{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "pika", "name": "Pika API", "vendor": "Pika (Mellis, Inc.)", "vendorUrl": "https://pika.art", "kind": "model", "category": "video-generation", "summary": "Pika's self-serve API for its video generation models.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pika.json", "dns": "pika.grade.anchorterminal.com", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.dev.pika.art", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API key from dev.pika.art/keys, sent as X-API-Key or Authorization: Bearer. The public catalogue and price quotes need no key.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Membership $10 a month, with a $10 usage credit in the first month, then prepaid pay-as-you-go at member rates (prices include a 5 per cent platform fee). Pika 2.5 is $0.04 a second at 720p and $0.09 a second at 1080p for 5 second clips. Resold models are priced per model, for example MiniMax H3 2K at $0.13 a second. No free generation tier. Enterprise plans add volume discounts and higher concurrency (https://dev.pika.art/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$10 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in llms.txt, the OpenAPI spec or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://dev.pika.art/llms.txt", "llmsTxt": "https://dev.pika.art/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://dev.pika.art/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "video.generate", "video.image-to-video", "video.edit", "video.audio", "video.extend" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "card-required", "openapi", "llms-txt", "async-jobs", "webhooks", "model-platform" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 40.5, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1320, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1510, "categoryRank": 14, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 10, "payments": 20, "reliability": 35, "schema": 45, "security": 33, "transparency": 46 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-05" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Pika's API sells its own and resold video models from a keyless catalogue that llms.txt documents with live prices, free quotes and idempotent submits. It costs a $10 monthly membership before any usage, has no free generation, no status page or changelog, and its terms allow training on anonymised inputs.", "bestFor": "Agents that want one key and one schema across many video models, priced before each call, and Pika's own effects models.", "strengths": [ "llms.txt documents a keyless catalogue with live prices and JSON input schemas per operation", "Free price quotes before you submit", "Idempotency keys, signed webhooks and job deletion that erases media and prompts", "Pika 2.5 from $0.04 a second at 720p", "Each error code is documented with the action to take" ], "weaknesses": [ "$10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation", "No status page, changelog or official SDK", "Terms allow training on anonymised or aggregated inputs and outputs", "Rate limits described but no numbers published", "No published contract file linked from the docs" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /catalog/apis/{api_id}?expand=inputs` first. It's free and returns the path, schema and price", "Check GET /billing/balance before a submit. A 403 can mean an inactive key or an empty balance", "Send an Idempotency-Key on every submit, and a fresh one only when you change the body", "Record cost from `billing.charge_micro_usd` only once `billing.state` is settled" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 40.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 10, "payments": 20, "reliability": 35, "schema": 45, "security": 33, "transparency": 35 }, "provenanceScore": 57, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-05", "maintenance": "2026-11-05", "payments": "2026-11-05", "reliability": "2026-11-05", "schema": "2026-11-05", "security": "2026-11-05", "transparency": "2026-11-05" }, "last": "2026-11-05", "lastMoved": "2026-11-05", "oldest": "2026-11-05", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/pika/pika-2.5/text-to-video \\\n -H \"X-API-Key: $PIKA_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"prompt\":\"a paper boat drifting down a rainy street\",\"resolution\":\"720p\",\"duration_s\":5}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/pika" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pika 2.5 720p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.04 }, { "item": "Pika 2.5 1080p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.09, "note": "5 second clip. Image-to-video at 1080p lists $0.06 for other durations" }, { "item": "MiniMax H3 2K text-to-video", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.13, "note": "resold model, member price" }, { "item": "API Club membership", "unit": "month", "usd": 10, "note": "$10 usage credit in the first month" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Mellis, Inc.", "domain": "pika.art", "domainRegistered": "2023-06-29", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://dev.pika.art/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://dev.pika.art/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Mellis, Inc. of Palo Alto trades as Pika. The homepage claims 99.9 per cent uptime but links no status page" ], "score": 57 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.json", "live": { "slug": "pika", "probe": { "target": "https://api.dev.pika.art", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-08T00:55:58.04637253Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 201, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 416, "p95ms24h": 521, "samples24h": 244, "samples30d": 7704, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-11", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 256, "ok": 256 }, { "date": "2026-10-19", "probes": 255, "ok": 255 }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-22", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-23", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-24", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-25", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-26", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-27", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-28", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-29", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-30", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-31", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-11-01", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-11-02", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-11-03", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-11-04", "probes": 246, "ok": 246 }, { "date": "2026-11-05", "probes": 185, "ok": 185 }, { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 241, "ok": 241 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 243, "ok": 243 }, { "date": "2026-11-08", "probes": 10, "ok": 10 } ] }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://pika.art/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:59:33.257618625Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://dev.pika.art/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:33:37.40947962Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "pika.art", "registered": "2023-06-29", "source": "https://rdap.centralnic.com/art/domain/pika.art", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01T14:19:18.442707147Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://dev.pika.art/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:02:44.657191803Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-07T14:02:44.657191803Z", "fingerprint": "b6fab58f15a2" }, { "url": "https://dev.pika.art/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:02:47.885414885Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-05T12:27:04.465448164Z", "fingerprint": "6bd7a90bfda4" }, { "url": "https://dev.pika.art/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:02:49.135375486Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-05T12:27:06.387960601Z", "fingerprint": "4cacf3707aee" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T00:55:58.04637253Z" } }, "answer": "sync. labs MCP server scores 51.5 (D) on agent readiness against Pika API's 40.5 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics.", "b": { "slug": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "sync. labs MCP server", "vendor": "Synchronicity Labs (sync.)", "vendorUrl": "https://sync.so", "kind": "mcp", "category": "video-generation", "summary": "sync. labs' open-source MCP server lets an agent lip-sync video to new audio or a script, dub it into other languages with matching lips, and manage generations, hosted with OAuth for web clients or run locally with an API key.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sync-labs-mcp.json", "dns": "sync-labs-mcp.grade.anchorterminal.com", "repo": "https://github.com/synchronicity-labs/mcp-server", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.sync.so/mcp", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "OAuth for Claude Web and ChatGPT, tied to the active sync. organisation. Local and editor setups run @sync.so/mcp-server with a SYNC_API_KEY.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Plans from $5 a month (hobbyist) to $49 and up, plus usage per second of video (for example $5 a month plus $0.05 a second); dubbing audio $0.10 a second, text-to-speech $0.004 a second. A free try for videos up to a minute (checked 2026-11-07).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the MCP docs or pricing page (checked 2026-11-07).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-07" }, "docsUrl": "https://sync.so/docs/plugins-and-extensions/mcp-server", "llmsTxt": "https://sync.so/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server", "capabilities": [ "video.edit", "video.audio", "translation.dubbing" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "mcp", "remote-mcp", "oauth", "api-key", "paid", "status-page", "open-source", "llms-txt", "mcp-registry" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 51.5, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1026, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1510, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 55, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 30, "reliability": 43, "schema": 81, "security": 38, "transparency": 44 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-07" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "sync. labs' MCP server is open source, generated from its API spec with workflow tools on top, and released often, with clear per-second prices for lip sync and dubbing. Security and data handling are thinly documented, and there's no read-only mode.", "bestFor": "Agents that lip-sync or dub video into other languages.", "strengths": [ "Open source under MIT, with tests and CI", "Tools generated from the public API spec, so they track the API", "Per-second prices published", "OAuth for web clients, API key locally", "Frequent tagged releases" ], "weaknesses": [ "No read-only mode", "Data handling and security programme not documented in the pages read", "Only a short free try" ], "agentNotes": [ "Get an estimate before long generations", "Dub or lip-sync only voices and faces the user has the right to use", "Check the active organisation before connecting with OAuth" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 51.