Kling V2.1 Standard
LMArena ID: kling-v2.1-standard
Kling (Kuaishou)Proprietary
Kling V2.1 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 36 of 48 with 1229±8 from 29,957 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Kling (Kuaishou)
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), LMArena · Text-to-video, AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #36 of 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | SVidu Q2 Turbo Shengshu (Vidu) | 1244 | 2,509 | 1236 | Proprietary | +15 |
| 34 | Kling V2.1 Master Kling (Kuaishou) | 1235 | 29,824 | – | Proprietary | +6 |
| 35 |  Hailuo 02 Pro MiniMax | 1229 | 21,743 | 1249 | Proprietary | +0 |
| 36 | Kling V2.1 Standard Kling (Kuaishou) | 1229 | 29,957 | – | Proprietary | |
| 37 |  Ray 3 Luma AI | 1226 | 1,585 | 1215 | Proprietary | -3 |
| 38 | Hailuo 02 Standard MiniMax | 1224 | 21,785 | 1246 | Proprietary | -5 |
| 39 | SVidu Q2 Pro Shengshu (Vidu) | 1223 | 2,614 | 1233 | Proprietary | -6 |
Alternatives · More from Kling (Kuaishou)
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kling V3 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1354 | 206,221 | – | Proprietary |
| 26 | Kling 2.6 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1294 | 202,113 | 1266 | Proprietary |
| 27 | Kling 2.5 Turbo 1080p Kling (Kuaishou) | 1276 | 3,795 | 1298 | Proprietary |
| 34 | Kling V2.1 Master Kling (Kuaishou) | 1235 | 29,824 | – | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 1495 | 57,112 | 1356 | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement |
| 40 |  Hunyuan Video 1.5 Tencent | 1198 | 5,462 | 1134 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 43 |  Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1170 | 27,054 | – | Apache 2.0 |
| 45 | LLTX 2 19B Lightricks | 1159 | 262,336 | – | 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 V2.1 Standard rank among AI video models?
Image-to-video rank 36 (1229) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Kling V2.1 Standard open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Kling (Kuaishou)’s products or API.
Who makes Kling V2.1 Standard?
According to LMArena, Kling V2.1 Standard is made by Kling (Kuaishou).
How reliable is Kling V2.1 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 V2.1 Standard from #1 on Image-to-video?
#1 on Image-to-video is MiniMax H3 (1495); Kling V2.1 Standard scores 1229, 266 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.
Price, clip length, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.