou (Kling AI).

#modelscorewhereRAMreleased
60Cosmos3-Nano NVIDIA52±3local~42GB2026-05
61PixVerse 5.5 PixVerse52±10api $0.060/sec2025-12
62Kling 1.6 (Pro mode) Kuaishou (Kling AI)52±4comparison only2024-12
63LongCat-Video Meituan51±2api $0.040/sec +local~100GB2025-10
64Kandinsky 6.0 Video Lite Sber51±7local~34GB2026-10
more from Kuaishou (Kling AI)
22Kling 3.0 Kuaishou (Kling AI)68±4api $0.084/sec2026-02
31Kling O3 Pro Kuaishou (Kling AI)64±4api $0.11/sec
34Kling 2.6 Pro Kuaishou (Kling AI)59±2api $0.070/sec2025-12

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$ what it's good at

image to video▁▁▂▂██▄▃▃▄▂▂ #46 of 74 * · 92% of its score · 2 tests

Beats HunyuanVideo 1.5 (I2V), HunyuanVideo 1.5 here, though they rank higher overall.

testresultvs the others in its rundifficultycountswhy
SkyReels-Bench I2V (human rating)68.0% ✎▄···▄······█ beats 3/3medium · avg 66%▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 54%at its level
MagicArena image-to-video Elo (Seaweed-7B report)1065.0 ✎▄·····▄█··▄▄ beats 5/5avg 1043▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 39%typical

$ where to run it

No verified API or download recorded yet · add one

$ how the score was worked out · SkyReels-V2: Infinite-length… 54%, Seaweed-7B: Cost-Effective Tr… 39%

Each result implies a score on its own, after adjusting for how hard its test is and who ran it. The score is their weighted average, with a small pull toward the middle for thinly tested models. Each test's weight is its counts column above; here it's added up by who ran the tests. How it works

sourceresultsshare of the scorelicence
SkyReels-V2: Infinite-length Film Generative Model1▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 54%CC-BY-4.0
Seaweed-7B: Cost-Effective Training of Video Generation Foundation Model1▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 39%CC-BY-4.0
prior · pull toward the middle▇▇ 8%
weighted average= 51.5

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