---
title: Kandinsky 5.0 Lite | Runware Docs
url: https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite
description: Lightweight Kandinsky 5.0 Lite text to video generator
---
# Kandinsky 5.0 Lite

Kandinsky 5.0 Lite is a 2B parameter text to video model tuned for 5 and 10 second clips. It renders painterly motion with rich color and smooth transitions. It targets lower GPU memory, faster inference, and strong prompt adherence for creative production workflows.

- **ID**: `runware:210@1`
- **Status**: live
- **Release Date**: September 29, 2025
- **Capabilities**: Text to Video

## Compatibility & Validation

`width` and `height` must be used together.

## Request Parameters

**API Options**

Platform-level options for task execution and delivery.

### [taskType](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-tasktype)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Value**: `videoInference`

Identifier for the type of task being performed

### [taskUUID](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-taskuuid)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Format**: `UUID v4`

UUID v4 identifier for tracking tasks and matching async responses. Must be unique per task.

### [outputType](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-outputtype)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `URL`

Video output type.

**Allowed values**: `URL`

### [outputFormat](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-outputformat)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `MP4`

Specifies the file format of the generated output. The available values depend on the task type and the specific model's capabilities.

- \`MP4\`: Widely supported video container (H.264), recommended for general use.
- \`WEBM\`: Optimized for web delivery.
- \`MOV\`: QuickTime format, common in professional workflows (Apple ecosystem).

**Allowed values**: `MP4` `WEBM` `MOV`

### [outputQuality](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-outputquality)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Min**: `20`
- **Max**: `99`
- **Default**: `95`

Compression quality of the output. Higher values preserve quality but increase file size.

### [webhookURL](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-webhookurl)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Format**: `URI`

Specifies a webhook URL where JSON responses will be sent via HTTP POST when generation tasks complete. For batch requests with multiple results, each completed item triggers a separate webhook call as it becomes available.

**Learn more** (1 resource):

- [Webhooks](https://runware.ai/docs/platform/webhooks) (platform)

### [deliveryMethod](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-deliverymethod)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `async`

Determines how the API delivers task results.

**Allowed values**:

- `async` Returns an immediate acknowledgment with the task UUID. Poll for results using getResponse. Required for long-running tasks like video generation.

**Learn more** (1 resource):

- [Task Polling](https://runware.ai/docs/platform/task-polling) (platform)

### [uploadEndpoint](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-uploadendpoint)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Format**: `URI`

Specifies a URL where the generated content will be automatically uploaded using the HTTP PUT method. The raw binary data of the media file is sent directly as the request body. For secure uploads to cloud storage, use presigned URLs that include temporary authentication credentials.

**Common use cases:**

- **Cloud storage**: Upload directly to S3 buckets, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage using presigned URLs.
- **CDN integration**: Upload to content delivery networks for immediate distribution.

```text
// S3 presigned URL for secure upload
https://your-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/generated/content.mp4?X-Amz-Signature=abc123&X-Amz-Expires=3600

// Google Cloud Storage presigned URL
https://storage.googleapis.com/your-bucket/content.jpg?X-Goog-Signature=xyz789

// Custom storage endpoint
https://storage.example.com/uploads/generated-image.jpg
```

The content data will be sent as the request body to the specified URL when generation is complete.

### [safety](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-safety)

- **Path**: `safety.checkContent`
- **Type**: `object (2 properties)`

Content safety checking configuration for video generation.

#### [checkContent](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-safety-checkcontent)

- **Path**: `safety.checkContent`
- **Type**: `boolean`
- **Default**: `false`

Enable or disable content safety checking. When enabled, defaults to `fast` mode.

#### [mode](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-safety-mode)

- **Path**: `safety.mode`
- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `none`

Safety checking mode for video generation.

**Allowed values**:

- `none` Disables checking.
- `fast` Checks key frames.
- `full` Checks all frames.

### [ttl](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-ttl)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Min**: `60`

Time-to-live (TTL) in seconds for generated content. Only applies when `outputType` is `URL`.

### [includeCost](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-includecost)

- **Type**: `boolean`
- **Default**: `false`

Include task cost in the response.

### [numberResults](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-numberresults)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Min**: `1`
- **Max**: `4`
- **Default**: `1`

Number of results to generate. Each result uses a different seed, producing variations of the same parameters.

**Generation Parameters**

Core parameters for controlling the generated content.

### [model](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-model)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Value**: `runware:210@1`

Identifier of the model to use for generation.

