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Hailuo

MiniMax's standalone Hailuo video platform. Hailuo 2.3 and 2.3 Fast at 768p/1080p + older Hailuo 02 and Hailuo 1.0. Ultra tier has unlimited Hailuo 1.0; Max tier has unlimited Hailuo 1.0 + 2.0. API tiers at enterprise pricing.

Pika

Pika is a creative AI video generation platform. Subscription-based with credit system. Pika's API backend is served via fal.ai for programmatic access.

Pricing model

Hybrid

Subscription

Free tier

Yes

Access

Web UI

Cheapest plan

Standard5 plans total

Standard3 plans total

Models offered

GPT Image 1.5 High, GPT Image 2, Midjourney Niji 7, Midjourney v7, MiniMax Hailuo 02 +15 more

Pika 2.5, Pika Pikadditions, Pika Pikaffects, Pika Pikaswaps, Pikaformance +4 more

Pros

Ultra/Max tiers unlimited on older Hailuo models (free beyond credits)
Watermark-free + commercial use on Standard+
Multiple API tiers for enterprise scale

Unique effects (Pikadditions etc.) for creative videos
Pika 2.5 at 1080p with 10s durations on paid tiers
Roll-over credits on paid plans

Cons

Ultra ($124.99) only unlimited on older 1.0 model
Plan tiers numerous and confusing (Standard/Pro/Master/Ultra/Max)
Credit pool sizes not fully disclosed for Standard/Pro tiers

Free tier locked to 480p
Pikaframes costs scale with resolution quickly
Pro vs Standard pricing ambiguous on their page

Model availability

Every model offered by at least one selected tool, plus trending models (marked ) shown even when neither tool hosts them. A · means that tool does not host the model.

Nano Banana 2

Google · 1K

≈$0.0305/gen

Nano Banana 2

Google · 2K

≈$0.0381/gen

Nano Banana 2

Google · 4K

≈$0.0609/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 1K

≈$0.0457/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 2K

≈$0.0457/gen

Nano Banana Pro

Google · 4K

≈$0.0762/gen

Midjourney v7

Midjourney · 1K

≈$0.0914/gen

GPT Image 2

OpenAI · 1K

≈$0.2285/gen

GPT Image 2

OpenAI · 2K

≈$0.6094/gen

GPT Image 2

OpenAI · 4K

≈$1.2189/gen

FLUX.2 Klein 9B

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 Max

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 Pro

Black Forest Labs

Seedream 4

ByteDance

Recraft V3

Recraft

Recraft V4

Recraft

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

Stability AI

Z-Image

Seedream 4.5

ByteDance · 2K

≈$0.0305/gen

Seedream 4.5

ByteDance · 4K

≈$0.0305/gen

Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance · 2K

≈$0.0305/gen

Seedream 5.0 Lite

ByteDance · 3K

≈$0.0305/gen

Midjourney Niji 7

Midjourney · 1K

≈$0.0914/gen

MiniMax Image-01

MiniMax · 1K

≈$0.0076/gen

GPT Image 1.5 High

OpenAI · 1K

≈$0.1143/gen

Veo 3.1

Google · 720p

≈$0.1143/sec

Veo 3.1

Google · 1080p

≈$0.1143/sec

Veo 3.1

Google · 4K

≈$0.1714/sec

Sora 2

OpenAI · 720p

≈$0.0762/sec

Kling 3.0 Video Pro

Kuaishou

Kling 3.0 Video Standard

Kuaishou

Ray 2

Luma AI

Magnific Creative Video Upscaler

Magnific

Runway Gen-4

Runway

Grok Imagine Video

xAI

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 480p

≈$0.0762/sec

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 720p

≈$0.1600/sec

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · 1080p

≈$0.3809/sec

Seedance 2.0 Fast

ByteDance · 480p

≈$0.0609/sec

Seedance 2.0 Fast

ByteDance · 720p

≈$0.1295/sec

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google · 720p

≈$0.0571/sec

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google · 1080p

≈$0.0571/sec

Veo 3.1 Fast

Google · 4K

≈$0.0857/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 480p

≈$0.0152/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 02

MiniMax · 1080p

≈$0.1016/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3

MiniMax · 1080p

≈$0.1016/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0190/sec

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast

MiniMax · 1080p

≈$0.0635/sec

MiniMax I2V-01

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

MiniMax I2V-01 Director

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

MiniMax I2V-01 Live

MiniMax · 720p

≈$0.0317/sec

Pika 2.5

Pika Labs · 480p

≈$0.0343/sec

Pika 2.5

Pika Labs · 720p

≈$0.0571/sec

Pika 2.5

Pika Labs · 1080p

≈$0.1143/sec

Pika Pikadditions

Pika Labs · 480p

≈$0.0571/sec

Pika Pikadditions

Pika Labs · 720p

≈$0.10/sec

Pika Pikadditions

Pika Labs · 1080p

≈$0.1857/sec

Pika Pikaffects

Pika Labs · 480p

≈$0.0514/sec

Pika Pikaswaps

Pika Labs · 480p

≈$0.0571/sec

Pika Pikaswaps

Pika Labs · 720p

≈$0.10/sec

Pika Pikaswaps

Pika Labs · 1080p

≈$0.1857/sec

Pikaformance

Pika Labs · 720p

≈$0.0429/sec

Pikaframes

Pika Labs · 480p

≈$0.0343/sec

Pikaframes

Pika Labs · 720p

≈$0.0571/sec

Pikaframes

Pika Labs · 1080p

≈$0.1143/sec

Pikascenes

Pika Labs · 480p

≈$0.0571/sec

Pikascenes

Pika Labs · 720p

≈$0.10/sec

Pikascenes

Pika Labs · 1080p

≈$0.1857/sec

Pikatwists Pro

Pika Labs · 1080p

≈$0.2286/sec

Pikatwists Turbo

Pika Labs · 720p

≈$0.1714/sec

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May 20, 2026

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