Pick Luma AI if
developers and studios who want Ray in an API or the Luma app after login.
Read the Luma AI pageLuma AI vs Pika
Our take
Pick Luma AI if developers and studios who want Ray in an API or the Luma app after login. Pick Pika if creators who want a clip from a sentence and will buy credits. Skip Luma AI if people who need a signed-out “What will you create today?” box (Runway) or Kling’s consumer composer (Kling AI). Skip Pika if people who need a film-grade 4K membership (Kling AI) or an avatar studio (HeyGen).
Best for
Luma AI Ray video or uni image in a pipeline
Pika A short clip from a prompt
Free plan
Luma AI No free plan
Pika $0 · / month. 0 monthly credits (packs only). 2 parallel video gens. No commercial license
Lowest paid
Luma AI Plus $30
Pika Starter $10/mo yearly
Next step up
Luma AI Pro $90
Pika Creator $35/mo yearly
Coding agent
Luma AI Agents REST Quickstart
Pika
Runs where
Luma AI Hosted
Pika Hosted
Watch out
Luma AI No signed-out consumer composer
Pika Free has 0 monthly credits
Last checked
Luma AI 2026-10-20 · lumalabs.ai/pricing
Pika 2026-10-20 · pika.art/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Pika if
creators who want a clip from a sentence and will buy credits.
Read the Pika page