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Alternatives to Pika

Below are the 31 other tools in Video & Motion, the category where we list Pika. For each one you get what it is, the starting price shown on its own site, and whether it has a free tier.

Pika starts at $8+/mo, and we do not list a free tier for it. Read the full Pika profile, or see everything in Video & Motion.

Listed alphabetically, not ranked. These are research-based profiles, not hands-on tests. Starting price is the lowest listed paid plan per month (annual-billing equivalent where the vendor lists one), as shown on the vendor's own site when we last checked. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's site. How this site works.

Price and free tier at a glance

ToolStarting priceFree tier
Pika$8+/mo (checked October 2026)Not listed
Adobe Premiere Pro$22.99/mo (checked October 2026)Not listed
CapCut$19.99/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
CaptionsFree; paid plans from $4.99/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
ClipchampFree; included with Microsoft 365 (checked October 2026)Yes
ColossyanFree; paid plans from $59/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
D-ID$4.70/mo (checked October 2026)Not listed
DaVinci ResolveFree / $295 (checked October 2026)Yes
DescriptFree; paid plans from $16/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
FlikiFree; paid plans from $21/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
Google Flow$4.99/moNot listed
Hailuo AIFree; paid plans from $14.99/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
HedraFree; paid plans from $8/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
HeyGenFree; paid plans from $29/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
Higgsfield AI$15/moNot listed
InVideo AIFree; paid plans from $10/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
KapwingFree; paid plans from $16/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
Klap$14/mo (checked October 2026)Not listed
Kling AI$8.80/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
LTX StudioFree; paid plans from $12/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
Luma AI$25/mo (checked October 2026)Not listed
Lumen5Free; paid plans from $19/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
OpusClip$15/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
Pictory$25/mo (checked October 2026)Not listed
PixVerseFree; paid plans from $8/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
Runway MLFree; paid plans from $12/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
Submagic$12/mo (checked October 2026)Not listed
SynthesiaFree; paid plans from $29/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
Topaz Video AI$25/mo (checked October 2026)Not listed
VEED$24/moYes
Wondershare FilmoraFree; paid plans from $4/mo (checked October 2026)Yes
ZebracatFree; paid plans from $23/mo (checked October 2026)Yes

Pika is the first row. The rest are in alphabetical order.

Alternatives with a free tier

22 of the 31 alternatives list a free tier or free plan. Free tiers usually come with usage limits.

Listed at a lower starting price than Pika

6 of the 31 tools below list a lower starting price ($8/mo) than Pika. A lower starting price does not mean the same features: plan limits differ a lot between tools.

Head-to-head comparisons

All 31 alternatives

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe's video editor with AI tools such as Generative Extend and Object Mask. The individual plan is $22.99 a month, annual plan billed monthly.

$22.99/mo

CapCut

ByteDance's video editor for desktop, web and mobile, with AI captions, background removal, templates and AI video generation. Free plan; Pro from $19.99/mo.

$19.99/moFree tier

Captions

AI video app for captions, editing, dubbing and AI actors on mobile and web. Free plan; paid from $4.99 a month (Android-only Lite), $9.99 for Basic, billed monthly.

Free / $4.99+Free tier

Clipchamp

Microsoft's video editor for web and Windows. The free plan exports to 1080p with AI captions and text to speech; 4K comes with Microsoft 365 Personal or Family.

Free / M365Free tier

Colossyan

AI avatar video and course platform with SCORM export and interactive quizzes. A free Starter plan exists; Professional is $59 a month billed annually.

Free / $59+Free tier

D-ID

Web studio and API that turn text, audio or images into talking AI avatar videos, with interactive agents; a 14-day trial, then reported plans from about $4.70 a month billed annually.

$4.70/mo

DaVinci Resolve

Video editing, color, effects and audio software for Mac, Windows and Linux. A free version is available; the Studio version is listed at $295 and adds Neural Engine AI tools.

Free / $295Free tier

Descript

Audio and video editor that works from a transcript, with AI tools for filler-word removal, audio cleanup and voice. Free plan; paid plans from $16 a month (the page does not say if annual).

Free / $16+Free tier

Fliki

Web AI video and voice tool that turns text, blogs and slides into narrated videos; free plan with watermark, paid from $21 a month billed annually (Reported).

Free / $21+Free tier

Google Flow

Google Labs tool for making video and images from prompts, metered in credits. Included with Google AI plans; AI Plus is reported at $4.99 a month, billed monthly.

$4.99/mo

Hailuo AI

AI video and image generator with text-to-video, image-to-video and reference inputs across 12+ models. Credit-based paid plans from $14.99 a month; new users get bonus credits.

Free / $14.99+Free tier

Hedra

Web studio for AI talking-avatar and lip-sync video, plus image, audio and voice cloning. Free plan of 300 credits a month; Lite is $8 a month billed annually ($10 monthly).

Free / $8+Free tier

HeyGen

AI avatar video platform with voice cloning and video translation in 175+ languages on paid plans. Free plan; Creator is $29 a month ($24 billed annually).

Free / $29+Free tier

Higgsfield AI

AI video and image generator with credit-based plans and models such as Seedance, Kling, Veo and Nano Banana, plus its own Soul model.

$15/mo

InVideo AI

Prompt-based AI video tool that generates images, video, voice and music, with a timeline editor. Credit-metered, priced per seat: Starter is $10 a month billed annually ($20 monthly).

Free / $10+Free tier

Kapwing

Browser-based video editor with AI subtitles, translation and dubbing. Free plan adds a watermark; Pro is $16 per member a month billed annually.

Free / $16+Free tier

Klap

Web app that turns long videos into short captioned vertical clips and publishes to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn; one free video, paid from $14 a month billed annually.

$14/mo

Kling AI

AI video and image generator from Kuaishou. Text/image-to-video with native audio, multi-shot scenes, clips up to 15 seconds and a 4K mode. Credit-based, with a free plan.

$8.80/moFree tier

LTX Studio

Browser-based AI video platform from storyboard to edit, with a free plan of 800 one-time credits; paid plans start at $12 a month billed annually.

Free / $12+Free tier

Luma AI

Browser and iOS workspace for generating video, images and audio with Luma's Ray and UNI models plus third-party models. Credit-based plans.

$25/mo

Lumen5

Online video maker that turns a URL or script into branded videos using templates; free plan, paid plans from a reported $19 a month billed annually.

Free / $19+Free tier

OpusClip

Cuts long videos into short captioned clips for social platforms, with scheduling and posting. Free plan has a watermark; Starter is $15 a month (monthly only); Pro is $14.50 a month billed annually.

$15/moFree tier

Pictory

Turns scripts, articles, URLs and recordings into captioned videos with AI voiceover and stock media. 14-day trial; Starter is $25 a month billed annually ($29 monthly).

$25/mo

PixVerse

AI video and image generator with a free Basic plan and credit-based paid plans. Standard is $8 a month billed annually ($10 monthly).

Free / $8+Free tier

Runway ML

AI video and image generation and editing platform with credit-based plans. Free plan with 125 one-time credits; Standard is $12 a month billed annually ($15 monthly).

Free / $12+Free tier

Submagic

AI tool that adds animated captions to short-form video, with B-roll, auto-zoom and transcript-based editing. Free trial of 3 videos; Starter is $12 a month billed annually.

$12/mo

Synthesia

AI video platform that turns scripts into videos with AI avatars and voices in 140+ languages. Free Basic plan (watermarked); Starter is $29 a month.

Free / $29+Free tier

Topaz Video AI

Desktop app for AI video upscaling, frame interpolation and restoration. Personal is $299 a year prepaid (about $25 a month), or $59 a month on the pricing page.

$25/mo

VEED

Browser video editor with auto subtitles, subtitle translation, text-to-speech and stock-clip video creation. Free plan with watermark and 720p export.

$24/moFree tier

Wondershare Filmora

Desktop video editor for Windows and Mac with AI features. Free edition exports with a watermark; Basic is $49.99 a year (about $4 a month) and Perpetual is $79.99 one time.

Free / $4+Free tier

Zebracat

Turns prompts, scripts or blog URLs into social videos and can schedule posts. Has a free plan; paid plans start at $23 a month billed annually ($39 monthly).

Free / $23+Free tier

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