Pika 2.1
8/10Known for viral surreal effects (Cake-ify, Crush, Melt) and Pika 2.1 Scene Ingredients that composite product/character cutouts into scenes.
🔍 2026 True Cost & Fine-Print Audit
Pika 2.1 1080p Scene Ingredients consumes up to 60–100 credits per 5s generation, exhausting the $10/mo Basic plan (700 credits) in just 7–10 clips.
Verified Technical Specifications
- Normalized True Cost
- $0.90 per 10s 1080p video clip
- Entry Monthly Commitment
- $10/mo
- Unused Credits Rollover
- No (Expires every 30 days)
- Character Consistency
- Scene Ingredients (1 character + 1 object cutout)
- Max Resolution / Duration
- 1080p · 10s
- Native Lip-Sync
- Included
Pricing Tiers & Pros / Cons
Basic
700 credits/mo, no rollover
Standard / Pro
2,300 – 6,000 credits/mo
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