ClosedFreemium
Kolors
Kuaishou
Kolors is an image generation model line from Kuaishou. The latest release is Kolors 2.1 (10 Jul 2025). This page tracks all 4 Kolors releases since 6 Jul 2024, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →
Kolors 2.1released
ClosedFreemiumOfficial APIConsumer app
Aesthetics, prompt adherence and text rendering upgrade; 180+ styles
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Date approximate - no primary English page found.
Kolors 2.0released
ClosedFreemiumOfficial APIConsumer app
Launched alongside Kling 2.0; controllable editing and 60+ stylizations
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Kolors 1.5released
ClosedFreemiumOfficial APIConsumer app
Image-quality and portrait upgrade; added virtual try-on (AI Model)
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Date approximate - only secondary PR coverage, no clean primary English page.
Kolors 1.0released
Open weightsFreeCommunity APISelf-host
First standalone bilingual latent-diffusion T2I model; open weights
- License
- Kwai-Kolors License
- Availability
- Self-host, Community API
FAQ
- When was Kolors 2.1 released?
- Kolors 2.1 was released around 10 Jul 2025.
- Is Kolors open source?
- No. Kolors 2.1 is closed: the weights are not released and it is available through an API or app only.
- Can Kolors be used commercially?
- Yes. Commercial use of Kolors 2.1 is allowed under the Proprietary licence.
- Where can I use Kolors?
- Kolors 2.1 is available via Official API and Consumer app.
See Kolors in context on the image model timeline, or browse all model families.