Pika

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AI video generation for creating and editing short videos from text and images

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About Pika

Pika is an AI video generation platform founded by former Stanford PhD students that creates short videos from text prompts, images, and video inputs. Known for its playful, TikTok-like approach to AI video, Pika offers multiple model versions and unique features like Pikascenes and Pikaffects for creative video effects.

Features

Text-to-video and image-to-video

Pikascenes for scene creation

Pikaffects for video effects

Multiple model versions

Social sharing community

Commercial licensing

Pricing Plans

Basic

Free

• 80 monthly credits
• 480p only
• Watermarked
• Non-commercial

Standard

$8/month

• 700 monthly credits
• No watermark
• Commercial use

Pro

$28/month

• 2,300 monthly credits
• Full model access
• Higher quality

Fancy

$76/month

• 6,000 monthly credits
• Fastest generation
• All features

Pros

+ Very affordable entry at $8/month
+ Fun social-media interface
+ Good for short creative content
+ Free tier with 80 credits

Cons

- Free tier limited to 480p
- Credits consumed quickly
- Short clips only
- Quality behind Kling/Seedance