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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": 47.8, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 382, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 20, "payments": 20, "reliability": 35, "schema": 83, "security": 33, "transparency": 49 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Keyless catalogue with live prices and JSON input schemas for 162 operations. $10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation.", "strengths": [ "Keyless catalogue with live prices and JSON input schemas for 162 operations", "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", "OpenAPI 3.1 and a detailed llms.txt" ], "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", "Launched on 2026-08-04, so there's little track record" ], "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": "D", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 47.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 20, "payments": 20, "reliability": 35, "schema": 83, "security": 33, "transparency": 35 }, "provenanceScore": 62 }, "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. 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The hosted MCP at api.vidu.com/mcp/v1 takes the same header.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Credits at $0.005 each plus sales tax. Q3 Pro 24 credits a second at 1080p ($0.12), 20 at 720p ($0.10), 9 at 540p ($0.045). Q3 Turbo 13 at 1080p ($0.065), 11 at 720p ($0.055), 7 at 540p ($0.035). Off-peak mode roughly halves each rate. Q2 charges a start fee plus a per-second rate, Q1 80 credits a clip (https://platform.vidu.com/docs/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$0.005 / credit", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in docs or pricing. Prepaid credits (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 5, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": 25, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/introduction", "capabilities": [ "video.generate", "video.image-to-video", "video.audio", "video.extend" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "async-jobs", "webhooks", "mcp", "python" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-15", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 40.4, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 423, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 55, "maintenance": 57, "payments": 20, "reliability": 35, "schema": 48, "security": 28, "transparency": 49 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak. No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference.", "strengths": [ "Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak", "Clips up to 16 seconds with synced dialogue and sound effects", "Callbacks, a task list and a cancel endpoint", "Hosted streamable HTTP MCP server as well as a stdio package" ], "weaknesses": [ "No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference", "No status page, SLA or official SDK", "Terms let ShengShu record and use inputs and outputs for operational and other purposes, and don't name the output's owner", "stdio MCP package last released on 2025-06-24", "5 concurrent tasks on the standard tier" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY`. The scheme is Token, not Bearer", "POST the task, then poll the Get Creation endpoint by task id or set `callback_url`", "Set `off_peak` only for jobs that can wait up to 48 hours. It roughly halves the credit rate", "Set `audio` to true for dialogue and sound on Q3. It's off by default", "Keep the AI-generated label on outputs. The terms forbid removing it" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 40.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 55, "maintenance": 57, "payments": 20, "reliability": 35, "schema": 48, "security": 28, "transparency": 17 }, "provenanceScore": 80 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2/text2video \\\n -H \"Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"viduq3-turbo\",\"prompt\":\"a paper boat drifting down a rainy street\"}'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "Vidu": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Token \u003ckey\u003e" }, "url": "https://api.vidu.com/mcp/v1" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/vidu" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 1080p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.12, "note": "24 credits, off-peak $0.06" }, { "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 720p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.1, "note": "20 credits, off-peak $0.05" }, { "item": "Vidu Q3 Pro 540p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.045, "note": "9 credits" }, { "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 1080p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.065, "note": "13 credits, off-peak $0.035" }, { "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 720p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.055, "note": "11 credits, off-peak $0.03" }, { "item": "Vidu Q3 Turbo 540p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.035, "note": "7 credits, off-peak $0.02" }, { "item": "Credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.005 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "ShengShu AI HK Limited", "domain": "vidu.com", "domainRegistered": "1999-06-22", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/terms-of-use", "privacy": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/update", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "vidu.com was registered in 1999, long before ShengShu (founded 2023) launched Vidu", "The docs site answers 200 for any path, so link checks can't tell a moved page from a live one" ], "score": 80 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.json", "live": { "slug": "vidu", "probe": { "target": "https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-04T23:32:56.315968598Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 714, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 714, "p95ms24h": 770, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1097, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 267, "ok": 267 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "vidu-mcp", "version": "0.1.2", "released": "2025-06-24", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:43:31.227839389Z" } ], "githubStars": 5, "pypiWeekly": 23, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://vidu.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:49.43479217Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "vidu.com", "registered": "1999-06-22", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/vidu.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:10:31.712846875Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/update", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:06.888330924Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6ecf30326ae8" }, { "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:53.72091332Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "65eb9f3701ad" }, { "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:58.878646025Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "576f65c141d6" }, { "url": "https://platform.vidu.com/docs/terms-of-use", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:02.79997854Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "0cc473ca617f" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:32:56.315968598Z" } }, "summary": "Pika API has a score of 47.8 (D) against Vidu API's 40.4 (E). Both do video generate. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 37 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-vidu", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-vidu.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-vidu.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-vidu.min.md" }, "markdown": "Pika API has a score of 47.8 (D) against Vidu API's 40.4 (E). Both do video generate. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 37 points.\n\n- Pika API: grade D, 47.8/100, rank #382 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pika.json\n- Vidu API: grade E, 40.4/100, rank #423 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vidu.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Pika API for schema \u0026 documentation (+35), agent ergonomics (+25), security \u0026 auth (+5).\n\nPick Vidu API for maintenance \u0026 community (+37).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Pika API | Vidu API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 35 | 35 | even |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 48 | Pika API +35 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 55 | Pika API +25 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 33 | 28 | Pika API +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 20 | 57 | Vidu API +37 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 49 | 49 | even |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **47.8 · D** | **40.4 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Pika API | Vidu API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Pika (Mellis, Inc.) | ShengShu Technology |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.dev.pika.art` | `https://api.vidu.com/ent/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-15 |\n| Popularity | none | 5 stars, 25 PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Pika API.** Keyless catalogue with live prices and JSON input schemas for 162 operations. $10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation.\n\n**Vidu API.** Q3 Turbo from $0.035 a second at 540p, about half that off-peak. No llms.txt, OpenAPI file or error-code reference.\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### Vidu API\n\n1. Send `Authorization: Token $VIDU_API_KEY`. The scheme is Token, not Bearer\n2. POST the task, then poll the Get Creation endpoint by task id or set `callback_url`\n3. Set `off_peak` only for jobs that can wait up to 48 hours. It roughly halves the credit rate\n4. Set `audio` to true for dialogue and sound on Q3. It's off by default\n5. Keep the AI-generated label on outputs. The terms forbid removing it\n\n## Other comparisons with Pika API or Vidu API\n\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-pika.md)\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-pika.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-pika.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-pika.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-vidu.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-pika.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-vidu.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-pika.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Pika API vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [Pika API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pika-vs-runway.md)\n- [PixVerse API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pixverse-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Runway API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/runway-vs-vidu.md)\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "Pika API vs Vidu API", "url": "" } ], "description": "Pika API has a score of 47.8 (D) against Vidu API's 40.4 (E). 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