Not sure which Pika AI monthly plan is actually worth the money? Here’s a simple breakdown of pricing, included credits, and real cost per video so you can pick the right tier and avoid running out mid month.
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When people search for “Pika AI monthly price”, they usually want more than a number. They want to know:
What each plan costs per month
How many monthly video credits they get
What those credits translate to in actual videos
Which tier makes sense for Shorts/Reels, ads, anime/VFX, or client work
How to avoid paying for the wrong plan (or running out of credits mid-month)
This guide explains Pika’s subscription tiers, how monthly pricing works (monthly billing vs yearly billing), and how to estimate your real “cost per finished video” based on the credit system.
Pricing and plan details can change. Always confirm the current numbers on Pika’s official pricing page before purchasing.
Pika offers subscriptions with a monthly price, but you’ll often see two ways to pay:
Monthly billing (you pay each month)
Yearly billing (you pay upfront for a year, usually discounted)
On the official pricing page, Pika shows a toggle for “Yearly -20% off” and “Monthly”, and it clearly lists plan pricing and credits.
So when someone says “monthly price,” they might mean:
The monthly-billed price (true month-to-month), or
The effective monthly price when billed yearly (discounted, but paid upfront)
This article covers both without guessing numbers that aren’t shown.
On Pika’s official pricing page, there are four plans: Basic (Free), Standard, Pro, and Fancy, each with a monthly credit allowance.
From the official page:
Basic (Free): 80 monthly video credits
Standard: 700 monthly video credits; shown as $8/month billed yearly
Pro: 2300 monthly video credits; shown as $28/month billed yearly
Fancy: 6000 monthly video credits; shown as $76/month billed yearly
The displayed “$X / month billed yearly” means you get that effective monthly rate when paying annually, and Pika notes that VAT may apply depending on your country.
The monthly price is only half the story. The feature access can be the real reason to upgrade.
Pika lists Basic as:
Access to Pika 2.5 (480p only)
Access to tools like Pikascenes, Pikadditions, Pikaswaps, Pikatwists
Pikaffects image-to-video only
Download videos with no watermark
Commercial use
Ability to purchase more credits that roll over
Standard includes:
Pika 2.5 (all resolutions)
Pikaframes
Pikascenes / Pikadditions / Pikaswaps / Pikatwists
All Pikaffects
Fast generations
No-watermark downloads + commercial use
Purchase more roll over credits
Pro includes:
Same major tool access as Standard (Pika 2.5 all resolutions, Pikaframes, etc.)
Faster generations
No-watermark + commercial use
Purchase more roll over credits
Fancy includes:
Same major tool access
Fastest generations
No-watermark + commercial use
Purchase more roll over credits
The practical takeaway:
The higher tiers don’t just give more credits they also give speed (queue priority) and higher resolutions, which can be the difference between “fun experiments” and “publishable content.”
Pika uses “video credits.” Your monthly value depends on how many credits your typical workflow consumes.
On the pricing page, Pika provides credit costs per tool/mode and shows examples like:
Turbo model actions (e.g., using Pikascenes / Pikadditions / Pikaswaps) can cost 10 credits per video (in the “cost per video” examples).
Pikatwists can cost 60 credits (Turbo) or 80 credits (Pro) per 5s in the examples.
Text-to-Video & Image-to-Video (Model 2.5) show credit costs that vary by duration and plan.
Pikaframes shows a range of durations (including longer ranges) with higher credit costs as duration increases.
This is why “monthly price” is best understood as:
Monthly price ÷ monthly credits = cost per credit
and
cost per credit × credits per output = cost per video
If you pay yearly (discounted effective monthly rate), you can estimate:
$8 / month and 700 credits
Cost per credit ≈ $8 ÷ 700 = $0.0114 (about 1.14 cents/credit)
$28 / month and 2300 credits
Cost per credit ≈ $28 ÷ 2300 = $0.01217 (about 1.22 cents/credit)
$76 / month and 6000 credits
Cost per credit ≈ $76 ÷ 6000 = $0.01267 (about 1.27 cents/credit)
What this suggests:
At least at the “billed yearly” display rates, the cost per credit is in a similar range across tiers so you’re often paying for:
Higher monthly volume,
Higher speed,
Higher feature access/resolution options.
This is the question creators care about most.
