Pika
Effects-driven video generation aimed at social content creators.
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Pika vs Hailuo
Pika (Pika Labs) and Hailuo (MiniMax) both sit in Video. Hailuo is the cheaper entry point at from $4.99/mo. Pika shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (6 vs 2). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Pika Pika Labs | Hailuo MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Video | Video |
| Version | 2.5 | H3 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $10/mo | from $4.99/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Basic $10 · Standard $35 · Pro $95 · Fancy $190 | Free free · Standard $4.99 · Unlimited $24.99 |
| Model stack | Pika 2.5 · Pro · Pro model · Turbo · Turbo model | H3 · Hailuo 02.5 · M2.5 · M2.7 · M3 · MiniMax H3 · MiniMax M2.5 · MiniMax M2.7 · MiniMax M3 · MiniMax Music 3.0 · MiniMax Speech 2.8 · Music 3.0 · Speech 2.8 |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 6 | 2 |
| Origin | Global | China |
| Capabilities | Pikaffects, Pikaframes, Lip sync, Image to video, Scene ingredients, Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Video-to-Video | Subject reference, Director camera controls, 1080p, Fast generation, Video Generation, Text Generation, Speech Synthesis, Music Generation |
Hailuo
MiniMax's video product, popular for stylised short clips and subject reference.
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