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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

Pika / Pika Video

Pika 2.5

Text and image video generation, including multi-keyframe animation through the separately documented Pikaframes route.

Video generation
availableClosed weightsVideo generation
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 13 Oct 2026
7 of 20 specification fields collected
Output resolution720p, 1080pSee specification notes below
Clip durationText: 5 seconds. Image: 5 or 10 seconds. Keyframes use separate transition limits.See specification notes below
Input billingSee ratesPika API Club
Output billingSee ratesPublished units and conditions below

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
Not collected
Maximum output
Not collected
Input modalities
Text, ImageSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Output modalities
VideoSource for Output modalities (opens in a new tab)
Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
Not supportedSource for Streaming (opens in a new tab)
Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
Not collected
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Languages
Not collected
Context caching
Not collected
Output resolutions
720p, 1080pSource for Output resolutions (opens in a new tab)
Video duration
Text: 5 seconds. Image: 5 or 10 seconds. Keyframes use separate transition limits.Source for Video duration (opens in a new tab)

See image-to-video and Pikaframes endpoint contracts for their distinct limits.

Published price
Direct video generation from $0.04/second at 720p; route, resolution and duration determine the rateSource for Published price (opens in a new tab)
Output formats
MP4Source for Output formats (opens in a new tab)

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

Pika API Club

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
pika/pika-2.5/text-to-video
Access
API Club account, $10/month membership, usage balance and API key required. Public contract reviewed; no paid generation request was made.
Regions
Not established; public availability does not establish processing location or data residency.
API endpoint URL
https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/pika/pika-2.5/text-to-videoSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Input modalities
TextSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Output modalities
VideoSource for Output modalities (opens in a new tab)
Request mode
Asynchronous media jobs with status polling and optional webhooksSource for Request mode (opens in a new tab)
Streaming
Not supportedSource for Streaming (opens in a new tab)

Applies to the media surface, not PikaStream or hosted third-party chat APIs.

Billing conditions
Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default.Source for Billing conditions (opens in a new tab)
Output formats
MP4Source for Output formats (opens in a new tab)
Output resolutions
720p, 1080pSource for Output resolutions (opens in a new tab)
Video duration
5 seconds onlySource for Video duration (opens in a new tab)
Seed control
Seed for reproducible generation. Defaults to a random seed.Source for Seed control (opens in a new tab)
Negative prompts
SupportedSource for Negative prompts (opens in a new tab)

Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.

Published billing units · original currency · observed 13 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
VideoPika 2.5 Text to Video · resolution: 720p, duration_s: 51$0.04second
VideoPika 2.5 Text to Video · resolution: 1080p, duration_s: 52$0.09second

Rate conditions

  1. Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default. Published qualifiers: resolution: 720p, duration_s: 5.
  2. Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default. Published qualifiers: resolution: 1080p, duration_s: 5.
Pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Data & enterprise terms

Pika developer terms apply to direct access. fal and other integration terms may additionally apply. Retention, training opt-out and regional enterprise guarantees have not been established for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Pika API Club

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
pika/pika-2.5/image-to-video
Access
API Club account, $10/month membership, usage balance and API key required. Public contract reviewed; no paid generation request was made.
Regions
Not established; public availability does not establish processing location or data residency.
API endpoint URL
https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/pika/pika-2.5/image-to-videoSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Input modalities
Text, ImageSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Output modalities
VideoSource for Output modalities (opens in a new tab)
Request mode
Asynchronous media jobs with status polling and optional webhooksSource for Request mode (opens in a new tab)
Streaming
Not supportedSource for Streaming (opens in a new tab)

Applies to the media surface, not PikaStream or hosted third-party chat APIs.

Billing conditions
Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default.Source for Billing conditions (opens in a new tab)
Output formats
MP4Source for Output formats (opens in a new tab)
Output resolutions
720p, 1080pSource for Output resolutions (opens in a new tab)
Video duration
5 or 10 secondsSource for Video duration (opens in a new tab)
Seed control
Seed for reproducible generation. Defaults to a random seed.Source for Seed control (opens in a new tab)
Negative prompts
SupportedSource for Negative prompts (opens in a new tab)
Reference images
One required source imageSource for Reference images (opens in a new tab)

Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.

