Pika free tier: quotas, limits and gotchas
Pika Free Tier
Last verified: 2026-08-09 02:32
How Amo and Pimi look
Let me remind everyone to read carefully first — the free tier's 80 points is "per month," not per day, Pimi, you almost got that wrong last time. And it comes with a watermark and is capped at 480p — too blurry to post on social media, honestly just a demo product. Chinese support is none, entirely English UI — anyone not comfortable in English will get a headache just reading the menu. Plans jump from Standard at US$10 to Pro at US$35 to Fancy at US$95 — Fancy's 6,000 points/month is nearly 3x the price gap from Pro, with no in-between tier at all, so anyone trying to save money has no choice but to grit their teeth and jump a whole tier.
Amo, everything you said is right, but you're missing the point – its selling point is lightweight, fun video generation with lots of effects, which fits short-form video and social content perfectly. It's not meant to compete with professional-grade tools at 480p. Standard is US$8/month billed annually, Pro is US$28/month billed annually, Fancy is US$76/month billed annually – all with 20% savings, transparent and fair pricing. It's a pay-as-you-go credit system, credit cards accepted, no regional restrictions, and even the free 80 credits/month is genuinely enough for casual use.
So, do you need to pay or not?
For fun short-form videos and social effects: try the free tier's 80 points/month first. For steady output: Standard billed annually at US$8/month is the best value. But the free tier's 480p-with-watermark is only good as a demo — serious use requires paying.
Models and quotas
| Model | Quota | Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pika 2.5 | 80 monthly video credits | 每月 | 僅限 480p |
What you get for free
| Feature | Free tier | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pikascenes, Pikadditions, Pikaswaps, Pikatwists, Pikaffects | 可用 | 僅限 Image-to-Video |
Limits at a glance
- Watermark: Yes
- Conditions: Image-to-Video only；官方免費方案名為 Basic
Watch out for this
只能把圖片變成影片，最高只有 480p。免費 Basic 的無浮水印下載與商用官網都是打叉；連 US$8/月（年繳）的 Standard 一樣兩項皆叉，要 US$28/月（年繳）的 Pro 以上才解鎖
When the free quota is insufficient, how much does it cost to pay for it?
| Plan | pricing | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | US$10 / mo | US$10/月月繳牌價（僅兩個第三方佐證，官網月繳分頁由 JS 切換抓不到，依 9.2 標明）；官網預設顯示的 US$8 是年繳月均，含 700 點/月 |
| Pro | US$35 / mo | US$35/月月繳牌價（同上，僅第三方佐證）；官網顯示的 US$28 是年繳月均，含 2,300 點/月 |
| Fancy | US$95 / mo | US$95/月月繳牌價（同上）；官網顯示的 US$76 是年繳月均，含 6,000 點/月 |
Checked 2026-08-16
Information for Taiwanese users
- Payment method:Payable
- Chinese support: none
- Available platforms:web
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Sources: Pika 官網
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