Remember when I made myself dance like a South Indian performer using Kling 2.5?

That was September.

Kling just launched O1 last week.

They're calling it "the world's first unified multimodal video model" with "director-like memory."

So I tested it the same way I tested 2.5 i.e, by making myself do something physically complex.

But before that, here’s what happened this week:

1. Moda: AI designs you can edit
Moda creates slides, social posts, ads, and print assets on a real canvas you control. Not a screenshot. Not a mockup. An actual editable design.

2. Yutori Scouts: AI agents that monitor stuff for you
Set up an AI agent to watch for specific things on the web and notify you when they happen. Examples: flights under $450, product drops, restaurant reservations opening up, job postings at specific companies, real estate listings, funding announcements, price drops.

3. Dreamlit AI: Email automation for Supabase/Postgres
Chat with AI to set up your entire email infrastructure. Zero code. Sits on top of your Supabase or Postgres database and triggers emails based on database events. Onboarding sequences, transactional emails, auth emails, broadcasts—all configured by describing what you want in plain English.

Same prompt I used in September. Just different model.

The Prompt

In the scene…[access the prompt here]

The results:

My take: The transition is much smoother with 2.6. The previous output was decent, but had abrupt frame changes.

Kling 2.6 also adheres to the prompt instructions better. Unsure about the jeans though lol.

if you're already on Kling 2.5, this isn't worth switching for.

If you're choosing between Kling and Veo for the first time, the face consistency here tips it toward Kling for character work.

Got a bit more specific with this. First we generated a scene with me walking a dog:

But I wanted to walk with garfield instead…

SO, that’s what I tested. Prompt:

The result:

My take: O1 really knows how to replace objects. It does a fav job with shadows, character consistency and overall physics! Impressive!

Kling also launched these with O1:

Standard 'launch week' playbook and it worked.

Everyone's talking about Kling again.

Unlike most launch weeks, they actually shipped something usable. The combo of 2.6 + O1 is a workflow upgrade.

The upgrade from Kling 2.5 to 2.6 isn’t a major leap, but it combined with O1 among other features releases makes Kling a go-to for video generation for me.

It’s neck to neck with Veo 3.1, is cheaper and faster. At scale, it is a sensible choice.

Try it yourself:
Try O1 on Higgsfield or KlingAI, reply with what broke and what actually worked.

I'm curious if the character tracking holds up across different use cases or if I just got lucky with my dance performance.

Until next time,
Vaibhav 🤝

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