Overall score
About
Pika generates short video clips from text or image prompts. Competes with Runway in the consumer-AI video category, with a creator-friendly product surface and rapid feature iteration.
Best for: Creators making short-form video content who want a fast, prompt-driven generative video tool. Strong on stylized and animated outputs.
Pricing
Basic (Free)
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- Free
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Limited daily credits;Watermarked outputs;Standard quality
Standard
- Monthly
- $10
- Annual /mo
- $8
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- 700 monthly credits;No watermarks;HD outputs
Pro
- Monthly
- $35
- Annual /mo
- $28
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- 2,300 monthly credits;HD plus 1080p;Faster generation;Priority queue
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic (Free) | n/a | Free | flat | Limited daily credits;Watermarked outputs;Standard quality |
| Standard | $10 | $8 | flat | 700 monthly credits;No watermarks;HD outputs |
| Pro | $35 | $28 | flat | 2,300 monthly credits;HD plus 1080p;Faster generation;Priority queue |
Key features
- Text-to-video and image-to-video
- Lip-sync and character animation
- Effects library
- Resolution upscaling on paid tiers
- Aspect-ratio presets for social platforms
Integrations
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- n/a
- Founded
- 2023
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- unknown
- GDPR
- yes
- Data residency
- us
- External rating
- n/a
- Last verified
- Jun 2026
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Bilawal Sidhu
Independent creator; ex-Google AR
Sidhu reviews and demonstrates Pika alongside Runway as the two-horse race in AI video synthesis. He posts side-by-side comparisons and treats both as serious creative-pipeline options for short-form generated video.
Daniel Gross
Investor; Partner
Pika is in the NFDG portfolio, the AI video generation startup Gross and Friedman backed alongside their other generative-media bets. Investor endorsement is the load-bearing signal here; Gross hasn't published personal-use commentary on Pika, but the portfolio position is public.
Nat Friedman
Investor; ex-CEO GitHub
Pika is in the NFDG portfolio, the AI video generation startup Friedman and Gross backed alongside their other generative-media bets. The investment signals their view that text-to-video is a category worth real capital, even though Friedman hasn't said publicly that he uses Pika personally.