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 55, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 30, "reliability": 43, "schema": 81, "security": 38, "transparency": 40 }, "provenanceScore": 48, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-07", "maintenance": "2026-11-07", "payments": "2026-11-07", "reliability": "2026-11-07", "schema": "2026-11-07", "security": "2026-11-07", "transparency": "2026-11-07" }, "last": "2026-11-07", "oldest": "2026-11-07", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "claudeCode": "claude mcp add sync-labs --transport http https://mcp.sync.so/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "sync-labs": { "url": "https://mcp.sync.so/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.edit", "tool": "https://letme.dev/sync-labs-mcp" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Lip sync video (hobbyist)", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.05, "note": "Plus $5 a month plan" }, { "item": "Dubbing audio", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.1 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Synchronicity Labs", "domain": "sync.so", "domainRegistered": "", "domainNote": "Not looked up: RDAP isn't requested under the 1 November 2026 rules.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "https://status.sync.so", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-11-07", "notes": [ "The repository is MIT. Terms and privacy weren't read." ], "score": 48 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "sync-labs-mcp", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.sync.so/mcp", "method": "mcp-initialize", "lastAt": "2026-11-08T00:56:07.887985939Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 321, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 362, "p95ms24h": 437, "samples24h": 63, "samples30d": 63, "days": [ { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 53, "ok": 53 }, { "date": "2026-11-08", "probes": 10, "ok": 10 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.sync.so", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-11-08T00:32:26.812315776Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T00:56:07.887985939Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 65, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "Model reading. The API launched on 4 August 2026, per Pika's API Club post and the launch release, and the terms were updated the same day. No dated change since was found on 1 October, and the site couldn't be re-read on 5 November under Pika's terms. The launch is 93 days old (10; 20 on 1 October, cause time). Too new for a deprecation record, and no policy found (0). No changelog or public support channel found (0). No official SDK (0). Nothing to assess for package health (0).", "b": "v0.2.4 and commits on 7 November 2026 (30). Three tags in recent weeks (20). Issues not read (0). Official registry entry io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server (15). CI with verify, publish and review workflows (10). 30 + 20 + 0 + 15 + 10 = 75. Registry presence read from Anchor Terminal's own daily import of the official MCP registry (/api/v1/registry.json, 6 November 2026), not the registry's API." }, "scores": { "a": 10, "b": 75 } }, { "by": 36, "category": "schema", "leads": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "reasons": { "a": "No published contract can be shown. The OpenAPI 3.1 file at dev.pika.art/openapi.json was never recorded as linked for download from a docs page, the keyless catalogue's schemas are served by the product's own API, and Pika's terms now bar us from reading the site, so the file no longer counts (0; 25 on 1 October). A detailed llms.txt (10). llms.txt walks through discovery, quote, submit, poll and webhooks, but per-model guidance on when to use which operation is thin (15). Typed input schemas per operation were read on 1 October from the catalogue, which the product's own API serves, so that reading no longer counts; llms.txt says the catalogue returns them, with prices quoted before you submit, but prints none (0; 13 on 1 October). Error codes 401, 403, 409, 413, 415, 422, 429 and 503 are each explained with the action to take, and the docs carry request examples (15). Versioned /v1 paths, but no changelog (5). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.", "b": "Tools generated from the public API specification plus workflow tools, with typed schemas in the source (25). llms.txt and .md pages (10). Tool table with descriptions (14 of 20). Typed from the API spec (12 of 15). Examples and an estimates tool; errors not documented (8 of 15). Tags v0.2.2 to v0.2.4 and dated commits (12 of 15). 25 + 10 + 14 + 12 + 8 + 12 = 81." }, "scores": { "a": 45, "b": 81 } }, { "by": 25, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "pika", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "Jobs are small JSON objects with media by URL, and signed webhooks (Standard Webhooks, retried for about 55 hours) remove polling (25). Resolution and duration control output size (10). No job list endpoint found, only a list of webhook deliveries (0 of 10). Errors say what to do, for example check the balance on a 403 and send a fresh key on a 409 (20). Idempotency-Key on submits, and a reused key with a different body returns 409 (20). Few required fields, but no official SDK (5). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.", "b": "A generated catalogue filtered by client profile, curated for ChatGPT (15). Project history and estimates (12 of 20). Recovery tools; errors not documented (8 of 20). Annotations not read (5 of 20). OAuth or a key, npm package and library use (15). 15 + 12 + 8 + 5 + 15 = 55." }, "scores": { "a": 80, "b": 55 } }, { "by": 10, "category": "payments", "leads": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "reasons": { "a": "No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Live per-operation prices from a keyless catalogue, and quotes are free and need no key, $0.04 a second for Pika 2.5 at 720p (20). No free generation tier. The $10 monthly membership includes a $10 credit in the first month but needs a card (0). Browsing and quoting are keyless, but generating needs a person to sign up and pay (0). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.", "b": "No machine payment protocol (0). Per-second prices published (20). A free try for short videos (10 of 20). A person signs up (0). 