Kling 2.1 Standard
Kling (Kuaishou)Proprietary
Kling 2.1 Standard is an AI video model from Kling (Kuaishou). It is not on LMArena’s Text-to-video leaderboard yet. On LMArena’s Image-to-video leaderboard it ranks 38 of 50 with 1230±8 from 29,957 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Kling (Kuaishou)
- License
- Proprietary
- Released (per AA)
- May 2025
Not yet available: LMArena · Text-to-video
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #38 of 50 on Image-to-video, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Mainly image-to-video: no text-to-video results yet.
- Use via Kling (Kuaishou)'s service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing Kling (Kuaishou) users: this vendor has 5 models on Image-to-video.
Neighbours on Image-to-video
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | PP-Video | 1241 | 24,381 | 1130 | Proprietary | +11 |
| 36 | Kling 2.1 Master Kling (Kuaishou) | 1236 | 29,824 | 1207 | Proprietary | +6 |
| 37 |  Hailuo 02 Pro MiniMax | 1230 | 21,743 | 1249 | Proprietary | +0 |
| 38 | Kling 2.1 Standard Kling (Kuaishou) | 1230 | 29,957 | 1174 | Proprietary | |
| 39 |  Luma Ray3 Luma AI | 1227 | 1,585 | – | Proprietary | -3 |
| 40 | Hailuo 02 Standard MiniMax | 1225 | 21,784 | 1246 | Proprietary | -5 |
| 41 | SVidu Q2 Pro Shengshu (Vidu) | 1224 | 2,614 | 1233 | Proprietary | -6 |
Alternatives · More from Kling (Kuaishou)
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Kling 3.0 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1353 | 263,258 | – | Proprietary |
| 28 | Kling 2.6 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1294 | 208,828 | 1266 | Proprietary |
| 29 | Kling 2.5 Turbo (1080p) Kling (Kuaishou) | 1276 | 3,801 | 1298 | Proprietary |
| 36 | Kling 2.1 Master Kling (Kuaishou) | 1236 | 29,824 | 1207 | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 1493 | 121,481 | 1356 | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement |
| 42 |  HunyuanVideo 1.5 Tencent | 1199 | 5,498 | 1134 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 45 |  Wan 2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1171 | 27,054 | 1107 | Apache 2.0 |
| 47 | LLTX-2 19B | 1161 | 310,758 | – | ltx-2-community-license-agreement |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous videos for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-video and image-to-video are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Kling 2.1 Standard rank among AI video models?
Image-to-video rank 38 (1230) (LMArena, data as of Nov 10, 2026).
Is Kling 2.1 Standard open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Kling (Kuaishou)’s products or API.
Who makes Kling 2.1 Standard?
According to LMArena, Kling 2.1 Standard is made by Kling (Kuaishou).
How reliable is Kling 2.1 Standard's score?
The scores are based on 29,957 votes on Image-to-video (95% CI ±8). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Kling 2.1 Standard from #1 on Image-to-video?
#1 on Image-to-video is Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (1503); Kling 2.1 Standard scores 1230, 273 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-video data published on Nov 9, 2026.
LMArena Image-to-video data published on Nov 9, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Nov 10, 2026.
Price, clip length, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.