Kling O1 (Omni) is live on Artlist, bringing Omni-level intelligence, including one-sentence editing and director-level control. If you want a video model that respects your reference images, follows your direction, and stays consistent from the first frame to the last, Kling O1 is the upgrade you’ve been waiting for.
This guide explains what it does, who it’s for, and walks you through how to use it.
What is Kling O1?
Kling O1 is a multimodal video foundation model. Unlike older models that treat text, images, and video as separate tasks, O1 processes them all together.
It doesn’t just see pixels, it understands the concepts behind them. It knows that a person in the start frame must be the same person in the end frame. It understands how objects should behave in the real world. It knows the difference between a physical action and a simple shape change. That level of reasoning unlocks seamless editing, accurate compositing, and the consistency you need for real storytelling. This foundation powers Kling’s model versions:
- Kling O1 Image (Image to Image): This model focuses on static image processing, allowing users to perform precise image edits using strong reference control, transforming subjects, styles, and local details while preserving visual consistency.
- Kling O1 Pro (Image to Video): This model specializes in generating video by taking a Start frame and End frame, animating the transition between them while following exact text-driven style and scene guidance.
Together, these versions give you a flexible system for fast ideation, precise control, and polished output.
What Kling O1 is good at
One-sentence editing: Because the model understands natural language deeply, you can issue single-sentence edits directly to an existing video. Ask it to “remove the passersby,” “change time of day to dusk,” or “swap the outfit to a leather jacket.” It acts like an AI editor, saving you hours of masking and keyframing.
Start and End frame control: By defining both a start and an end frame, you can execute smooth transformations, controlled pans, and seamless loops with almost 100% accuracy. This replaces the randomness of AI motion with calculated, storyboarded transitions.
Precision compositing with @: This is perhaps the clearest sign of the model’s intelligence. With native @ mention support, you can blend specific assets in a single prompt.
For example: “Put the helmet from @Image1 onto the astronaut in @Image2.” The model understands the geometry and fuses them logically.
Stacking Tasks: Because Kling O1 is a unified model, you can combine actions in a single prompt to save time and credits. You can instruct it to “Add a subject walking into the frame AND change the location to a snowy street” simultaneously. This creates a faster feedback loop for iterating on ideas.
True consistency: AI video models still struggle with continuity — faces change, logos warp, and background architecture melts. Kling O1 uses multi-view subject creation to anchor the identity of your character or product, ensuring they look the same in Shot 1 as they do in Shot 10.
Who is Kling O1 built for?
Kling O1 is designed for creators who need to move beyond cool visuals and into consistent storytelling.
Filmmakers and directors: Use start and end frame control to pre-visualize camera moves, block scenes, and ensure continuity across multiple shots. It bridges the gap between storyboarding and final output.
Marketing and advertising teams: Change the economics of your ad creation with faster A/B testing. Generate multiple variants from the same base clip (e.g., the same product in five different environments) in minutes.
Social media creators: Feed the algorithm with high-volume, high-quality content. Create one hero clip, then use one-sentence editing to generate variants — different styles, times of day, or backgrounds — without the need for a full traditional editing pipeline.
Editors and post-production teams: Use Kling O1 to handle complex tasks like object removal or style transfer using natural language, freeing you up to focus on pacing and story.
How to use Kling O1 on Artlist
Using Artlist AI with Kling O1 is designed to be intuitive. You’ll find this new model available with image to image and image to video.
Here’s how to get started:
Open the Artlist Image generator or Video generator on the Artlist AI Toolkit.
Select Kling O1 Image or Kling O1 Pro from the model menu.
Upload your reference images, including your Start/End frames if relevant.
Draft your prompt. You can use the @ symbol to reference your uploaded images directly in the text (e.g., “Animate @Image1 walking through…”). If you are editing, simply type your change in simple language.
Change your settings. For images, choose your resolution (1K,2K), number of images (1-9), aspect ratio (16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 21:9), and if you’re creating a video, then the duration (5 or 10 seconds).
Click Generate.
Find your results and your session history on the left. From here, you can choose to download, upscale, and generate more similar visuals based on the same prompts.
Why Kling O1 on Artlist matters
You want tools that don’t just generate pixels, but actually interpret your vision. Kling O1 represents the shift to intelligent direction. You’re the AI director, and the AI listens to your constraints and follows your lead.
When you combine Artlist’s professional ecosystem with a model that can reason, edit, and maintain consistency, you get the power to produce studio-level work faster than ever.
Kling O1 is here. Go create something incredible.
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