0 + 20 + 10 + 0 = 30." }, "scores": { "a": 20, "b": 30 } }, { "by": 8, "category": "reliability", "leads": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "Reliability", "reasons": { "a": "No status page. The homepage makes an uptime claim but links no status page (0). No incident history to read (5). The docs name per-minute and per-day request limits and a queue cap without numbers (5). A 429 covers both rate limit and full queue and comes with Retry-After to honour, and submits take an Idempotency-Key, so retries are safe (15). No SLA published (0). Launched on 4 August 2026 with no beta label (10). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.", "b": "Status page at status.sync.so with maintenance and previous incidents (20). History not read (5). No MCP limits found (0). The source has abort-signal handling and recovery guidance for long jobs (8 of 15). No SLA found (0). Version 0.2.4, not labelled beta (10). 20 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 10 = 43." }, "scores": { "a": 35, "b": 43 } }, { "by": 5, "category": "security", "leads": "sync-labs-mcp", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "reasons": { "a": "Model reading of the checklist (credential, training, retention, operator visibility, programme). API keys created at dev.pika.art/keys, sent as X-API-Key or bearer, and an inactive key is refused. No scopes found (20). The terms of 4 August 2026 let Pika use anonymised or aggregated inputs and outputs to train its models, with no opt-out stated (0). Deleting a job erases its stored media and the captured prompt (5). No retention period stated for jobs you don't delete (0). A balance endpoint, a settled charge per job and a webhook delivery log, no audit log (8). No security.txt, bug bounty or certification found (0). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.", "b": "OAuth per organisation, or an API key in the environment (22 of 30). No read-only mode (3 of 20). Media in and out, no third-party text (10). No audit log found (0). No security programme found (3 of 20). 22 + 3 + 10 + 0 + 3 = 38." }, "scores": { "a": 33, "b": 38 } } ], "facts": [ { "a": "Model API", "b": "MCP server", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Pika (Mellis, Inc.)", "b": "Synchronicity Labs (sync.)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.dev.pika.art", "b": "https://mcp.sync.so/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not read yet", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "4/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "sync. labs MCP server scores 51.5 (D) on agent readiness against Pika API's 40.5 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Pika API or sync. labs MCP server?" }, { "answer": "Pika API needs an API key. sync. labs MCP server takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Pika API and sync. labs MCP server need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Pika API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.dev.pika.art and sync. labs MCP server at https://mcp.sync.so/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call Pika API and sync. labs MCP server without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for Pika API. sync. labs MCP server is open source (MIT).", "question": "Are Pika API and sync. labs MCP server open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 80 against 55" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Agents that want one key and one schema across many video models, priced before each call, and Pika's own effects models.", "slug": "pika", "watchFor": "$10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 43 against 35", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 45", "Security \u0026 auth, 38 against 33", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 75 against 10" ], "also": [ "Open source" ], "goodFor": "Agents that lip-sync or dub video 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"Google Veo vs sync. labs MCP server", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-sync-labs-mcp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-sync-labs-mcp.json", "title": "OpenAI Sora API vs sync. labs MCP server", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-sync-labs-mcp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sync-labs-mcp-vs-vidu.json", "title": "sync. labs MCP server vs Vidu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sync-labs-mcp-vs-vidu" } ], "panel": null, "scores": [ { "by": 8, "edge": "sync-labs-mcp", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "pika": 35, "sync-labs-mcp": 43, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 36, "edge": "sync-labs-mcp", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "pika": 45, "sync-labs-mcp": 81, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 25, "edge": "pika", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "pika": 80, "sync-labs-mcp": 55, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "sync-labs-mcp", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "pika": 33, "sync-labs-mcp": 38, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "sync-labs-mcp", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "pika": 20, "sync-labs-mcp": 30, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 65, "edge": "sync-labs-mcp", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "pika": 10, "sync-labs-mcp": 75, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "pika", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "pika": 46, "sync-labs-mcp": 44, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "sync. labs MCP server scores 51.5 (D) on agent readiness against Pika API's 40.5 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics. Both do video edit.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "pika": "Pika's API sells its own and resold video models from a keyless catalogue that llms.txt documents with live prices, free quotes and idempotent submits. It costs a $10 monthly membership before any usage, has no free generation, no status page or changelog, and its terms allow training on anonymised inputs.", "sync-labs-mcp": "sync. labs' MCP server is open source, generated from its API spec with workflow tools on top, and released often, with clear per-second prices for lip sync and dubbing. Security and data handling are thinly documented, and there's no read-only mode." