# Pika — AI Compare Ninja

> Short videos and effects from images or text.

## Overview
- **Category:** Media & Video (Video generation)
- **Status:** Active · checked - An active free tier and self-service subscriptions are available.
- **Paid from:** $8 / month, billed annually (Standard)
- **Free access:** Free plan (80 video credits/month, Pika 2.5 in 480p, plus watermark-free downloads and commercial use.)
- **Website:** https://pika.art/
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/pika

## What it does
- Text-to-video and image-to-video with Pika 2.5
- Pikaffects for melting or squashing effects
- Pikaframes for transitions between supplied images
- Pikadditions for inserting objects into videos
- Pikaformance for audio-driven animation
- Basic: 80 credits monthly; Standard: 700 credits monthly

## In brief
Pika creates short videos from text or images and offers tools for editing existing scenes. Pikaffects adds effects, Pikadditions places objects in videos and Pikaframes creates transitions between supplied images.

Basic is free and includes 80 monthly credits, watermark-free downloads, and commercial use. Standard costs USD 8 per month with annual billing and includes 700 monthly credits. Pro and Fancy increase that to 2,300 and 6,000 monthly credits.


## Limits
Credit cost varies by feature, duration, and resolution. A five-second 720p Model 2.5 video costs 20 credits; 1080p costs 40. Purchased extra credits can roll over; monthly credits are not presented as rollover credits.

## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | free | Month | 80 video credits/month; Pika 2.5 at 480p only plus Pikascenes, Pikadditions, Pikaswaps, Pikatwists, and Pikaffects; Watermark-free downloads and commercial use |
| Standard | $8 | month, billed annually | 700 video credits/month; All resolutions; 5s text/image-to-video: 20 credits at 720p or 40 credits at 1080p |
| Pro | $28 | month, billed annually | 2,300 video credits/month; Faster generation; All Pika features |
| Fancy | $76 | month, billed annually | 6,000 video credits/month; Fastest generation |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://pika.art/pricing?tool=pika
- https://pika.art/faq

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*Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/pika*