Runway vs Pika pricing

As of Oct 6, 2026, Runway's cheapest paid plan is $15 a month (Standard, 625 credits) and Pika's cheapest paid plan is $10 a month (Starter, 900 credits). Runway's free tier gives 125 credits once; Pika's free plan includes no credits. Video costs from ≈ $0.29 a second on Runway (Gen-4.5, resolution not stated) and ≈ $0.073 a second on Pika (Wan 3.0, 720p).

Side by side

Item	Runway	Pika
Cheapest paid plan	$15 a month Standard	$10 a month Starter
Yearly plan per month	$12 a month Standard, billed yearly	$8 a month Starter, billed yearly
Credits on that plan	625 credits a month	900 credits a month
Free tier	125 credits once	None on the pricing page
Per second of video	≈ $0.29 Gen-4.5, resolution not stated	≈ $0.073 Wan 3.0, 720p
Seconds of video for $10	≈ 34 seconds Gen-4.5	≈ 136 seconds Wan 3.0
Deals on now	None on the pricing page	None on the pricing page
Models	13 Aleph 2.0, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Image Turbo, Gen-4.5, …	4 GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2, Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0
Last change	None since we started	None since we started
Checked	Checked Oct 6	Checked Oct 6

Questions

Which is cheaper, Runway or Pika?

As of Oct 6, 2026, Runway's cheapest paid plan ($15 a month) costs more than Pika's ($10 a month).

Which is cheaper per second of video, Runway or Pika?

As of Oct 6, 2026, a second of video on Runway (≈ $0.29, Gen-4.5, resolution not stated) costs more than one on Pika (≈ $0.073, Wan 3.0, 720p). Each figure is the tool's own monthly price divided by its credits, times the credits a second takes.

Are Runway and Pika free?

Yes. As of Oct 6, 2026, Runway's free tier gives 125 credits once. No. As of Oct 6, 2026, Pika's free plan includes no credits.