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-sync-labs-mcp", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-sync-labs-mcp.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-sync-labs-mcp.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-sync-labs-mcp.min.md" }, "markdown": "sync. labs MCP server scores 51.5 (D) on agent readiness against Pika API's 40.5 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics. Both do video edit.\n\n- Pika API: grade E, 40.5/100, rank #1320 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pika.json\n- sync. labs MCP server: grade D, 51.5/100, rank #1026 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sync-labs-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sync-labs-mcp.json\n- Best video generation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/video-generation/index.md\n- All 183 video comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/video-generation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Pika API (E)\n\nGood for: Agents that want one key and one schema across many video models, priced before each call, and Pika's own effects models.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 80 against 55\n\nWatch for: $10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation\n\n### sync. labs MCP server (D)\n\nGood for: Agents that lip-sync or dub video into other languages.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 43 against 35\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 45\n- Security \u0026 auth, 38 against 33\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 75 against 10\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: No read-only mode\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: sync. labs MCP server +65\n\n- Pika API (10): Model reading. The API launched on 4 August 2026, per Pika's API Club post and the launch release, and the terms were updated the same day. No dated change since was found on 1 October, and the site couldn't be re-read on 5 November under Pika's terms. The launch is 93 days old (10; 20 on 1 October, cause time). Too new for a deprecation record, and no policy found (0). No changelog or public support channel found (0). No official SDK (0). Nothing to assess for package health (0).\n- sync. labs MCP server (75): v0.2.4 and commits on 7 November 2026 (30). Three tags in recent weeks (20). Issues not read (0). Official registry entry io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server (15). CI with verify, publish and review workflows (10). 30 + 20 + 0 + 15 + 10 = 75. Registry presence read from Anchor Terminal's own daily import of the official MCP registry (/api/v1/registry.json, 6 November 2026), not the registry's API.\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: sync. labs MCP server +36\n\n- Pika API (45): No published contract can be shown. The OpenAPI 3.1 file at dev.pika.art/openapi.json was never recorded as linked for download from a docs page, the keyless catalogue's schemas are served by the product's own API, and Pika's terms now bar us from reading the site, so the file no longer counts (0; 25 on 1 October). A detailed llms.txt (10). llms.txt walks through discovery, quote, submit, poll and webhooks, but per-model guidance on when to use which operation is thin (15). Typed input schemas per operation were read on 1 October from the catalogue, which the product's own API serves, so that reading no longer counts; llms.txt says the catalogue returns them, with prices quoted before you submit, but prints none (0; 13 on 1 October). Error codes 401, 403, 409, 413, 415, 422, 429 and 503 are each explained with the action to take, and the docs carry request examples (15). Versioned /v1 paths, but no changelog (5). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n- sync. labs MCP server (81): Tools generated from the public API specification plus workflow tools, with typed schemas in the source (25). llms.txt and .md pages (10). Tool table with descriptions (14 of 20). Typed from the API spec (12 of 15). Examples and an estimates tool; errors not documented (8 of 15). Tags v0.2.2 to v0.2.4 and dated commits (12 of 15). 25 + 10 + 14 + 12 + 8 + 12 = 81.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: Pika API +25\n\n- Pika API (80): Jobs are small JSON objects with media by URL, and signed webhooks (Standard Webhooks, retried for about 55 hours) remove polling (25). Resolution and duration control output size (10). No job list endpoint found, only a list of webhook deliveries (0 of 10). Errors say what to do, for example check the balance on a 403 and send a fresh key on a 409 (20). Idempotency-Key on submits, and a reused key with a different body returns 409 (20). Few required fields, but no official SDK (5). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n- sync. labs MCP server (55): A generated catalogue filtered by client profile, curated for ChatGPT (15). Project history and estimates (12 of 20). Recovery tools; errors not documented (8 of 20). Annotations not read (5 of 20). OAuth or a key, npm package and library use (15). 15 + 12 + 8 + 5 + 15 = 55.\n\n### Payments \u0026 pricing: sync. labs MCP server +10\n\n- Pika API (20): No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Live per-operation prices from a keyless catalogue, and quotes are free and need no key, $0.04 a second for Pika 2.5 at 720p (20). No free generation tier. The $10 monthly membership includes a $10 credit in the first month but needs a card (0). Browsing and quoting are keyless, but generating needs a person to sign up and pay (0). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n- sync. labs MCP server (30): No machine payment protocol (0). Per-second prices published (20). A free try for short videos (10 of 20). A person signs up (0). 0 + 20 + 10 + 0 = 30.