About Pika
Pika makes short, expressive AI video clips with strong creative direction tools. Loved by indie filmmakers and meme makers. Pika stands out for video generation and editing, image generation and editing, audio and music generation, and color grading. Teams pick it because creative output style and affordable starting price. Things to keep in mind: shorter clips than sora/kling.
Pika is a freemium tool from Pika Labs and launched on 2023-04-29. It sits in the Video and Video Generation space and is best used to Creating short-form and long-form video content, Generating product photography without photoshoots, Color grading and adjusting footage mood and contrast.
Pricing
FreeFree
- All models
- 2 video and 2 image + audio in parallel
- No watermark
- 0 credits per month (packs only)
Starter$10/mo
- All models
- 2 video and 8 image + audio in parallel
- No watermark
- 900 credits per month
Creator$35/mo
- All models
- 8 video and 32 image + audio in parallel
- No watermark
- Commercial license
- 3,150 credits per month
Fancy$95–$880/mo
- All models
- Unlimited parallel generations
- No watermark
- Commercial license
- Priority queue
- Early access to new models
- 8,550+ credits per month
EnterpriseCustom
- All models
- Unlimited parallel generations
- No watermark
- Commercial license
- Early access to new models
- Dedicated support
- Custom credits
Features
- •Video generation and editingBuilt-in support for video generation and editing — used for creating short-form and long-form video content.
- •Image generation and editingBuilt-in support for image generation and editing — used for creating short-form and long-form video content.
- •Audio and music generationBuilt-in support for audio and music generation — used for creating short-form and long-form video content.
- •Color gradingBuilt-in support for color grading — used for creating short-form and long-form video content.
- •Character customization and reuseBuilt-in support for character customization and reuse — used for creating short-form and long-form video content.
- •Video extension and motion transferBuilt-in support for video extension and motion transfer — used for creating short-form and long-form video content.
- •Product shot generationBuilt-in support for product shot generation — used for creating short-form and long-form video content.
- •Synchronized soundtrack creationBuilt-in support for synchronized soundtrack creation — used for creating short-form and long-form video content.
Pros
- Creative output style
- Affordable starting price
- Fast generation
Cons
- Shorter clips than Sora/Kling
- Less photoreal than Luma
- Style variance can be high
AI Models used
The foundation models that power Pika under the hood.
Pika's proprietary video generation model that creates high-quality, coherent video content from text and image prompts with advanced motion and storytelling capabilities.
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