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Pika

Name: Pika
Brand: Pika Labs, Inc.
Availability: InStock

by Pika Labs, Inc. · San Francisco, USA

The idea-to-video app built around whimsical 'Pikaffects' — fast, playful, and social-first.

Category Video Generation

Founded Apr 2023

Lowest plan Free

Top plan $95/mo

Visit Pika ↗ Updated October 21, 2026

§ Pricing

All plans, in full.

Free

No monthly credit refill — one-time credit packs only, all models available
2 parallel video / 2 image+audio generations, no watermark

Starter

$10 /mo

Starter plan

900 credits/mo, resolution up to 1080p
Pikaframes & all Pikaffects, no watermark

Creator

$35 /mo

Creator plan

3,150 credits/mo, all resolutions
Faster generation, full commercial use

Fancy

$95 /mo

Fancy plan, starting price · scales $95–$880/mo by credits

From 8,550 credits/mo, scaling up with higher-priced steps
Fastest generation speeds, priority processing; early model access from $440/mo tier up

Enterprise

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Contact sales

Custom credit volume and seats
Dedicated support and onboarding

The honest take

The idea-to-video app built around whimsical 'Pikaffects' — fast, playful, and social-first.

Best for: Casual creators and social clips who want quick, effect-driven video generation over precise control

Where it falls short: Fewer pro-grade controls (camera moves, character consistency) than Runway or Kling; free tier has no monthly credit refill, packs only

What you actually get

Pikaffects
Image-to-video
Fast renders
Social-style clips

Pricing history

Apr 2023

Founded by Stanford dropouts Demi Guo & Chenlin Meng

Nov 2023

Pika 1.0 launches and goes viral for its 'Pikaffects' tools

2025

Pika 2.x ships with Pikaframes and sharper resolution; pricing restructured

Sep 2026

Tiers renamed Basic/Standard/Pro → Free/Starter/Creator (prices unchanged); Enterprise tier added

Oct 2026

Free tier drops its monthly credit refill (packs only); Starter/Creator credits raised to 900/3,150; Fancy becomes a scaling $95–$880/mo plan instead of a flat $95 tier

Should you pay for it?

The free tier of Pika is good enough for casual use. Pay $10/mo only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.