**Learn more** (3 resources):

- [Text To Image: Model Selection The Foundation Of Generation](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/text-to-image#model-selection-the-foundation-of-generation) (guide)
- [Image Inpainting: Model Specialized Inpainting Models](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/image-inpainting#model-specialized-inpainting-models) (guide)
- [Image Outpainting: Other Critical Parameters](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/image-outpainting#other-critical-parameters) (guide)

### [positivePrompt](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-positiveprompt)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Min**: `2`

Text prompt describing elements to include in the generated output.

**Learn more** (2 resources):

- [Text To Image: Prompts Guiding The Generation](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/text-to-image#prompts-guiding-the-generation) (guide)
- [Image Outpainting: Other Critical Parameters](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/image-outpainting#other-critical-parameters) (guide)

### [negativePrompt](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-negativeprompt)

- **Type**: `string`

Prompt to guide what to exclude from generation. Ignored when guidance is disabled (CFGScale ≤ 1).

**Learn more** (1 resource):

- [Text To Image: Prompts Guiding The Generation](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/text-to-image#prompts-guiding-the-generation) (guide)

### [width](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-width)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Required**: true
- **Min**: `512`
- **Max**: `768`
- **Step**: `16`

Width of the generated media in pixels.

**Excluded values**:

592656688752

**Learn more** (2 resources):

- [Image To Image: Dimensions Changing Aspect Ratio](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/image-to-image#dimensions-changing-aspect-ratio) (guide)
- [Image Outpainting: Dimensions Critical For Outpainting](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/image-outpainting#dimensions-critical-for-outpainting) (guide)

### [height](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-height)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Required**: true
- **Min**: `512`
- **Max**: `768`
- **Step**: `16`

Height of the generated media in pixels.

**Excluded values**:

592656688752

**Learn more** (2 resources):

- [Image To Image: Dimensions Changing Aspect Ratio](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/image-to-image#dimensions-changing-aspect-ratio) (guide)
- [Image Outpainting: Dimensions Critical For Outpainting](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/image-outpainting#dimensions-critical-for-outpainting) (guide)

### [duration](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-duration)

- **Type**: `float`
- **Required**: true

Length of the generated video in seconds. The total number of frames produced is determined by duration multiplied by the model's frame rate (fps).

**Allowed values**: `5` `10`

### [seed](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-seed)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Min**: `0`
- **Max**: `9223372036854776000`

Random seed for reproducible generation. When not provided, a random seed is generated in the unsigned 32-bit range.

**Learn more** (1 resource):

- [Text To Image: Seed Controlling Randomness Deterministically](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/text-to-image#seed-controlling-randomness-deterministically) (guide)

### [steps](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-steps)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Min**: `1`
- **Max**: `50`
- **Default**: `20`

Total number of denoising steps. Higher values generally produce more detailed results but take longer.

**Learn more** (1 resource):

- [Text To Image: Steps Trading Quality For Speed](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/text-to-image#steps-trading-quality-for-speed) (guide)

### [scheduler](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-scheduler)

- **Type**: `string`

Scheduler to use for the diffusion process.

**Allowed values**: `DDIM` `DDIMScheduler` `DDPMScheduler` `DEISMultistepScheduler` `Default` `DPM++` `DPM++ 2M` `DPM++ 2M Beta` `DPM++ 2M Exponential` `DPM++ 2M Karras` `DPM++ 2M SDE` `DPM++ 2M SDE Beta` `DPM++ 2M SDE Exponential` `DPM++ 2M SDE Karras` `DPM++ 2M SDE Uniform` `DPM++ 2M Uniform` `DPM++ 3M` `DPM++ 3M Beta` `DPM++ 3M Exponential` `DPM++ 3M Karras` `DPM++ 3M SDE Uniform` `DPM++ 3M Uniform` `DPM++ Beta` `DPM++ Exponential` `DPM++ Karras` `DPM++ SDE` `DPM++ SDE Beta` `DPM++ SDE Exponential` `DPM++ SDE Karras` `DPM++ Uniform` `DPM++ Uniform Beta` `DPM++ Uniform Exponential` `DPM++ Uniform Karras` `DPMSolverMultistepInverse` `DPMSolverMultistepScheduler` `DPMSolverSinglestepScheduler` `EDMDPMSolverMultistepScheduler` `EDMEulerScheduler` `Euler` `Euler a` `Euler Beta` `Euler DiscreteScheduler` `Euler Exponential` `Euler Karras` `EulerAncestralDiscreteScheduler` `FlowMatchEulerDiscreteScheduler` `Heun` `HeunDiscreteScheduler` `Heun Karras` `IPNDMScheduler` `IPNDM Uniform` `IPNDM Uniform Beta` `IPNDM Uniform Exponential` `IPNDM Uniform Karras` `KDPM2AncestralDiscreteScheduler` `KDPM2DiscreteScheduler` `LCM` `LCMScheduler` `LMS` `LMSDiscreteScheduler` `LMS Karras` `PNDMScheduler` `TCDScheduler` `UniPC` `UniPC 2M` `UniPC 2M Karras` `UniPC 2M Uniform` `UniPC 3M` `UniPC 3M Karras` `UniPC 3M Uniform` `UniPC Karras` `UniPC Uniform` `UniPC Uniform Beta` `UniPC Uniform Exponential` `UniPC Uniform Karras`

