Krea vs Pika
A spec-by-spec comparison of Krea and Pika: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
Key differences
- Krea is cheaper to start: $9/month vs $10/month for Pika.
- Free tier: Krea — 100 compute units per day; Pika — Free account with no monthly credits; pay-as-you-go credit packs only.
| Krea | Pika | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan · from $9/mo | Free plan · from $10/mo |
| Free tier | 100 compute units per day | Free account with no monthly credits; pay-as-you-go credit packs only |
| Max clip length | ||
| Max resolution | ||
| Watermark on free plan | No | |
| Commercial use | Paid plans | Paid plans |
| Developer API | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
Krea is a browser-based creative suite best known for real-time image generation that also offers text-to-video, motion transfer, video restyling, lip sync and video upscaling, using third-party models like Veo 3.1, Seedance, Kling and Wan. It also lets you train video LoRAs and chain models together in a node-based workflow editor. It fits designers and creators who want image and video tools in one place, and developers can call the same models through Krea's API.
- Free plan refills 100 compute units every day
- Many video models in one app, plus video LoRA training, motion transfer and video upscaling
- Developer REST API with webhooks gives access to the same models
- Basic plan ($9/mo monthly) includes only selected video models; all video models require Pro ($35/mo monthly)
- Commercial license is limited to paid plans (Basic and up)
- Video costs are deducted from a shared compute-unit pool (e.g. about 15 Seedance 2.0 Fast videos on Basic)
Pika is a consumer-focused AI video platform that combines its own Pika 2.5 and Pikaframes models with third-party video, image and audio models. It leans toward quick social content through apps like Swap Anything, Motion Transfer and Product Ad. It is aimed at creators and marketers who want fun, fast results, and it also runs a paid API membership for developers.
- Free plan downloads are not watermarked
- Access to all models on every plan, including Seedance 2.5 and Wan 3.0
- Top-up credit packs work on the Free plan and last 365 days
- Free plan includes zero monthly credits, so any generation requires buying credits
- Commercial license only on paid plans
- Plan credits do not roll over and payments are non-refundable
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (Krea) and 2026-10-23 (Pika). See each tool page for sources.