ThursdAI — the weekly AI news podcast hosted by Alex Volkov — has covered 6 Kling AI releases since Apr 2025, most recently Kling 4.0 on Oct 22, 2026. Highlights include Kling 4.0, Kling 2.0, Kling 2.5 Turbo, Kling O1 Image. Every entry below has the episode segment where we covered it live, plus primary-source links and key numbers where we have them.
Kling 4.0 generates up to 30 seconds of 4K video in one pass
Kling 4.0 makes 3 to 30-second clips in one pass at 1080p or 4K with stereo audio and better lip sync, with up to 10 keyframes and 15 references and a new 21:9 aspect ratio. The API is rolling out.
Kling 3.0: 15-second multi-shot video with native audio
Kuaishou's Kling 3.0 launched as an all-in-one AI video creation engine with native multimodal generation, 15-second multi-shot sequences, built-in audio, and character consistency across scenes. Alongside Grok Imagine, it marks the week native audio and lip sync became table stakes for video models.
Kling O1 Image expands Kling into image generation
Alongside its video update, Kling shipped O1 Image, expanding the company's generation stack into still images. The release rounds out Kling's multimodal offering beyond its core video models.
Kling VIDEO 2.6 adds first native audio generation
Kling released VIDEO 2.6, its first video model with native audio generation, producing sound directly alongside generated footage. It was one of two Kling releases this week spanning video and image generation.
Kling 2.5 Turbo upgrades AI video generation quality and cost
Kuaishou's Kling AI shipped Kling 2.5 Turbo, an update to its video generation model with better motion, prompt adherence, and cinematic quality at a lower price. Together with Wan Animate it was cited on the show as proof that video model quality is being turbocharged this season.
Kling 2.0 Creative Suite launches
Kuaishou's Kling AI launched Kling 2.0 along with a broader Creative Suite, upgrading its video generation model and tooling. The release kept up the rapid pace in the closed-source video generation race during a packed vision and video week.
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