Published billing units · original currency · observed 13 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
VideoPika 2.5 Image to Video · resolution: 720p1$0.04second
VideoPika 2.5 Image to Video · resolution: 720p, duration_s: 52$0.04second
VideoPika 2.5 Image to Video · resolution: 1080p3$0.06second
VideoPika 2.5 Image to Video · resolution: 1080p, duration_s: 54$0.09second

Rate conditions

  1. Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default. Published qualifiers: resolution: 720p.
  2. Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default. Published qualifiers: resolution: 720p, duration_s: 5.
  3. Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default. Published qualifiers: resolution: 1080p.
  4. Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default. Published qualifiers: resolution: 1080p, duration_s: 5.
Pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Data & enterprise terms

Pika developer terms apply to direct access. fal and other integration terms may additionally apply. Retention, training opt-out and regional enterprise guarantees have not been established for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Pika API Club

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
pika/pikaframes/image-to-video
Access
API Club account, $10/month membership, usage balance and API key required. Public contract reviewed; no paid generation request was made.
Regions
Not established; public availability does not establish processing location or data residency.
API endpoint URL
https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/pika/pikaframes/image-to-videoSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Input modalities
Text, ImageSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Output modalities
VideoSource for Output modalities (opens in a new tab)
Request mode
Asynchronous media jobs with status polling and optional webhooksSource for Request mode (opens in a new tab)
Streaming
Not supportedSource for Streaming (opens in a new tab)

Applies to the media surface, not PikaStream or hosted third-party chat APIs.

Billing conditions
Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default.Source for Billing conditions (opens in a new tab)
Output formats
MP4Source for Output formats (opens in a new tab)
Output resolutions
720p, 1080pSource for Output resolutions (opens in a new tab)
Seed control
Seed for reproducible generation. Defaults to a random seed.Source for Seed control (opens in a new tab)
Negative prompts
SupportedSource for Negative prompts (opens in a new tab)
Reference images
2–5 ordered keyframesSource for Reference images (opens in a new tab)
Video duration
1–10 seconds per transition; more than 5 seconds requires exactly 2 keyframesSource for Video duration (opens in a new tab)

Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.

Published billing units · original currency · observed 13 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
VideoPika 2.5 Keyframe · resolution: 720p1$0.04second
VideoPika 2.5 Keyframe · resolution: 1080p2$0.06second

Rate conditions

  1. Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default. Published qualifiers: resolution: 720p.
  2. Published Pika API Club usage rate, including its stated 5% platform fee; do not add that fee again. Separate $10/month membership required. No web-plan, subscription-credit, fal or token-price conversion. Most-specific resolution/duration tier overrides a less-specific default. Published qualifiers: resolution: 1080p.
Pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Data & enterprise terms

Pika developer terms apply to direct access. fal and other integration terms may additionally apply. Retention, training opt-out and regional enterprise guarantees have not been established for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Pika legacy web plans

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
Not collected

This entry point does not expose a pinned model selector.

Access
Published old.pika.art pricing surface. Historical/legacy plan evidence, not a verified current account entitlement or pinned API endpoint.
Regions
Not established; public availability does not establish processing location or data residency.
Endpoint caveat
Legacy web credit tables differ from current API contracts. Plan cards and detailed tables also disagree on several feature charges; both remain visible here.Source for Endpoint caveat (opens in a new tab)
Output resolutions
480p, 720p, 1080pSource for Output resolutions (opens in a new tab)
Video duration
Web table lists 5 or 10 seconds for text/image generation; keyframes have brackets through 25 secondsSource for Video duration (opens in a new tab)

These legacy web options do not override the direct API text-to-video five-second constraint.

Published price
Text/image video: 480p 12/24 credits, 720p 20/40 credits, 1080p 40/80 credits for 5/10 seconds respectivelySource for Published price (opens in a new tab)
Usage metering
Keyframes: 5, 10, 10–15, 15–20, 20–25 second brackets cost 12/24/36/48/60 credits at 480p, 20/40/60/80/100 at 720p, 40/80/120/160/200 at 1080pSource for Usage metering (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Pika developer terms apply to direct access. fal and other integration terms may additionally apply. Retention, training opt-out and regional enterprise guarantees have not been established for this endpoint.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

Pika API Club

pika/pika-2.5/text-to-video
Not verified
How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Pika API Club

pika/pika-2.5/image-to-video
Not verified
How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Pika API Club

pika/pikaframes/image-to-video
Not verified
How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Pika legacy web plans

Not verified
How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Official Pika release and API documents identify the native model or explicitly labeled managed service. Pika reserves its service intellectual property and prohibits reverse engineering and model extraction. Closed-weight classification is based on this proprietary hosted distribution and the absence of a published weight license for the named release, not merely on paid access. Hosted third-party models are excluded.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed