Kling AI Tops RMB 850 Million in Q2 Revenue, Up Over 200%, as Kuaishou Launches Kling MCP and CLI

Kuaishou Technology reported its unaudited second-quarter and interim 2026 results on August 19, 2026, and Kling AI was the standout line. The video generation business brought in more than RMB 850 million in the quarter, and the company used the release to disclose two new developer-facing tools — Kling MCP and Kling CLI — that let AI agents drive Kling directly.

Details

• Kling revenue: over RMB 850 million in Q2 2026, “representing year-over-year growth of more than 200.0%”
• Segment context: Kling is a main driver of Kuaishou’s “other services” segment, which rose 18.5% to RMB 6.2 billion in Q2 — still only 17.4% of total revenue
• Kling MCP and Kling CLI: newly launched Model Context Protocol server and command-line interface that let AI agents orchestrate Kling for batch content creation and workflow automation
• Model updates in the quarter: the Kling AI 3.0 series added native 4K output, which Kuaishou calls “the industry’s first video generation model supporting native 4K output”; Kling 3.0 Turbo targets stable, high-quality output, precise audio-visual sync, and lower production cost
• Inside Kuaishou’s app: live-streaming “AI gifts” powered by Kling video generation passed 6 million total sends in Q2
• Company-wide numbers: Kuaishou’s Q2 revenue was RMB 35.5 billion (+1.4% YoY); adjusted net profit fell to RMB 3.9 billion from RMB 5.6 billion, while R&D spending rose to RMB 4.58 billion from RMB 3.40 billion. Average DAUs were 412.3 million
• Outlook: management said it is “cautious about the short-term business outlook” but will “continue to scale Kling AI’s model capabilities”

What happened next

Q2 confirmed that Kling has become one of the few video generation products with real, fast-growing revenue — an annualized pace well above the roughly USD 240 million run rate Kuaishou disclosed for December 2025. The MCP and CLI launch also previewed Kling’s agent strategy: two months later, Kuaishou shipped Kling 4.0 with MCP and CLI integration from day one, and Kling models were already being exposed through third-party agent platforms such as Runway’s MCP server. The flip side is visible in the same report: heavier AI investment is weighing on Kuaishou’s margins, raising the stakes for Kling to keep growing as competition intensifies.