Description
🖼️ Tool Name:
Pika 2.1 (by Pika Labs / Pika.art)
🔖 Tool Category:
AI-powered video generation platform; primarily under Video Generation and Animation Generation, with secondary relevance to Content Creation & Communication, Generative AI & Media Creation, and Productivity & Automation.
✏️ What does this tool offer?
Pika 2.1 is the latest AI video model from Pika Labs, designed to generate cinematic, high-resolution video content from text or image prompts. Key features include:
1080p resolution video output, with extended video length support for richer storytelling.
Enhanced motion control and realism, including smoother animations, realistic physics behaviors, and natural character motion.
Scene ingredients integration, allowing the direct inclusion of uploaded people, objects, or environments into AI-generated videos.
Support for dynamic lighting, professional camera movements (e.g. crane shots, dolly, orbit), and coherent scene compositions.
Text-to-video and image-to-video generation workflows, enabling creative flexibility.
⭐ What does the tool actually deliver based on user experience?
Reviewers highlight Pika’s character consistency thanks to the “ingredients” feature and its high-quality outputs at 1080p.
Users and creators report a substantial improvement in visual fidelity, realism, and prompt adherence.
Artists, storytellers, educators, and marketers can produce “cinematic and polished content” efficiently—no complex tools required.
🤖 Does it include automation?
Yes — Pika 2.1 features comprehensive automation, including:
AI-generated video creation from prompts, fully handling lighting, physics, camera movement, and rendering.
Automated scene integration and composition with professional-quality results.
Streamlined generation: users simply input text/image, and Pika produces ready-made videos with minimal manual editing.
💰 Pricing Model:
Credit-based subscription model with tiered pricing:
Credits used per generation vary by model type—e.g., 35 credits for a 1080p image/text-to-video using Pika 2.1.
Monthly plans range from Standard (~$28/month annually) providing 700 credits, to Pro (~$76/month annually) providing 2,300 credits.
Other plans like Fancy offer even higher monthly credit allowances for intensive use.
🆓 Free Plan Details:
Free tier provides limited monthly credits (e.g., ~80 credits), access to Pika 1.5 and Turbo models, watermark-free downloads, and commercial usage rights.
💳 Paid Plan Details:
Standard ($28/month): 700 credits/month, full access to Pika 2.1.
Pro ($76/month): 2,300 credits/month, priority rendering and early access features.
Fancy: Highest tier with 6,000 credits/month for heavy usage.
🧭 Access Method:
Browser-based platform (no local installation), accessible via Pika.art. Users input prompts directly.
API integration available for developers through platforms like Pollo AI.
🔗 Experience Link:
https://pika.art