Pika

Pika is an artificial intelligence platform that generates and edits short video clips from simple text prompts, still images, or existing footage. It focuses on making motion content approachable, letting people produce animated scenes, style changes, and playful visual effects without traditional editing software or filming equipment. Features have included tools for extending clips, adjusting regions of a frame, and adding stylized transformations.

The product is aimed at creators, social media users, marketers, and hobbyists who want quick, expressive video without a steep learning curve. Users describe a scene or upload a reference, choose effects, and the model renders a short clip that can be refined through further prompts.

Founded in 2023 by two former Stanford AI researchers, Pika grew out of a Discord community before launching a web app. It has raised significant venture funding and competes in the fast-moving generative video space alongside several well-capitalized rivals, typically offering free and paid credit tiers.