What are the closest alternatives to Kling 2.1 Standard?

Veo 3 by Google DeepMind, Seedance 1.0 Pro by ByteDance, and Hailuo 02 Pro by MiniMax are the closest alternatives, matched on model kind and release date with no comparable price.

What is the best open-weight alternative to Kling 2.1 Standard?

MiniMax H3, the highest-ranked open-weight model on Arena Text to Video at rank 11. Kling 2.1 Standard itself is closed.

Is Kling 2.1 Standard open source or open weights?

No, Kling 2.1 Standard is closed and uses a Proprietary license.

Who made Kling 2.1 Standard and when was it released?

Kling made Kling 2.1 Standard, released May 29, 2025.

Can Kling 2.1 Standard turn an image into a video?

Yes, image-to-video is supported. Video editing via video input is not listed.

Where does Kling 2.1 Standard rank on the Arena video leaderboards?

On Arena Image to Video, Kling 2.1 Standard has rank 38 (Arena's own rank) with a score of 1230.

Kling 2.1 Standard

Kling

Kling 2.1 Standard

Developer	Kling
Release date	May 29, 2025
Family	Kling
Generation	Kling 2.1
Input	Text, image
Output	Video
Weights	Closed
License	Proprietary
Predecessor	Kling Image O1
Successor	Kling 2.5 Turbo
Website	kling.ai

Part of a series on

Kling

Pricing: Not published
Released: 1y ago

Kling 2.1 Standard is the 720p mode of Kuaishou's Kling 2.1 video series, which debuted at the end of May 2025 and was built for cost-effective generation.