**Learn more** (2 resources):

- [Text To Image: Scheduler The Algorithmic Path To Your Image](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/text-to-image#scheduler-the-algorithmic-path-to-your-image) (guide)
- [Image Outpainting: Other Critical Parameters](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/image-outpainting#other-critical-parameters) (guide)

### [CFGScale](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#request-cfgscale)

- **Type**: `float`
- **Min**: `1`
- **Max**: `7`
- **Step**: `0.01`
- **Default**: `5`

Guidance scale representing how closely the output will resemble the prompt. Higher values produce results more aligned with the prompt.

**Learn more** (1 resource):

- [Text To Image: Cfg Scale Balancing Creativity And Control](https://runware.ai/docs/guides/text-to-image#cfg-scale-balancing-creativity-and-control) (guide)

## Response Parameters

### [taskType](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-tasktype)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Value**: `videoInference`

Type of the task.

### [taskUUID](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-taskuuid)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Format**: `UUID v4`

UUID of the task.

### [videoUUID](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-videouuid)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Format**: `UUID v4`

UUID of the output video.

### [videoURL](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-videourl)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Format**: `URI`

URL of the output video.

### [videoBase64Data](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-videobase64data)

- **Type**: `string`

Base64-encoded video data.

### [videoDataURI](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-videodatauri)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Format**: `URI`

Data URI of the output video.

### [seed](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-seed)

- **Type**: `integer`

The seed used for generation. If none was provided, shows the randomly generated seed.

### [NSFWContent](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-nsfwcontent)

- **Type**: `boolean`

Flag indicating if NSFW content was detected.

### [cost](https://runware.ai/docs/models/kandinsky-5-0-lite#response-cost)

- **Type**: `float`

Task cost in USD. Present when `includeCost` is set to `true` in the request.

## Examples

### Lantern Train Through Cypress Marsh (Text to Video)

[Watch video](https://assets.runware.ai/examples/kandinsky-5-0-lite/91716691-7b99-4fdb-a438-acaae192a79c.mp4)

**Request**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "c1a6704a-b82a-4f25-b645-a79a6b27aa7d",
  "model": "runware:210@1",
  "positivePrompt": "A storybook-inspired steam train with glowing amber lanterns glides slowly along a narrow track through a vast cypress marsh at blue hour. Tall trees rise from still water, their trunks mirrored in rippling reflections. Fireflies swirl in loose spirals above lily pads, reeds bend softly in the breeze, and pale mist curls between the roots. The camera makes a smooth side-tracking move, revealing warm carriage windows, drifting steam, and shimmering highlights across the water. Painterly textures, saturated teal and copper palette, dreamy cinematic atmosphere, graceful motion, highly cohesive composition.",
  "negativePrompt": "text, watermark, logo, low detail, blurry, jittery motion, flicker, distorted train, extra carriages, duplicate trees, noisy image, harsh cuts, oversaturated skin tones, modern city elements",
  "width": 768,
  "height": 512,
  "duration": 10,
  "seed": 28826,
  "steps": 28,
  "CFGScale": 5.5
}
```

**Response**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "c1a6704a-b82a-4f25-b645-a79a6b27aa7d",
  "videoUUID": "37bf3171-61ab-4758-a3ae-6dd5c9b17e7f",
  "videoURL": "https://vm.runware.ai/video/os/a10d08/ws/5/vi/37bf3171-61ab-4758-a3ae-6dd5c9b17e7f.mp4",
  "seed": 28826,
  "cost": 0.2567
}
```

---

### Glacial Cathedral Lantern Procession (Text to Video)

[Watch video](https://assets.runware.ai/examples/kandinsky-5-0-lite/d0a20b5b-147d-4e4c-967d-8b8c154162ec.mp4)

