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Dreamina Freemium
Dreamina is a web platform for generating images, video and talking avatars, with the Seedance video models. It offers free daily credits; subscription prices could not be read on the official pricing page.
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Pika
Pika is a web platform for AI video, image and audio generation with video studio, extend and motion-transfer tools. Starter costs $10 a month; the Free plan has no monthly credits.
Description of Pika
Pika presents itself as a set of AI creative tools covering video, image and audio generation. Its homepage highlights a Video Studio that builds short clips or longer videos from reference material, along with Extend Video and Motion Transfer tools. The homepage does not use the words image-to-video, so confirm in the app that animating a single photo works the way you expect.
Pika is used in the browser at pika.art and create.pika.art, and the homepage does not mention an iOS app. Developers can use a separate API offering. The page describes an API membership program called Pika API Club that gives access to several generation models through one API, and it lists an Enterprise API, with developer documentation on dev.pika.art. The footer shows only a copyright line for Pika, so we list no company.
On the pricing page, the Free plan comes with zero monthly credits; credits can only be bought as packs. The page states that Free outputs carry no watermark. Third-party reviews have described a different free allowance, so treat the pricing page as the current source. The Starter plan costs $10 per month billed monthly, or $8 per month if you pay yearly, as the page's toggle shows. The commercial licence is not part of Free or Starter; it starts with the Creator plan, so anyone producing client or advertising work needs a higher tier.
Features of Pika
- Video Studio builds short clips or videos from references, with Extend Video and Motion Transfer tools.
- Generates video, images and audio on the web.
- Offers an API membership program and an Enterprise API for developers.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pika free?
The Free plan has no monthly credits; you can only buy credit packs. The pricing page says Free outputs have no watermark and no commercial licence.
How much does Pika cost?
Starter is $10 per month billed monthly, or $8 per month with yearly billing. A commercial licence starts at the Creator plan.
Does Pika have an API?
Yes. The homepage lists a Pika API Club membership and an Enterprise API, with documentation at dev.pika.art.
Website: https://pika.art/
Key facts
Web video, image and audio generator with extend and motion-transfer tools. Free plan has no monthly credits; Starter is $10 a month and lacks a commercial licence, so client work needs Creator or above.
| Pricing model | Freemium |
|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes · No monthly credits (credit packs only); no watermark; no commercial licence |
| Starting price | $10 / month |
| Data residency | Not verified |
| Compliance (as stated by vendor) | Not verified |
| Integrations | Not verified |
| Public API | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Not verified |
| Official site | Not verified |
| Can a general AI assistant replace it? | A chat assistant cannot render video. Pika fits short generated clips and effects; it is not a replacement for a full video editor. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-10 by editor |
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Update history
- 2026-10-10 · ai alternative note updated (editor)
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- 2026-10-10 · api available updated (editor)
- 2026-10-10 · pricing page url updated (editor)
- 2026-10-10 · starting price usd updated (editor)
- 2026-10-10 · free tier updated (editor)
- 2026-10-10 · pricing model updated (editor)
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