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A generative video platform that turns text or images into short AI videos, with playful visual effects and a video-focused chat agent.
Multi-modal AI video generator that lets users reference images, video, and audio together for consistent, controllable video creation.
Fast AI video and image generator known for consistent multi-reference characters, anime motion, and free off-peak generation.
AI video-to-VFX suite for relighting, rotoscoping, background removal and PBR passes, with a node-based compositor.
AI color-grading software for editors and colorists that auto-balances, matches shots, and runs locally in Resolve, Premiere, and more.
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- ✦Text-to-video and image-to-video generation
- ✦Pikaffects for stylized transformations of photos into video
- ✦Pika Agent conversational creative assistant
- ✦Pikascenes, Pikadditions and Pikaswaps for scene editing
- ✦Pika MCP to add creative tools to other AI agents
- ✦Commercial usage rights and watermark-free downloads on paid plans
- ✦Multi-modal input combining images, video, audio, and text
- ✦Reference-based generation for motion, camera moves, and characters
- ✦Consistency controls for faces, clothing, and visual style across shots
- ✦Video extension, merging, and segment editing
- ✦Built-in context-aware audio and music generation
- ✦Credit-based pricing tied to resolution and duration
- ✦Text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation
- ✦Multi-reference consistency using up to 7 images
- ✦First and last frame transition control
- ✦Anime art-to-video animation
- ✦Unlimited free generation in off-peak mode
- ✦AI sound effect and AI image generation tools
- ✦Node-based AI compositor (Canvas)
- ✦Video-to-VFX transformation (SwitchX)
- ✦AI rotoscoping and background removal
- ✦PBR pass generation from footage
- ✦Real-time 3D relighting editor
- ✦Export/plugin support for DCC tools
- ✦AI shot matching across sequences
- ✦One-click auto color balance
- ✦AI auto white balance
- ✦Match a look from any reference image
- ✦Local, on-device processing
- ✦Plugin/standalone for Resolve, Premiere, Nuke, Flame, Baselight
- ✦Film and grain emulation (Pro)
- →Producing short social-media-ready video clips from text ideas
- →Turning a single photo into a reality-bending video effect
- →Automating creative content workflows through an AI agent
- →Adding video generation capability to existing AI agent setups via MCP
- →Advertisers replicating proven ad templates with new products
- →Educators creating animated lesson and tutorial videos
- →Social media creators replicating trending video formats
- →Filmmakers previsualizing camera movements and scenes
- →Marketers producing branded video ads with consistent characters
- →Anime creators animating static art
- →Creators reusing saved characters/props across multiple videos
- →Users wanting fast, low-cost video generation via off-peak mode
- →Relighting shots in post-production
- →Rotoscoping and removing backgrounds
- →Generating relightable VFX passes for compositing
- →Balancing and matching entire timelines
- →Fast cinematic grading for editors
- →High-end finishing and VFX color
- →Creating and sharing looks