Generative video and image AI model developed by Kuaishou.
Kling AI is the generative video model developed by Kuaishou's AI team, officially launched in June 2024 — China's first paid AI video generation product. ARR crossed $100M by March 2025 and reached $240M by December 2025. Kuaishou is reportedly planning a spin-off and separate listing for Kling at a ~$20B target valuation with ~$2B in pre-IPO funding.
AI📍 Beijing, ChinaFounded 2024
Current Valuation
$20B
as of 2025-Q4
DECACORN
QL Price
$15B
-15% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Kling AI, published 2026-10-07 — below the last disclosed round of $18B (2026-01).
Confidence
medium
Basis
comps led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$18B
2026-01
weight 0.59
Public-company comparables
$3.5B
2025-Q4
weight 0.13
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Kling AI since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-07 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
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IPO Outlookrumored
Is Kling AI going public in 2026?
An IPO is rumored for 2026, with nothing filed. Kling AI remains private and the date is not the company's.
What is Kling AI's valuation in 2026?
Kling AI is valued at $20B as of 2025-Q4, set by its Pre-IPO (rumored / planned spinoff) ($2.0B). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Kling AI filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Kling AI as of 10/07/2026; the IPO is rumored.
Who are Kling AI's investors?
Kling AI's investors include Kuaishou Technology (parent).
Is Kling AI publicly traded — can you buy Kling AI stock?
No. Kling AI is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Kling AI on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Cheng Yixiao
Founded
2024
HQ
Beijing, China
Est. Revenue
$240M (2025-Q4)
Growth
ARR $100M (Mar 2025) → $240M (Dec 2025)
Last Round
Pre-IPO (rumored / planned spinoff) — $2.0B
IPO Status
rumored
Fundraising Status
Pre-IPO (rumored / planned spinoff) · $2.0B
rumored
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Pre-IPO (rumored / planned spinoff)
$2.0B
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Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML
No verified Hugging Face organization found for Kling AI — no attributable open-model footprint. Closed-weights labs are common; this is a distribution signal, not a capability judgment.
Checked huggingface.co as of 2026-10-04. Re-checked weekly.
Talent Signal
No public careers page or job board could be found for Kling AI as of 2026-09-15. That itself is a datapoint: no open external hiring surface.
Checked the company site and major hosted job boards. Re-checked monthly.
Founders & Key People
Kuaishou AI Team
Investors
Kuaishou Technology (parent)
Products
Kling 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.0 / 2.1 video model
Kolors image generation model
Kling-Omni multimodal framework
Competitors
OpenAI Sora · Runway · Pika · Luma Dream Machine · Google Veo · ByteDance Seedance
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.