- Best for
- Social creators who want quick, fun clips and effects without a learning curve
- Price
- Freemium · from $8/month
Free: All models, no watermark, but no monthly credits (credit packs only) - Platforms
- Web, iOS
- Made by
- Mellis, Inc., Palo Alto, USA · since 2023
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.7★ (4.2K)
What it is
Pika started as a playful video generator and in September 2026 relaunched as an all-in-one creative platform. Alongside its own Pika 2.5 model it offers MiniMax H3, Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0 and Google's Omni Flash, plus tools for product ads, motion transfer, character consistency and AI soundtracks.
Latest: Pika relaunched in September 2026 as a combined video, image and sound platform.
What the AI does
- Pika 2.5 and partner video models (MiniMax H3, Seedance, Wan, Omni Flash)
- Pikaframes keyframe animation
- Pika Soundtrack, Music, SFX and Speech
- Product Shot and Product Ad apps
- Motion Transfer and Swap Anything
- Character Studio
Pros and cons
- Very easy to use
- Cheap entry plan
- Access to several top partner models
- Highly rated iPhone app
- Cheapest plan has no commercial licence
- No Android app
- Pika's own model trails the leaders it now hosts
How it scores
Video quality7.5
Ease of use8.5
Features8
Value for money8
Platforms6.5
Quality scored on Pika's own model; partner models help, but the same models are available elsewhere.
Feature checklist · 6 of 9
- ✓Text-to-video (from a prompt or script) (yes)
- ✓Image-to-video (yes)
- ✓Native audio, speech or sound generation (yes)
- ✓Consistent characters or avatars across videos (yes)
- ✓Edit existing footage with AI (restyle, extend, swap or remove objects) (yes)
- –4K output or upscaling (no)
- ✓Commercial use allowed on a paid plan (yes)
- –iOS and Android apps (no)
- –Developer API (no)
How we score apps →
Alternatives
See all Pika alternatives, ranked →
- Google Veo (Flow) 8.9/10Anyone who wants top-quality clips with synced sound, especially people already paying for Google AI
- Kling AI 8.7/10Creators who want near-top quality and realistic human motion on a budget
- HeyGen 8.6/10Marketers and creators making talking-head, explainer and translated videos at scale
- Runway 8.5/10Filmmakers and marketers who want fine creative control and editing, not just one-shot clips
Google Veo (Flow) vs Pika
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