# Kingy launch sprint: published evidence and final limits

Closed September 27, 2026 using the collected evidence. Further Kling, Luma and Adobe testing was removed from scope. This release does not claim a completed eight-provider comparison or independent human quality benchmark.

## What readers can use

- Nine final product-ad exports: six new AI-assisted ads and three retained conventional baselines, with twelve raw requests, prompts, seeds, costs and a reproducible local editing recipe: https://kingy.ai/production-benchmarks/#agent-cohort
- Two retained free-account downloads and dated account-route findings: https://kingy.ai/production-benchmarks/#free-export-audit
- A local Python/FFmpeg checker, fixed bottle source and prompt, blank audit record and offline example: https://kingy.ai/production-benchmarks/#export-check
- A separate paid Gen-4.5 smoke test showing that a file can pass technical checks while missing the framing instruction: https://kingy.ai/production-benchmarks/#smoke-test

## Free-export findings

| Provider | Outcome | Evidence and limits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PixVerse | Free download obtained; partial result | 720 × 1280, 5.04 seconds. Watermark retained; later frames crop the bottle. Watermark-free option required subscription. |
| Canva | Free download obtained; native resolution unverified | 940 × 1672, five seconds. Canvas export dimensions do not establish native generation dimensions. |
| Pika | No export on tested account | Current Create Free account had zero credits; configured 720p request could not run. Legacy/promotional routes untested. |
| Hailuo | No export on tested account | Zero credits; configured request opened subscription selection. One-time trial eligibility unknown. |
| Kling | Excluded from final export comparison | Generation completed; original download was not verified before testing closed. Retained checkpoint is historical evidence. |
| Luma | Skipped at close | Phone verification unresolved in the tested session; no confirmed generation. |
| Adobe Firefly | Skipped at close | Account completion unresolved in the tested session; no generation. |
| Runway web | Not tested to export | Web login remained unresolved. Paid Runway API results are a separate test. |

These results establish two free downloads on the tested accounts. They do not establish a watermark-free native-resolution winner. PixVerse is a partial result because its export is watermarked; Canva's native generation resolution remains unverified. A blocked or skipped route is not evidence that the provider cannot export for free. One account, one source and one date cannot establish general availability or reliability.

## Benchmark and budget

All nine matched-task final files passed their technical checks. No independent human scores were received. The original human-operated study remains 0/27 sessions complete; product fidelity, usable-ad acceptance, human labor cost and cost per accepted ad remain unmeasured. Reviewer inquiries created no hiring or payment commitments. Reader feedback and commercial demand were not validated in this sprint. No provider ranking is published.

The sprint consumed US$7.80 in existing paid-credit value, including the US$0.60 smoke test and US$7.20 cohort. New cash purchases: US$0. Open commitments: US$0. Unused portion of the US$149 cap: US$141.20. Kling and PixVerse promotional/free credits cost no cash and are recorded separately. Earlier studies and their historical costs are outside this sprint total.

All published originals, protocols and versioned evidence remain available. Existing checkpoint reports describe their observation time; this closeout supersedes their references to future testing. No further testing or recruitment is scheduled by this sprint. Reopening would require an explicit new instruction.