Is Kling AI Chinese? Who owns it and where it's based

Yes. Kling AI is a Chinese product: it is developed by Kuaishou Technology, which Kling describes as a Beijing-based Chinese technology company listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEX: 1024). Kling gives its headquarters as Beijing, with global operations through a Singapore entity.

These facts come from Kling's own llms.txt company summary and its API authentication page, read on 2026-09-28. This post answers who makes Kling and where; it doesn't assess legal, data-transfer or safety questions.

Who owns Kling AI?

Kuaishou Technology, its parent company. Kling says it was developed by Kuaishou's AI research team and launched publicly in June 2024.

What does Kling AI make?

Kling's summary says the platform specializes in text-to-video, image-to-video and text-to-image generation, and lists its major versions (llms.txt):

• Kling 1.0 in June 2024, then 1.5 and 1.6 in late 2024.
• Kling 2.0 in April 2025, 2.1 in May 2025, and 2.5 Turbo in September 2025.
• Video O1 and Kling 2.6, which added native audio, in December 2025.
• Kling 3.0 and 3.0 Omni in February 2026.

Where does Kling's API run?

Kling lists two API endpoints: a global one at api-singapore.klingai.com and a China one at api-beijing.klingai.com (llms.txt). Its authentication page says the endpoint changed from api.klingai.com to https://api-singapore.klingai.com, which "is suitable for users whose servers are located outside of China" (Authentication). Calls use an API key sent as Authorization: Bearer.

So a developer in the US or Europe calls Kling's Singapore endpoint, not the Beijing one. Kling lists its web app at kling.ai/app for work that doesn't need the API.

Is Kling AI open source?

Kling's own summary describes it as a SaaS platform with REST API access, and its pages read for this post don't describe downloadable model weights. You use Kling through its web app or its API, or through a multi-model API that offers a Kling model.

Can I use Kling models through another API?

Yes. Sume, for example, offers Kling 3.0 next to other video models: it is the catalog id kling-3 on POST /v1/videos, billed per second from the workspace's USD balance at the provider's list price × 1.25 (Video generation): $0.14 per second without audio and $0.21 with generated audio in current pricing code, plus a 5.5% agent fee by default. Kling 3.0 API covers its limits and a sample call.

Using Kling through another company doesn't change who makes the model. For your own data questions, read each company's policy: Sume's privacy policy says Sume may process and store information in the United States and other countries where Sume or its service providers operate.