Sample
Kuaishou
video model

Kling O1

An image-driven Kling tier. It has no text-to-video mode at all: a source image is required, and the model animates it with native audio at a flat per-second rate whether or not audio is generated.

280 cr/secReference image

Excels at

  • Purpose-built for animating an existing still image
  • Native audio at no extra per-second cost
  • Clip lengths from 5 to 10 seconds

Signal

Use when

  • Bringing a generated or photographed still into motion
  • Product or character shots where the first frame is already art-directed

Avoid when

  • Text-to-video — this model cannot generate without a source image
  • Clips beyond 10 seconds (use Kling o3 Pro or v3)

Prompt used for this sample

A paper boat drifting down a rain-slicked city street at dusk, gentle camera follow, cinematic

Also available

Kling v3 — Supports both text-to-video and image-to-video.