DomoAI vs Pika (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Pika grades higher than DomoAI: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
DomoAI grades higher on the free plan. Pika grades higher on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
DomoAI
AI video and image generator with style templates and talking avatars
Which one is for you
Pick DomoAI if
- Fits if you turn stills or footage into stylised clips with templates
- Works for people who need short talking-avatar videos
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to know the free allowance first, as the page does not state it
- Tight if you are on Basic: no Relax mode, 600 credits a month and 8 active tasks
- Watch out: Indian or Russian payment methods do not auto-renew, per the pricing FAQ
- Watch out: Team is shown for 3 seats at $3,564 a year, so it is not cheap for one person
Pick Pika if
- Fits if you make short social clips and ads and want one tool per job
- Works for clips that need music and sound effects matched to the action
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as the free plan has 0 credits and packs cost $25 for 1,500
- Watch out: video eats credits, at about 122 for one 5-second 720p Seedance clip
- Tight if you need much video, as Starter is about 4 five-second clips a month and credits don't roll over
- Watch out: payments aren't refunded, and top-up credits expire after 365 days and work only on pika.art, not the API, MCP or iOS app
- Not for you if you're on Android or want a desktop app, and the developer API is a separate $10 a month
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADomoAIFair | 2.6GPAPikaGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $9 a month billed yearly ($13 monthly), between the $8 cheaper-quarter start and the $10 middle for image tools. Pro is $99 a month on yearly billing. | BStarter is $8 a month on yearly billing ($10 monthly) for 600 credits, about 4 five-second Seedance 2.5 clips at 720p, with a commercial license. That's the lowest start among its listed video rivals, Runway at $12 and Luma at $25, but 4 clips a month doesn't go far, and Creator at $28 makes about 21. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with starter credits exists, but the pricing page does not say how many. | FThe Free plan has 0 credits a month and only works with bought packs, at $25 for 1,500 credits. So nothing is free, and payments aren't refunded. |
| Features | CImage, text and frames to video, restyle, lip sync, talking avatars, upscaling and face swap. Relax mode is off Basic and works only on supported models; third-party video models run in Fast mode only. | BVideo Studio for up to 30-second multi-shot videos on Pika 2.5, Seedance and MiniMax, apps to extend, regrade and rework footage, image tools, saved characters, product shots and soundtracks matched to the action. The whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Credits, Relax and Fast modes and many separate tools take time to sort out. | A4.73 from about 4,300 App Store ratings, in the top band. Each tool does one thing, like Extend Video or Color Grade. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only; no desktop or phone app is named in the listing. | BWeb and iPhone, with ChatGPT and other agents through MCP and a separate developer API. No Android or desktop app, and top-up credits don't work in the iPhone app. |
| Best for | stylised AI video and talking avatars | short social clips with sound |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: DomoAI and Pika. How we grade
Price against what you get
DomoAI starts at $9 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Pika starts at $8 a month and scores 3.3.
Pika scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 20 score higher than DomoAI for less, and none scores higher than Pika for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Pika also covers video editing.
At a glance
| DomoAI | Pika | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $9 per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly) | $8 per month for 600 credits, billed annually ($10 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | A free plan with starter credits; the pricing page does not state the amount. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | DomoAI Pte. Ltd. | Mellis, Inc. |
| Price read from | domoai.app | pika.art |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DomoAI
- Relax mode, which does not spend credits, is not on Basic and applies only to supported models; third-party video models run in Fast mode only.
- Annual billing is shown as the default; the crossed-out higher figures are read as monthly prices and should be confirmed on the page.
- Per the pricing FAQ, subscriptions paid with Indian or Russian payment methods do not auto-renew.
- The Team plan page shows a yearly total for 3 seats ($3,564), so plan on a small team.
Pika
- There are no free credits: the Free plan includes 0 credits a month and works only with bought packs, at 60 credits per $1 ($25 for 1,500).
- Video uses credits fast: a 5-second 720p Seedance 2.5 clip costs about 122 credits, so Starter's 600 make about 4.
- Plan credits reset each period without rollover; top-up credits expire after 365 days and work only on pika.art, not the API, MCP or iOS app.
- Payments are non-refundable. The developer API is a separate membership at $10 a month, with $10 of credit in the first month.
Key features
DomoAI
- Image, text and frames to video
- Animate a still, write a prompt, or upload 2 to 8 images to generate a clip with transitions between them.
- Omni Reference
- Blends image, video and audio references into one video of 4 to 30 seconds.
- Video restyle and lip sync
- Transform existing footage into anime or other styles, and sync a face to supplied audio.
- Talking avatars
- Create an avatar that speaks a script. Length goes up to 20 seconds on Basic and Standard, up to 60 on Pro and Team.
- Upscalers and tools
- Video upscaling to 4K, image upscaling to 6K, background removal and face swap.
Pika
- Video Studio
- Makes anything from a short clip to a 30-second multi-shot video, using Pika 2.5, Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Wan 3.0 or Gemini Omni.
- Editing apps for footage
- Extend Video adds frames to a clip, Color Grade changes its look, and Swap Anything and Motion Transfer rework existing video.
- Image Studio and Edit Image
- Generate images with models such as GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2 and Seedream, then swap, remove or restyle parts of them.
- Characters and product shots
- Character Studio saves a character to reuse across creations, and Product Shot stages a product without a photoshoot.
- Pika Soundtrack and audio
- Soundtrack scores a clip with music, ambience and sound effects matched to the action; separate studios handle speech, music and SFX.
- MCP, ChatGPT and API
- Pika can be used from ChatGPT and other agents through its MCP server, and developers reach the same models through the Pika API Club.
Plans
DomoAI
Basic$9
per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly)
600 credits a month, 50+ style templates, 4K video and 6K image upscaling, no watermark and 8 active tasks. No Relax mode.
Standard$29
per month, billed annually ($42 billed monthly)
2,200 credits a month, unlimited Relax generations on supported models, and 12 active tasks.
Pro$99
per month, billed annually ($142 billed monthly)
8,000 credits a month, longer character and avatar clips (up to 30s and 60s), 20 active tasks and priority support.
Team$99
per seat / month, billed annually ($142 billed monthly)
24,000 credits a month shared across a team workspace, 32 active tasks, Pro features and priority support.
Pika
Starter$8
per month for 600 credits, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
Enough for about 4 five-second Seedance 2.5 clips at 720p, with a commercial license and 2 video jobs at once.
Creator$28
per month for 2,600 credits, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
About 21 Seedance 2.5 clips at 720p and 8 video jobs at once; for a limited time, free Pika H3 Flex generations every day.
Fancy$76
per month for 8,550 credits, billed annually ($95 billed monthly)
About 70 Seedance 2.5 clips, priority queue and unlimited parallel jobs. Larger credit steps run to $880 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom monthly credits for studios and teams, with dedicated support and early access to new models.
Ways to pay less
DomoAI
- Annual discount
Save 30% or more with yearly billing
The pricing page labels the Yearly option Save 30%+ against the monthly price of each plan.
- Education
10% off for students
DomoAI's student page advertises 10% off its AI animation platform for students and educators.
Pika
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists yearly billing at 20% off: Starter $8 instead of $10 a month, Creator $28 instead of $35, Fancy $76 instead of $95.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, DomoAI or Pika?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Pika is cheaper to start with: $8 a month, against $9 a month for DomoAI. DomoAI starts at $9 per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly), and Pika starts at $8 per month for 600 credits, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, DomoAI or Pika?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only DomoAI has a free plan. Pika does not.
Which platforms do DomoAI and Pika run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Pika lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.