Pika (pika.art) review 86/100 on verified data
Pika is an AI video generator: AI creative platform for generating video, images and audio with several third-party models, plus editing apps such as extend video and color grade.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 13 of 124)
- 86/100
- Coverage (5 of 8 criteria)
- 75%
- From, per month
- $10
- Free plan
- Yes
Paid plans start at $10 per month billed monthly ($8 billed yearly) on the Starter plan, and there is a free plan.
Pika has a public API.
In our AI video generators ranking Pika scores 86/100, rank 13 of 124, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Pika at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter: $10/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Pika plans
Free
Free
- Billed monthly
- Free
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedStarter
$10per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $10
- Billed yearly
- $8
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 900 credits per month
Creator
$35per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $35
- Billed yearly
- $28
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 3,150 credits per month
Fancy
$95per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $95
- Billed yearly
- $76
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 8,550 credits per month
Enterprise
Contact sales
- Billed monthly
- Contact sales
- Billed yearly
- Contact sales
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None stated
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
Full Pika pricing and plan limitsHow Pika scores
Score
86/100
Rank #13 of 124
Coverage 75%
5 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
93/100
Weight 33%$10/month billed monthly on Starter; $8/month billed annually on Starter (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 20%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
84/100
Weight 13%4 of 5 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales") source
Verified features
50/100
Weight 20%2 of 8 tracked features verified: text to video, no watermark on paid plans source 1source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 13%public API source
Cost per video minutecategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Languagescategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Avatar librarycategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Pika features
- Text to video
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- No watermark on paid plans
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
10 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Pika alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Public API | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vidnoz | 98/100 | 80%6 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Fliki | 96/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes, 3 credits per month | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  OpenCreative | 95/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | $9/mo | Not offered | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  VideoDubber | 94/100 | 95%7 of 8 criteria | $9/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Idea to Motion | 92/100 | 65%4 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Pika cost?
Paid plans start at $10 per month billed monthly ($8 billed yearly) on the Starter plan, according to Pika's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Pika have a free plan?
Yes: Pika has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Pika have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Pika score?
In our AI video generators ranking Pika scores 86/100, rank 13 of 124, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Pika alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Vidnoz (98/100), Fliki (96/100) and OpenCreative (95/100).
More on Pika
Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.