Because credits vary by tool, here are practical ranges using numbers shown on the pricing page.
Pika shows an example of 10 credits for Turbo model when using certain tools (Pikascenes / Pikadditions / Pikaswaps).
That implies:
Standard (700 credits): ~70 clips at 10 credits each
Pro (2300 credits): ~230 clips at 10 credits each
Fancy (6000 credits): ~600 clips at 10 credits each
That’s the best case, typically for lighter workflows.
Pika shows 60 credits (Turbo) and 80 credits (Pro) examples for Pikatwists.
That implies:
Standard (700 credits): ~11 clips at 60 credits each
Pro (2300 credits): ~28 clips at 80 credits each
Fancy (6000 credits): ~75 clips at 80 credits each
This is the high-cost creative route—amazing effects, but fewer outputs per month.
Most creators do multiple generations to get one keeper.
A realistic estimate is:
Light iteration: 3-6 generations per final clip
Normal iteration: 8-15 generations per final clip
Heavy iteration (ads/characters): 15-40 generations per final clip
So even if a clip “costs 10 credits,” your final video might effectively cost:
30–150 credits after iterations.
Pika’s pricing page highlights a Yearly -20% off option.
If the yearly billing rate is 20% off, then:
Yearly effective monthly = 0.8 × monthly-billed price
Monthly-billed price ≈ yearly effective ÷ 0.8
So if you see $8/month billed yearly, that suggests the month-to-month price could be higher. But since the exact monthly-billed numbers depend on what the toggle shows at the time you check, use the pricing page toggle to confirm.
Decision rule:
Choose monthly billing if you’re still testing and might cancel soon.
Choose yearly billing if you’re publishing consistently and want the lowest effective monthly cost.
Basic (Free) is enough to:
Learn prompt structure,
Test styles,
Try a few effects.
Understand how credits behave.
Standard is usually the sweet spot because:
700 credits/month,
Fast generations,
Higher resolutions (Pika 2.5 all resolutions),
Pro often makes sense because:
2300 credits/month,
Faster generations,
Less time waiting = more output.
Tech press has also framed Pro as the more “professional” option, with monthly credits and commercial unwatermarked use.
Fancy is for high volume:
6000 credits/month,
Fastest generations.
Here are common creator scenarios (using the credit numbers from the official page).
If each final video needs:
8 generations average
And each generation is ~10–20 credits depending on tool
Total monthly credits could easily land around:
12 finals × 8 gens × 10–20 credits = 960–1920 credits/month
That’s often:
Too high for Standard (700),
Comfortable on Pro (2300).
Even if you’re efficient:
30 finals × 6 gens × 10 credits = 1800 credits/month
That’s:
Borderline on Standard (700),
Solid on Pro (2300),
Easy on Fancy (6000).
Ads require variation.
If you generate 20 variations to find 2 winners:
20 gens × 20-60 credits each can get expensive fast.
That’s where Pro/Fancy becomes the “monthly price that buys speed + scale,” not just credits.
Effects like Pikatwists can dramatically reduce how many videos you can make in a month.
Pika shows credit tables where higher resolutions and longer durations cost more credits (especially in Pikaframes).
Pika notes VAT may apply depending on your country of residence.
You’ll find many blog posts quoting different numbers (and sometimes older credits). Use those for context, but treat the official pricing page as source of truth.
If you want the best “monthly price” outcome, focus on credit efficiency.
Generate 1-2 first. Adjust prompt. Then scale.
If you rewrite everything, you won’t know what improved the output.
Create reusable prompts for:
Product ad
Meme-style transformations
Do most experimentation at lower-cost settings, then invest credits in the best outputs.
Set a “generation session” so you don’t burn credits randomly.
Pika has 4 plans: Basic (Free), Standard, Pro, Fancy.
Monthly credits: 80 / 700 / 2300 / 6000 respectively.
Pricing shown on the official page includes $8 / $28 / $76 per month billed yearly for Standard/Pro/Fancy and a yearly discount (-20%) toggle.
The “best plan” depends on how many generations you do per final clip (iteration), not just how many clips you want.
If you want a simple rule:
Basic (Free): learn + test
Standard: consistent creator (weekly posting, moderate iteration)
Pro: daily posting, ad creatives, serious iteration, speed matters
Fancy: heavy production, agencies, lots of variations, fastest queue