Pika 2.5 publishes flat per-second API prices for text- and image-to-video: $0.04/sec at 720p and $0.09/sec at 1080p — cheaper than most domestic platforms, with no plan prepay required. The API lives at dev.pika.art and a Pika membership can be mixed in; whether metered or subscription wins depends on volume.
Google, Runway, Luma, xAI and Pika all publish a per-second list price. Google retired the Veo 3.1 preview line on 2026-10-22 in favour of Gemini Omni, so those dead tiers are gone. Figures here come from each vendor’s own pricing page (checked 2026-11); the CNY column uses the PBoC mid rate, not a platform retail mark-up. Subscription-only tools (Midjourney, Adobe Firefly) and the retired Sora 2 API are not listed.
| # | Platform / model | Layer | Price · ¥/sPrice · $/s▲ | vs Seedance 1080P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | INTLPika 2.5 ↗Pika · T2V/I2V at 720p, $0.04/sec | Overseas | ¥0.269 | ▼ ×0.43 |