What is Pika?
AI image, video and sound studio with Pika's own and other models.
Who is Pika best for?
Pika is best for marketers and video editors who want video, image and sound models on one credit balance.
Ads and social video
Video Studio builds anything from a short clip to a 30-second video with several shots, from prompts and reference images.
Comparing models without extra subscriptions
Seedance, Pika's own models, GPT Image, Grok Imagine and Nano Banana all draw on the same credit balance.
Product images for online shops
Product Shot makes styled images of a product without a photoshoot, and Edit Image swaps, removes or restyles parts of a picture.
Editors finishing footage
Extend Video lengthens a clip, Color Grade sets its look, and Pika Soundtrack adds music, ambience and sound effects matched to the action.
How much does Pika cost?
Pika's Free plan costs nothing but comes with no monthly credits, so regular use starts at $10 a month for Starter with 900 credits, then $35 for Creator and from $95 for Fancy.
- No monthly credits; buy credit packs to create
- 2 videos and 2 images or audio clips at a time
- No commercial license
- 900 credits a month, about 7 Seedance 2.5 clips or 112 Nano Banana 2 images
- All models, no watermark
- No commercial license
- 3,150 credits a month, about 25 Seedance 2.5 clips
- 8 videos and 32 images or audio clips at a time
- Commercial license
- 8,550 credits a month and up, to $880 a month
- Unlimited parallel generations and a priority queue
- Commercial license; early access to new models from $440 a month
Billed yearly, 20% off: Starter is $8, Creator $28 and Fancy $76 to $704 a month. Fancy scales from 8,550 credits for $95 to about 79,000 credits for $880 a month. Credit packs run from $50 for 3,000 credits to $1,000 for 66,000 (60 credits per $1, with 10% extra on the largest); they work on any plan including Free, only in Pika Create on pika.art (not the API, MCP or iOS app), and expire 365 days after purchase. Plan credits do not roll over. A 5-second 720p Seedance 2.5 clip costs 122 credits and a 1K Nano Banana 2 image 8. Enterprise is priced by sales. Payments are non-refundable. Full pricing on pika.art. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Pika alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do Pika's job.
Questions about Pika
What is Pika?
AI image, video and sound studio with Pika's own and other models.
Who is Pika for?
Pika is best for marketers and video editors who want video, image and sound models on one credit balance.
Is Pika free?
Pika has a Free plan, but it includes no monthly credits, so you need to buy a credit pack, from $50 for 3,000 credits, before you can create anything. Plans with monthly credits start at $10 a month for Starter's 900 credits.
How much does Pika cost?
Pika's paid plans are Starter at $10 per month, Creator at $35 per month and Fancy at From $95 per month.
What are the best Pika alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Runway, Luma AI and Kling AI.
Where can I try Pika?
On its official website, pika.art.
Can I use Pika videos for commercial work?
Only on the Creator plan and above. Pika's commercial license comes with Creator at $35 a month, Fancy from $95 a month and Enterprise; the Free and Starter plans do not include it.
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