Kling 2.6 Pro
LMArena ID: kling-2.6-pro
Kling (Kuaishou)Proprietary
Kling 2.6 Pro is an AI video model from Kling (Kuaishou). On LMArena’s Text-to-video leaderboard it ranks 29 of 48 with 1216±7 from 73,362 votes. On LMArena’s Image-to-video leaderboard it ranks 26 of 48 with 1294±8 from 202,113 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Kling (Kuaishou)
- License
- Proprietary
- Released (per AA)
- Jan 2026
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #29 of 48 on Text-to-video, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Both text- and image-to-video: it is ranked on both boards.
- Use via Kling (Kuaishou)'s service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing Kling (Kuaishou) users: this vendor has 4 models on Text-to-video.
Neighbours on Text-to-video
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PPixVerse V5.6 PixVerse | 1240 | 32,434 | – | Proprietary | +24 |
| 27 |  Runway Gen-4.5 Runway | 1225 | 48,127 | 910 | Proprietary | +9 |
| 28 | Kling 2.5 Turbo 1080p Kling (Kuaishou) | 1220 | 2,111 | – | Proprietary | +4 |
| 29 | Kling 2.6 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1216 | 73,362 | – | Proprietary | |
| 30 | PP-Video | 1207 | 7,079 | 802 | Proprietary | -9 |
| 31 |  Ray 3 Luma AI | 1206 | 1,136 | – | Proprietary | -10 |
| 32 |  Hailuo 2.3 MiniMax | 1206 | 89,138 | – | Proprietary | -10 |
Alternatives · More from Kling (Kuaishou)
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Kling 2.5 Turbo 1080p Kling (Kuaishou) | 1220 | 2,111 | – | Proprietary |
| 33 | Kling O1 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1205 | 1,194 | 890 | Proprietary |
| 40 | Kling V2.1 Master Kling (Kuaishou) | 1163 | 14,104 | – | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 1460 | 11,417 | 1122 | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement |
| 37 | KKandinsky 5.0 T2V Pro Kandinsky | 1175 | 2,019 | – | MIT |
| 38 |  Hunyuan Video 1.5 Tencent | 1169 | 4,292 | – | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 41 | LLTX 2 19B Lightricks | 1154 | 75,596 | – | ltx-2-community-license-agreement |
| 42 |  Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 |
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 2.6 Pro rank among AI video models?
Text-to-video rank 29 (1216); Image-to-video rank 26 (1294) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Kling 2.6 Pro open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Kling (Kuaishou)’s products or API.
Can Kling 2.6 Pro turn an image into video?
Who makes Kling 2.6 Pro?
According to LMArena, Kling 2.6 Pro is made by Kling (Kuaishou).
How reliable is Kling 2.6 Pro's score?
The scores are based on 73,362 votes on Text-to-video (95% CI ±7); 202,113 votes on Image-to-video (95% CI ±8). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Kling 2.6 Pro from #1 on Text-to-video?
#1 on Text-to-video is Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (1516); Kling 2.6 Pro scores 1216, 300 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
LMArena Image-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
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