Higgsfield vs Pika
We give Higgsfield a 2.4 GPA and Pika a 2.6, out of 4.0. Higgsfield grades higher on the free plan. Pika grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Higgsfield
AI video and image suite with its own studios and many models
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAHiggsfieldFair | 2.6GPAPikaGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo plan prices could be read: the pricing page builds its plans with JavaScript our reader couldn't load, and the help centre gives no figures. With no price on record, it's a C. | BStarter is $8 a month on yearly billing ($10 monthly) for 900 credits, about 7 five-second Seedance 2.5 clips or 112 Nano Banana 2 images. That's the cheapest start among its listed video rivals, Runway at $12 and Luma at $25, but there's no commercial license until Creator at $28. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free tier lets you generate with a small set of models but includes no credits, and there's no trial of the paid plans. | 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 | BSoul image models with Soul ID to keep a face the same, Cinema Studio for multi-shot scenes with camera control, Marketing Studio for ads from a product link, a node Canvas, the Supercomputer agent and outside models like Veo and Kling. The whole job. | 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 app-store rating on record. Several studios, a node canvas and an agent mean a lot of places to learn. | A4.73 from about 4,300 App Store ratings, in the top band. Each tool does one thing, like Extend Video or Color Grade, so it's clear where to start. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with plugins for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Resolve, Figma and Blender, and links to Claude and ChatGPT. No phone or desktop app of its own. | 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 | consistent characters and video ads | 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: Higgsfield and Pika. How we grade
Where they differ
- Higgsfield has a free plan. Pika does not.
- Only Pika lists an iOS app.
- Higgsfield also covers AI agents.
- Pika also covers video editing.
At a glance
| Higgsfield | Pika | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $8 per month for 900 credits, billed annually ($10 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Generate with a small set of models, with no credits included. There is no free trial of the paid plans. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Higgsfield, Inc. | Mellis, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | pika.art |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Higgsfield
- Creators who want one face to stay the same across many images and clips
- Marketers making many product video ads from a link
- People who want many outside video models under one subscription
Pika
- Social and ad creators who want task-specific video and image tools
- Adding sound and music to generated clips in the same app
- Trying several partner video models without separate accounts
Worth knowing
Higgsfield
- Plan prices could not be read: the pricing page builds its plan list with JavaScript, which our reader could not load, and the help center gives no figures.
- Unlimited model access on mid and top plans works only on higgsfield.ai; MCP, Canvas and Supercomputer always spend credits, and plan credits do not roll over.
- Refunds are given only within 7 days of a first purchase with no credits used, less a fee of up to 6%; renewals are not refunded.
- Team plans take 2 to 9 seats and Scale 5 to 15; SSO starts at Scale, and no-training terms only come with Enterprise.
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).
- The Starter plan has no commercial license; commercial use starts at Creator.
- 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
Higgsfield
- Soul and Soul ID
- Higgsfield's own image models aimed at cinematic and fashion looks; Soul ID learns a character from photos so the same face appears in later images and videos.
- Cinema Studio
- Makes cinematic video with camera control, multi-shot scenes and physics-aware motion.
- Marketing Studio
- Turns a product URL or image into a finished video ad in a UGC, unboxing, tutorial or TV-spot format, with audio and lip sync.
- Canvas
- A node-based board for chaining models in sequence, working on it with others in real time and saving pipelines to reuse.
- Supercomputer agent
- Describe a job in plain language and the agent plans it, generates the assets and delivers them, including batch variations and simple websites.
- Plugins for editing apps
- Plugins for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Resolve, Photoshop, Figma and Blender generate clips into the timeline and reframe footage or remove its background.
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
Higgsfield
Pricing could not be confirmed. See higgsfield.ai.
Pika
Starter$8
per month for 900 credits, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
Enough for about 7 five-second Seedance 2.5 clips at 720p or 112 Nano Banana 2 images; no commercial license.
Creator$28
per month for 3,150 credits, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
About 25 Seedance 2.5 clips or 393 Nano Banana 2 images, a commercial license and 8 video jobs at once.
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
Higgsfield
No public discounts listed.
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.
