Pika pricing (2026): free image-to-video, plans & credits

Pika Basic is free with 80 monthly credits and is listed for Pika 2.5 image-to-video at 480p. At the current base rate of 12 credits for a five-second 480p attempt, that balance funds six attempts with eight credits left; a ten-second attempt costs 24 credits. Paid month-to-month plans are $10 for Standard, $35 for Pro and $95 for Fancy. Annual billing lowers their monthly equivalents to $8, $28 and $76. Prices and mode limits were checked September 13, 2026 on Pika's official pricing page.

Pika monthly and annual plans

Annual billing means a yearly commitment; the credit allowance is still monthly. VAT may apply depending on your country. Model access and output settings differ by plan, so compare the mode you need as well as the balance.

Pika 2.5 credit costs

Basic's 80 credits equal attempts, not finished videos: six five-second 480p Pika 2.5 attempts use 72 credits, while three ten-second attempts also use 72. Feature-specific transformations have their own rates. Basic is limited to Pika 2.5 at 480p, and its plan card says image-to-video only. Although the combined text/image rate table includes a free 480p row, free text-only access is unconfirmed until your account exposes it. Ten-second Pika 2.5 generations and higher resolutions require paid access.

Budget a finished project

Suppose you need five accepted five-second 720p clips and allow three attempts for each. That is fifteen generations × 20 credits = 300 credits. The retry allowance is hypothetical, not a measured success rate. Add any other effects or edits before choosing a plan.

Start with the cheapest plan that includes the settings you need. A larger annual plan saves nothing if most of its credits go unused.

Do Pika credits roll over?

Pika's official FAQ says monthly video credits do not carry forward. It separately says additional credits purchased on Standard, Pro and Fancy carry over. These are different balances; check the current purchased-credit terms before buying a large reserve.

Commercial use and watermarks

Pika’s current plan page lists both commercial use and downloads without a watermark on Basic. That is a product entitlement, not permission to use someone else’s likeness, trademark, or source material without the necessary rights. Review the current terms for your intended project.

Pika or another tool?

Compare the same shot, including retries and final editing. Magic Hour Image-to-Video is another option for animating an existing image. Use our image-to-video comparison to shortlist the right workflow. Different vendors' credits are not interchangeable, and their free watermark policies differ.

Does the web plan cover API usage?

No. Pika's consumer web subscription and the Pika API Club are separate billing products. The official API page lists a $10 monthly membership fee, a $10 usage credit for the first month, and pay-as-you-go model usage at member rates. It exposes Pika 2.5 plus third-party image, video and audio models. Consumer plan credits do not fund API calls; verify the exact hosted model, settings and per-unit price before building an automated workflow.

For a broader decision, compare consumer plans in the AI video generator pricing guide and exact developer billing units in the AI video pricing index.