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Pika: what’s new and our verdict

AI creative platform with a free plan and monthly tiers at $10, $35 and $95.

Official site

Release Ruler for Pika: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Official page, dated
Best for
video

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read1 cited source, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from pika.art pricing on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

AI creative platform with a free plan and monthly tiers at $10, $35 and $95.

Good for

  • Creators wanting several video models in one place

Skip if

  • You need open-weight local generation

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Pika's pricing lists Free, then $10, $35 and $95 a month tiers (annual billing is 20 percent less: $8, $28, $76), a higher range from $95 to $880, and Enterprise; model access and credits vary by plan.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: Web
  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Free tier: Free plan with limited credits
  • Paid plans: $10, $35 and $95 per month (annual about 20 percent less: $8, $28, $76); higher tiers up to $880; Enterprise custom
  • How to start: Sign up free and generate a first clip.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Pika

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Pika.

  1. Get access

    Sign up free and generate a first clip.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Free plan with limited credits. Paid: $10, $35 and $95 per month (annual about 20 percent less: $8, $28, $76); higher tiers up to $880; Enterprise custom. Read from pika.art pricing on 2026-10-25.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free plan
  • Annual discount

Cons

  • Credits drain by model and length

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Runway: AI video and creative suite with an MCP server, Agent, and many partner models.
  • Kling AI: AI video and image generator whose latest model is Kling 4.0.
  • Luma: AI video and image studio with its own Ray models and now Kling 4.0, all in one project board.
  • Descript: AI video and audio editor where you edit by editing text; Free plan, paid plans measured in media hours and AI credits.

See all alternatives to Pika

FAQ

What is Pika?

Pika's pricing lists Free, then $10, $35 and $95 a month tiers (annual billing is 20 percent less: $8, $28, $76), a higher range from $95 to $880, and Enterprise; model access and credits vary by plan.

Is Pika free?

Free plan with limited credits. Paid: $10, $35 and $95 per month (annual about 20 percent less: $8, $28, $76); higher tiers up to $880; Enterprise custom. Read from pika.art pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Pika under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Credit cost per clip

Sources

  • Pika (fetched 2026-10-25)

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Descript: AI video and audio editor where you edit by editing text; Free plan, paid plans measured in media hours and AI credits.
  • HeyGen: AI avatar video with a Free plan and paid tiers at $29, $49 and $149 a month.
  • invideo: AI video editor with agents; plans at $10, $30 and $75 per seat a month billed annually.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Pika: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/pika

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