\n\n### Reliability: sync. labs MCP server +8\n\n- Pika API (35): No status page. The homepage makes an uptime claim but links no status page (0). No incident history to read (5). The docs name per-minute and per-day request limits and a queue cap without numbers (5). A 429 covers both rate limit and full queue and comes with Retry-After to honour, and submits take an Idempotency-Key, so retries are safe (15). No SLA published (0). Launched on 4 August 2026 with no beta label (10). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n- sync. labs MCP server (43): Status page at status.sync.so with maintenance and previous incidents (20). History not read (5). No MCP limits found (0). The source has abort-signal handling and recovery guidance for long jobs (8 of 15). No SLA found (0). Version 0.2.4, not labelled beta (10). 20 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 10 = 43.\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: sync. labs MCP server +5\n\n- Pika API (33): Model reading of the checklist (credential, training, retention, operator visibility, programme). API keys created at dev.pika.art/keys, sent as X-API-Key or bearer, and an inactive key is refused. No scopes found (20). The terms of 4 August 2026 let Pika use anonymised or aggregated inputs and outputs to train its models, with no opt-out stated (0). Deleting a job erases its stored media and the captured prompt (5). No retention period stated for jobs you don't delete (0). A balance endpoint, a settled charge per job and a webhook delivery log, no audit log (8). No security.txt, bug bounty or certification found (0). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n- sync. labs MCP server (38): OAuth per organisation, or an API key in the environment (22 of 30). No read-only mode (3 of 20). Media in and out, no third-party text (10). No audit log found (0). No security programme found (3 of 20). 22 + 3 + 10 + 0 + 3 = 38.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Pika API | sync. labs MCP server | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 35 | 43 | sync. labs MCP server +8 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 45 | 81 | sync. labs MCP server +36 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 55 | Pika API +25 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 33 | 38 | sync. labs MCP server +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 30 | sync. labs MCP server +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 10 | 75 | sync. labs MCP server +65 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 46 | 44 | Pika API +2 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **40.5 · E** | **51.5 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Pika API | sync. labs MCP server |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | MCP server |\n| Vendor | Pika (Mellis, Inc.) | Synchronicity Labs (sync.) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.dev.pika.art` | `https://mcp.sync.so/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP | Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | MIT |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.synchronicity-labs/mcp-server` |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | not read yet |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not read yet |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not read yet |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not read yet |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not read yet |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | none |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### Pika API\n\n- -7.0 on 5 November 2026 (D to E): correction, time\n- +0.2 on 27 October 2026: checklist\n- -0.5 on 8 October 2026: checklist\n\n### sync. labs MCP server\n\nNo score change since it was listed.\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Pika API.** Pika's API sells its own and resold video models from a keyless catalogue that llms.txt documents with live prices, free quotes and idempotent submits. It costs a $10 monthly membership before any usage, has no free generation, no status page or changelog, and its terms allow training on anonymised inputs.\n\n**sync. labs MCP server.** sync. labs' MCP server is open source, generated from its API spec with workflow tools on top, and released often, with clear per-second prices for lip sync and dubbing. Security and data handling are thinly documented, and there's no read-only mode.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Pika API\n\n1. Call `GET /catalog/apis/{api_id}?expand=inputs` first. It's free and returns the path, schema and price\n2. Check GET /billing/balance before a submit. A 403 can mean an inactive key or an empty balance\n3. Send an Idempotency-Key on every submit, and a fresh one only when you change the body\n4. Record cost from `billing.charge_micro_usd` only once `billing.state` is settled\n\n### sync. labs MCP server\n\n1. Get an estimate before long generations\n2. Dub or lip-sync only voices and faces the user has the right to use\n3. Check the active organisation before connecting with OAuth\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Pika API or sync. labs MCP server?\n\nsync. labs MCP server scores 51.5 (D) on agent readiness against Pika API's 40.5 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics.\n\n### Do Pika API and sync. labs MCP server need an API key?\n\nPika API needs an API key. sync. labs MCP server takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Pika API and sync. labs MCP server without installing anything?\n\nYes. Pika API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.dev.pika.art and sync. labs MCP server at https://mcp.sync.so/mcp.\n\n### Are Pika API and sync. labs MCP server open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Pika API. sync. labs MCP server is open source (MIT).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-sync-labs-mcp.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-sync-labs-mcp.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"pika\", \"b\": \"sync-labs-mcp\"}`. 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