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What is Pika?
Pika is an AI creative platform for making videos, images and audio from text, images and reference clips. It runs its own models, including Pika H3 Flex released on October 29, 2026, alongside partner models such as Kling 4.0, Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3 and Wan 3.0. Ready-made apps cover product ads, captions, motion transfer and swapping objects. It is used by social media creators, marketers and small studios.
How to Use Pika
Sign up at pika.art and open Video Studio, or start from an app such as Product Ad, Swap Anything, Motion Transfer or Extend Video. Type a prompt or upload an image, pick a model and length, and generate. Each generation costs credits; the pricing page lists the cost per model, for example 10 credits for a 5-second Pika H3 Flex clip at 768p.
With H3 Flex you can add up to 12 reference files, mixing images, video and audio, and say what each one should contribute. Draft at 480p or 768p, then upscale the version you like to 1080p, 2K or 4K. Image Studio and the Music, Speech and SFX studios sit in the same account, and Pika also works inside ChatGPT.
Key Features
- Pika H3 Flex A post-trained MiniMax H3 model that generates in six steps instead of 50, with clips up to 15 seconds and synchronized stereo audio.
- Reference-to-video Up to 12 references guide characters, settings, products and motion in one clip.
- Audio stems Through the Pika API, request dialogue, score, SFX, Foley and ambience as five separate tracks.
- Open weights H3 Flex adapters and inference code are on Hugging Face and GitHub for text-to-video, first- and last-frame and reference-to-video.
- Many models, one plan Video, image and audio models from Pika and partners share one credit balance.
Why Choose Pika?
Pika lets you try video models from several labs from one account and compare them on the same prompt, instead of subscribing to each provider. H3 Flex is tuned for iteration: fast drafts first, then a 4K finish only for the take you keep. Developers who want to self-host can run the open-weight release locally at 480p and 768p, while upscaling, audio stems and the accelerated serving stack stay Pika-hosted features.
Use Cases and Applications
A brand can turn one product photo into a multi-shot ad. A dancer or choreographer can use a motion-reference video to drive a new character in a new setting. Filmmakers can combine drawn keyframes with photo references to plan a mixed-media short, and editors can replace a prop or background while keeping the original performance and timing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pika free?
There is a free plan with access to all models through credit packs and no watermark, but no monthly credits and no commercial license.
How much do Pika's paid plans cost?
Starter is $10 a month for 600 credits, Creator is $35 for 2,600 credits and Fancy starts at $95 for 8,550 credits. Annual billing saves 20%, for example $28 a month for Creator. For a limited time, Creator and Fancy include free Pika H3 Flex generations every day.
What is Pika H3 Flex?
It is Pika's post-trained version of MiniMax H3, released on October 29, 2026, with open weights, up to 12 references and output up to 4K after upscaling.
Can I use Pika videos commercially?
Commercial use is included on Starter, Creator and Fancy, not on the free plan.