Pika Pricing 2026: Plans and Real Cost per Video
Pika starts at $10/month ($8/month billed yearly) for 900 credits; the free plan has no monthly credits. An 8-second Seedance 2.5 clip at 720p uses about 195 credits, or $2.17 on any plan billed monthly. The catch is that the per-credit price is the same on every plan, so bigger plans don't lower the cost per clip, and Starter has no commercial license.
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Prices checked against Pika's pricing page on . USD, US prices.
The numbers Pika's pricing page does not show
$8/mo
Cheapest paid plan
$0.59
One 8-second output, from
$295/mo
100 a month, from
Plan price divided by what one output consumes. The arithmetic for every plan is below.
Plans
Pika plans and prices
AI video, image and audio app that now runs mostly third-party models (Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0, MiniMax H3, Google Omni Flash) alongside its own Pika 2.5 and Pikaframes, billed in credits.
Free plan: 0 credits a month ("packs only"): credits must be bought as top-ups. No watermark, no commercial license, 2 videos in parallel.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $10 | $8 | 900 credits/month. No commercial license. |
| Creator | $35 | $28 | 3,150 credits/month. Commercial license. |
| Fancy | $95 | $76 | 8,550 credits/month and up (slider: 8.6k, 26k, 44k, 62k, 79k). Slider runs from $95 to $880/month ($76 to $704 billed yearly). Priority queue; early access from the $440/month tier. |
Credits
What the credits actually buy
Pricing page, credits per generation: Seedance 2.5 video 720p 5s = 122; Wan 3.0 720p 5s = 33. Images: Nano Banana 2 1K about 8 credits and GPT Image 2.5 1K about 2 (derived from the page's per-plan counts). Top-ups: "60 credits per $1 on every plan", in packs of 3,000 for $50, 6,000 for $100, 12,000 for $200, 30,000 for $500 and 66,000 for $1,000 (+10%). Plan credits don't roll over; top-ups expire 365 days after purchase and can't be used through the API.
The derived number
What one 8-second video really costs
The unit: one 8-second Seedance 2.5 video at 720p (about 195 credits, assuming the 122-credit 5-second price is billed per second). Plan price divided by what one output consumes.
| Plan | Cost of one | How we got it |
|---|---|---|
| Starter / Creator / Fancy (monthly) | $2.17 | 122 credits x 8/5 = 195.2 credits; $10 / 900 = $0.0111 per credit (same on all three plans); x 195.2 = $2.17 |
| Starter / Creator / Fancy (annual) | $1.74 | 195.2 credits x ($8 / 900 = $0.0089 per credit) = $1.74 |
| Top-up credits | $3.25 | 195.2 credits / 60 per $1 = $3.25 |
| Any plan, Wan 3.0 720p | $0.59 | 33 x 8/5 = 52.8 credits x $0.0111 = $0.59 (Starter) |
Heavy use
What 100 videos a month cost
| Plan | 100 a month | How we got it |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $360 | 19,520 credits needed; 900 included; packs of 12,000 + 6,000 + 3,000 ($350); $10 + $350 = $360 |
| Creator | $335 | 3,150 + packs of 12,000 + 6,000 ($300) = 21,150 credits; $35 + $300 = $335 |
| Fancy (8,550 credits) | $295 | 8,550 + a 12,000 pack ($200) = 20,550 credits; $95 + $200 = $295. The 26k slider tier may be cheaper, but its price was not captured. |
One plan, every model
Paying for Pika and three other AI tools?
Hooked Pro is $29 a month for 1,000 credits across Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2, plus AI UGC ads, captions and TikTok slideshows in the same plan. Or pay $89 once for the Studio and run it on your own API keys, at the provider's price.
Same yardstick
The same maths on Hooked
Pika is slightly cheaper per 8-second Seedance clip ($2.17 on its plans for Seedance 2.5) than Seedance 2.0 Fast on Hooked Pro (88 credits, $2.55), and Wan 3.0 on Pika is $0.59. Hooked Pro at $29/month puts Seedance next to Veo 3.1 Lite (32 credits, $0.93) and Kling, with UGC ads, captions and slideshows in the same plan. On Studio ($89 one-time, bring your own API keys) that Seedance clip is $0.96, paid to the provider.
| On Hooked | Credits | Pro, monthly | Pro, yearly | Studio, your own key | 100 a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veo 3.1 Lite, 720p | 32 | $0.93 | $0.77 | $0.32 to the provider | $116 (Pro + 1 × 1,500-credit pack + 2 × 500-credit pack) |
| Kling 3.0, 1080p | 72 | $2.09 | $1.74 | $0.72 to the provider | $235 (Pro + 1 × 4,000-credit pack + 1 × 1,500-credit pack + 2 × 500-credit pack) |
| Veo 3.1 Fast, 720p | 80 | $2.32 | $1.93 | $0.80 to the provider | $246 (Pro + 1 × 4,000-credit pack + 2 × 1,500-credit pack) |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 88 | $2.55 | $2.13 | $0.96 to the provider | $267 (Pro + 2 × 4,000-credit pack) |
Pro is $29/month or $290/year for 1,000 credits a month; extra credits come in packs from $19 for 500. The Studio is $89 once and runs on your own API keys, so you pay the model provider directly at their rate.
Make the same video on Hooked
- 8-second AI videos from $0.93 each on Pro (Veo 3.1 Lite, 720p)
- Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2 in one plan: no second subscription per model
- Or $89 once for the Studio with your own API keys
Read the small print
Costs that are easy to miss
- Starter and the free plan have no commercial license.
- Plan credits don't roll over.
- Top-up credits expire 365 days after purchase and can't be used through the API.
- Every paid plan costs the same per credit, so a bigger plan doesn't make clips cheaper.
- The free plan has 0 monthly credits; you have to buy packs.
Honesty note
What we could not confirm
- The 8-second Seedance 2.5 cost assumes per-second billing from the 5-second price.
- Credit costs for Pika's own Pika 2.5 model on the new plans are not published, and the FAQ still shows the older plans.
- Prices for the middle Fancy slider tiers were not captured.
- It is not clear whether top-ups can be bought in any amount or only as fixed packs.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much does Pika cost?
Starter is $10/month, Creator $35 and Fancy from $95 up to $880. Billed yearly they are $8, $28 and from $76 per month.
Is Pika free?
There is a free plan with 0 monthly credits. You can buy credit packs on it, but it has no commercial license.
How much do Pika credit top-ups cost?
60 credits per $1 on every plan: 3,000 for $50, 6,000 for $100, 12,000 for $200, 30,000 for $500 and 66,000 for $1,000 (+10%).
How many credits does a Pika video use?
Seedance 2.5 at 720p is 122 credits for 5 seconds. Wan 3.0 at 720p is 33 credits for 5 seconds.
Do Pika credits roll over?
Plan credits don't roll over. Top-up credits last 365 days from purchase.
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- About 10 UGC ads or 250 images a month
- Every video format: UGC, avatars, slideshows…
- 83 AI avatars & 76 voices in 25 languages
- Publish to TikTok, Instagram & YouTube
- 3 channels, 3 auto-channels, API included
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