3 videos per month, each capped at 1 minute, on the US$0/month free plan; the quota is counted in videos, not credits (the official FAQ confirms again: The Free plan includes up to 3 videos per month, no credit card required). Quality up to 1080P (4K needs Pro or above), processing at the slowest Standard speed. Assets available: 500+ built-in avatars, 1,000+ AI voices, 75+ video templates, 1 custom avatar, 1 voice clone, up to 3 photo avatars, 30+ languages (paid plans get 175). Avatar IV and Video Agent are accessible but still bound by the 1-minute limit; video translation is likewise capped at 1 minute per video. 1 seat. The official feature table lists remove watermark from Creator upwards and leaves that row unticked for the free plan, so free-plan output carries a HeyGen watermark. The free plan has no monthly credit allowance and is not eligible for credit rollover. What happens after the 3 videos are used, and commercial rights on the free plan, are not explained on the official site. The quota resets monthly. (Read from heygen.com/pricing including the feature table and FAQ on 2026-08-09)
80 video credits per month, US$0; the free plan is called Basic and credits reset monthly. Three explicit caps: (1) resolution only up to 480p (official wording: Access to Pika 2.5 (480p only)), while 720p and 1080p require Standard or above; (2) image-to-video only, so text-to-video is not available; (3) rollover credit top-ups are not allowed. What the free plan does include: Pikascenes, Pikadditions, Pikaswaps, Pikatwists, Pikaffects, plus the two items listed on the plan card itself, watermark-free downloads and commercial use. How far 80 credits goes, from the official credit-cost table for free files: text-to-video and image-to-video 480p 5 seconds 12 credits, Pikascenes 480p 5 seconds 20 credits, Pikaffects 5 seconds 15 credits, Pikatwists 5 seconds 60 credits, which works out at about 6 five-second 480p clips, or a single Pikatwists run that almost empties the balance. The official site does not say what happens once the quota is used up. Note: third-party eesel.ai claims the free tier has watermarks and no commercial use, which directly contradicts the official plan card; the official site is taken as authoritative. (Read from pika.art/pricing on 2026-08-09)
US$29/month, 600 points/month; the official website FAQ states US$29/month (or US$24/month if you pay annually), with an annual payment equivalent to US$24/month
Pro
US$49 / mo
Starting at US$49/month, 1,000 points/month; tiered pricing, according to the official website FAQ: Tiers range from 1,000 credits/mo at US$49 to 100,000 credits/mo at US$4,300
Business
US$149 / mo
US$149/month, 1,500 points/month, plus US$20/seat/month.
Enterprise
Official quote (upon inquiry)
No video-length cap, highest concurrency, SCIM, MFA; custom pricing
Pika
Plan
Price
What you get
Standard
US$10 / mo
US$10/month monthly sticker price (backed by only two third-party sources; the official site's monthly-billing tab is toggled by JS and can't be scraped, noted per 9.2); the US$8 shown by default on the official site is the annual-billing monthly average, including 700 credits/month.
Pro
US$35 / mo
US$35/month monthly-billed list price (as above, third-party-sourced only); the US$28 shown on the official site is the annual-billed monthly average, including 2,300 credits/month
Fancy
US$95 / mo
US$95/month monthly list price (same as above); the US$76 shown on the official site is the annual monthly-equivalent, including 6,000 points/month.
Which one should you pick?
Both offer a free plan. Compare paid tiers against your needs.
On entry price, Pika starts at US$10 / mo, cheaper than HeyGen (US$29 / mo).
FAQ
Is there a free version of HeyGen?
Yes. 3 videos per month, each capped at 1 minute, on the US$0/month free plan; the quota is counted in videos, not credits (the official FAQ confirms again: The Free plan includes up to 3 videos per month, no credit card required). Quality up to 1080P (4K needs Pro or above), processing at the slowest Standard speed. Assets available: 500+ built-in avatars, 1,000+ AI voices, 75+ video templates, 1 custom avatar, 1 voice clone, up to 3 photo avatars, 30+ languages (paid plans get 175). Avatar IV and Video Agent are accessible but still bound by the 1-minute limit; video translation is likewise capped at 1 minute per video. 1 seat. The official feature table lists remove watermark from Creator upwards and leaves that row unticked for the free plan, so free-plan output carries a HeyGen watermark. The free plan has no monthly credit allowance and is not eligible for credit rollover. What happens after the 3 videos are used, and commercial rights on the free plan, are not explained on the official site. The quota resets monthly. (Read from heygen.com/pricing including the feature table and FAQ on 2026-08-09)
How much does HeyGen cost?
The cheapest is the plan from HeyGen named Creator, at about US$29 / mo.
Does HeyGen support Chinese?
HeyGen only partially supports Chinese.
Is there a free version of Pika?
Yes. 80 video credits per month, US$0; the free plan is called Basic and credits reset monthly. Three explicit caps: (1) resolution only up to 480p (official wording: Access to Pika 2.5 (480p only)), while 720p and 1080p require Standard or above; (2) image-to-video only, so text-to-video is not available; (3) rollover credit top-ups are not allowed. What the free plan does include: Pikascenes, Pikadditions, Pikaswaps, Pikatwists, Pikaffects, plus the two items listed on the plan card itself, watermark-free downloads and commercial use. How far 80 credits goes, from the official credit-cost table for free files: text-to-video and image-to-video 480p 5 seconds 12 credits, Pikascenes 480p 5 seconds 20 credits, Pikaffects 5 seconds 15 credits, Pikatwists 5 seconds 60 credits, which works out at about 6 five-second 480p clips, or a single Pikatwists run that almost empties the balance. The official site does not say what happens once the quota is used up. Note: third-party eesel.ai claims the free tier has watermarks and no commercial use, which directly contradicts the official plan card; the official site is taken as authoritative. (Read from pika.art/pricing on 2026-08-09)
How much does Pika cost?
The cheapest is the plan from Pika named Standard, at about US$10 / mo.
Does Pika support Chinese?
Pika has no Chinese interface at this time.
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