# Is Pika still around? (2026) - Verdict

**Yes. Pika is live and price-verified as of Jul 21, 2026.**

Category: AI Video Generation

- Status: alive
- Lowest paid plan: $10/mo
- Free tier: yes (permanent)
- Verified: Jul 21, 2026 · price source: https://pika.art/pricing

## What it is

Pika Labs, founded in 2023 by two former Stanford AI PhD students, runs a generative model that turns text prompts and still images into short clips, generally five to ten seconds long. Alongside standard text- and image-to-video, it packages a set of named editing effects (Pikaffects, Pikaswaps, Pikadditions, and Pikaframes) that apply preset transformations to objects in an image or interpolate between user-set keyframes of one to ten seconds. The free tier is capped at 480p image-to-video, carries a watermark, and disallows commercial use; paid plans starting at $10 per month raise resolution, add monthly credits, and permit commercial use. It fits solo creators and small marketing or social teams producing short promotional clips rather than long-form footage.
Sources: Pika - Subscription Pricing (vendor) (https://pika.art/pricing) · Pika (vendor homepage) (https://pika.art/) · TechCrunch - Pika raises $55M (https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/28/pika-labs-which-is-building-ai-tools-to-generate-and-edit-videos-raises-55m/) · Forbes - Pika Launches AI Video App and $55M Funding (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2023/11/27/pika-ai-video-generator-editor-series-a/)

## Use it

- Pika: https://verdict.tools/go/pika (rel="sponsored nofollow")

## Options

- The best AI Video Generation: https://verdict.tools/best/ai-video

## FAQ

### Is Pika shutting down?
There is no official sunset announcement for Pika as of Jul 21, 2026. It is reachable and price-verified; a "dead" status is set only by a human.

### How much does Pika cost?
Its lowest paid plan starts at $10/mo (verified Jul 21, 2026); the price links to the vendor's live pricing page as its source.

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