Pika Alternatives

Pika started with its own video model and fun effects, and now runs several outside models, such as Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0, Nano Banana 2 and GPT Image 2.5, on one credit balance. Its plans, from the official pricing page on 11 October 2026:

• Free: $0, no monthly credits (credit packs only), all models, no watermark, no commercial license
• Starter: $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly, 900 credits a month, no commercial license
• Creator: $35 a month, or $28 a month billed yearly, 3,150 credits a month, commercial license
• Fancy: $95 to $880 a month ($76 to $704 billed yearly), 8,550 credits a month and up
• Credit packs: 60 credits per $1; a 5 second 720p Seedance 2.5 video is 122 credits, a 5 second 720p Wan 3.0 video 33 credits

• The free plan has no monthly credits: it runs on credit packs.
• No commercial license on Free and Starter. Client and brand work needs the Creator plan or higher.
• Single clips. A story with the same characters across many shots needs planning and editing around the generator.

Runway is the closest all-round rival, with its own Gen-4.5 model, outside models and editing tools.

• Free: $0, 125 one-time credits
• Standard: $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly, 625 credits a month (52 seconds of Gen-4.5), no watermarks
• Pro: $35 a month, or $28 a month billed yearly, 2,250 credits a month
• Max: $95 a month, or $76 a month billed yearly, 9,500 credits a month, unused credits roll over for a month
• Gen-4.5 uses 12 credits a second (60 credits for 5 seconds); the plans also include other models such as Kling 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro

Hailuo is MiniMax's app for its H3 models, cheapest on yearly plans.

• Free: $0, one-time free trial credits, Hailuo models only
• Standard: $8.40 a month billed yearly ($100.80 a year), 1,000 credits a month
• Pro: $30.40 a month billed yearly ($364.80 a year), 4,500 credits a month
• Master: $71.20 a month billed yearly ($854.40 a year), 10,500 credits a month
• Max: $184 a month billed yearly ($2,208 a year), 27,000 credits a month
• On Standard, MiniMax H3 at 768P works out to $0.059 a second

Kling is a leading model for realistic motion, with public API prices per second.

• API list price: 1 unit = $0.14
• Kling 3.0: $0.084 a second at 720p and $0.112 at 1080p without native audio; $0.126 and $0.168 with native audio; $0.42 at 4K
• Kling 3.0 Turbo with native audio: $0.112 a second at 720p, $0.14 at 1080p
• The consumer membership prices are not on a public page: the plan page sends signed-out visitors to the home page

Ziztu covers Pika's two sides. For quick fun, there are one-photo video effects and free-to-try tools such as image to video. For bigger projects, the Studio's Director plans a whole film, character sheets keep the cast the same, and the clips are cut with music and captions on one timeline. A 5 second H3 Max Turbo clip at 768P costs 50 credits; Seedance 2.5 is also available (585 credits for 5 seconds at 720P, more than on Pika's packs). Every Ziztu plan includes commercial use.

Every price and limit on this page comes from the official pages below, read on 11 October 2026. Prices change often; check them before you buy. Ziztu's own prices come from its pricing page.

• Pika pricing (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Runway pricing (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Hailuo plans (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Kling API pricing (official page, read 11 October 2026)
• Ziztu pricing