Pika 2.5
CHEAP · cheapest third for this operationPika costs $0.2286 for 5 seconds of video. That is the cheapest third of the 27 entries we price on the same operation.
Pika 2.5 · the arithmetic
the unit$0.011429 per credit · Standard plan, $8/month for 700 monthly video credits with yearly billing - the cheapest paid plan. Pro is $28 for 2,300 credits, Fancy $76 for 6,000. Basic is the free tier (80 credits).
the meterModel 2.5 text-to-video and image-to-video at 720p: 20 credits for 5 seconds, 40 credits for 10 seconds
the sumRecovered on 14/9/2026: the pricing table renders only with JavaScript, and in a real browser it carries the clip lengths that were missing before. The TEXT-TO-VIDEO & IMAGE-TO-VIDEO table gives Model 2.5 at three resolutions with two durations each - 480p 12 credits/5s and 24/10s, 720p 20 and 40, 1080p 40 and 80. That was the unlabelled second figure per tier. 720p is taken as the usable result: 20 credits x $0.0114286 ($8 / 700 credits on Standard) = $0.2286 for 5 seconds, 40 credits = $0.4571 for 10. Model 2.5 stops at 10 seconds in this table, so 15 seconds is out of reach in one generation.
the verdictCHEAP · cheapest third for this operation
the catch480p is half price ($0.1371 / $0.2743) and 1080p double ($0.4571 / $0.9143). Pikaframes, which builds a video from keyframes, is the only Pika tool that goes past 10 seconds: at 720p it runs 5s/10s/15s/20s/25s for 20/40/60/80/100 credits, so 25 seconds costs $1.14. Pikaffects 15-18 credits per 5s clip, Pikascenes and Pikadditions/Pikaswaps 20/35/65 credits at 480p/720p/1080p, Pikatwists 60-80, Pikaformance 3 credits per second of audio.
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How much does Pika 2.5 cost on Pika?
$0.2286 for 5s of video, read from Pika's own pages on 14 sep 2026. The meter: Model 2.5 text-to-video and image-to-video at 720p: 20 credits for 5 seconds, 40 credits for 10 seconds.
Where does this number come from?
Recovered on 14/9/2026: the pricing table renders only with JavaScript, and in a real browser it carries the clip lengths that were missing before. The TEXT-TO-VIDEO & IMAGE-TO-VIDEO table gives Model 2.5 at three resolutions with two durations each - 480p 12 credits/5s and 24/10s, 720p 20 and 40, 1080p 40 and 80. That was the unlabelled second figure per tier. 720p is taken as the usable result: 20 credits x $0.0114286 ($8 / 700 credits on Standard) = $0.2286 for 5 seconds, 40 credits = $0.4571 for 10. Model 2.5 stops at 10 seconds in this table, so 15 seconds is out of reach in one generation.
What counts as one operation here?
5s of video. Every entry in the same operation is priced on that same unit, which is what makes the comparison mean anything.