Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast vs Kling v2.6
Newest: Kling v2.6 · Native audio: No native audio · Self-hosting: No open weights. Not enough arena votes yet for a quality score, so this is a spec comparison.
ByteDance SeedSeedance v1.0 Pro Fast
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Kling AIKling v2.6
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Where they differ
Quality is the arena score from blind, side-by-side human votes. Price, length and resolution come from each lab’s own listings.
- NewestKling v2.6Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast Oct 24, 2025 · Kling v2.6 Dec 3, 2025
- Widest inputsSame inputsSeedance v1.0 Pro Fast: Text prompts, Reference images · Kling v2.6: Text prompts, Reference images
- Native audioNo native audioGenerates an audio track with the video: Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast no · Kling v2.6 no
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast yes · Kling v2.6 yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsSame reachSeedance v1.0 Pro Fast: 1 · Kling v2.6: 1
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Seedance v1.0 Pro FastByteDance Seed | Kling v2.6Kling AI |
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | — | 1,216 ±7#29 of 48 · 73,362 votes |
| Image to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | — | 1,294 ±8#26 of 48 · 202,113 votes |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Video | Video |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Start image (image to video) | Yes | Yes |
| Video input | No | No |
| Audio input | No | No |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API hosts | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Oct 24, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast or Kling v2.6?
Neither model has enough arena votes for a reliable quality score yet, so this page compares specs only. Run the same three or four prompts through each and judge the results.
What is the difference between Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast and Kling v2.6?
Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast is a video model from ByteDance Seed (Oct 24, 2025), taking text prompts and reference images and producing video. Kling v2.6 is a video model from Kling AI (Dec 3, 2025), taking text prompts and reference images and producing video.
Which is newer?
Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast Oct 24, 2025; Kling v2.6 Dec 3, 2025.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Seedance v1.0 Pro Fast no; Kling v2.6 no.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.
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