**Request**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "27dd563b-9b30-4aec-9139-d9745c3e3885",
  "model": "runware:210@1",
  "positivePrompt": "Inside a vast cathedral carved from blue glacier ice, a solemn procession of masked pilgrims carries amber lanterns along a crystalline aisle. The camera glides forward at a slow cinematic pace as hanging icicles glitter overhead, frosted arches refract warm light, and faint mist curls around the floor. In the distance, a colossal frozen rose window catches the lantern glow and scatters prismatic colors across the chamber. Painterly fantasy style, rich saturated blues and golds, elegant ceremonial costumes, gentle cloth motion, soft atmospheric haze, reflective surfaces, smooth transitions, highly cohesive composition, immersive depth.",
  "negativePrompt": "text, watermark, logo, low detail, jittery motion, flicker, duplicated figures, deformed hands, extra limbs, blurry faces, harsh cuts, flat lighting, oversaturated skin, noise, compression artifacts",
  "width": 768,
  "height": 512,
  "duration": 10,
  "seed": 55780,
  "steps": 30,
  "CFGScale": 5.5
}
```

**Response**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "27dd563b-9b30-4aec-9139-d9745c3e3885",
  "videoUUID": "dd7e4ddc-41c7-40f1-a0b9-3fd25178a04a",
  "videoURL": "https://vm.runware.ai/video/os/a22d05/ws/5/vi/dd7e4ddc-41c7-40f1-a0b9-3fd25178a04a.mp4",
  "seed": 55780,
  "cost": 0.2624
}
```

---

### Amber Funicular Through Redwoods (Text to Video)

[Watch video](https://assets.runware.ai/examples/kandinsky-5-0-lite/0b9d0338-c7d8-4d1b-9e27-f16e1d1b20ce.mp4)

**Request**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "98d2855b-0c15-4eea-a7bd-6b55d2aedb81",
  "model": "runware:210@1",
  "positivePrompt": "A vintage mountain funicular with glowing amber windows ascends a steep track through colossal redwood trees at blue hour, painterly cinematic style, drifting ground fog, mossy trunks, tiny sparks from the cable mechanism, passengers visible as silhouettes, the camera glides alongside then gently rises above the treetops to reveal a hidden hilltop tea pavilion with warm paper lamps, rich brushlike textures, deep greens and copper highlights, smooth motion, strong sense of depth, expressive color transitions, highly detailed environment",
  "negativePrompt": "text, watermark, logo, low detail, flicker, jitter, deformed vehicle, duplicated trees, broken perspective, harsh strobing, noisy frames",
  "width": 768,
  "height": 512,
  "duration": 10,
  "seed": 75011,
  "steps": 30,
  "CFGScale": 5.5
}
```

**Response**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "98d2855b-0c15-4eea-a7bd-6b55d2aedb81",
  "videoUUID": "336ff185-a4fc-40c7-b439-aced92023a7c",
  "videoURL": "https://vm.runware.ai/video/os/a15d18/ws/5/vi/336ff185-a4fc-40c7-b439-aced92023a7c.mp4",
  "seed": 75011,
  "cost": 0.2733
}
```

---

### Porcelain Garden Tea Rite (Text to Video)

[Watch video](https://assets.runware.ai/examples/kandinsky-5-0-lite/79c72c2f-2ac1-456e-a93e-6a57928c8df9.mp4)

**Request**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "dd510304-ad1d-40d8-be9c-899d3669549d",
  "model": "runware:210@1",
  "positivePrompt": "A serene imperial garden courtyard at first light, centered on an elaborate tea rite beside a koi pond shaped like a crescent. Silk banners drift gently between flowering plum trees, pale porcelain lanterns glow softly under carved eaves, and a low lacquer table holds steaming teaware with curling vapor. A dignified host in layered robes performs slow precise movements while bright koi circle beneath floating petals. The camera glides forward and slightly arcs to reveal intricate stone paths, miniature bridges, ripples across the water, and distant pagoda silhouettes softened by mist. Painterly animation, lush brush-texture rendering, elegant color harmony of jade, coral, ivory, and gold, smooth transitions, refined atmosphere, cinematic depth, highly detailed yet poetic.",
  "negativePrompt": "low detail, blurry, noisy, flicker, jitter, warped hands, extra limbs, duplicated objects, deformed faces, text, watermark, logo, harsh strobe lighting, modern clothing, vehicles, sci-fi elements",
  "width": 768,
  "height": 512,
  "duration": 10,
  "seed": 78796,
  "steps": 28,
  "CFGScale": 5.5
}
```

**Response**:

```json
{
  "taskType": "videoInference",
  "taskUUID": "dd510304-ad1d-40d8-be9c-899d3669549d",
  "videoUUID": "79ae30fc-461c-44b0-a7fa-4d18fd43606f",
  "videoURL": "https://vm.runware.ai/video/os/a03d21/ws/5/vi/79ae30fc-461c-44b0-a7fa-4d18fd43606f.mp4",
  "seed": 78796,
  "cost": 0.2471
}
```