Pika 2.5. Short clips from text or a first frame.
Short cinematic shots and first-frame animation. Image-to-video keeps the source image's aspect ratio.
From $0.043 / second at 720p on Solo, on the best connected route. The exact price is confirmed before every take. Failed takes are refunded automatically.
Prices and routes on this page come from the provider's live list and are checked again before every take.
Failed takes are refunded automatically.
What it does, and where it runs.
- Text to video
- First-frame animation
- ProviderPika API Club
- Version2.5
- Typical render1-2 min
- If it failsRefunded, reason shown
- Outputs kept60 days, then deleted
Runs on your Eden Gen credit: $0.22 for this take. That is the price you pay. Text or one first frame; 5/10s. Image-to-video keeps the source image's aspect ratio.
The model stays fixed. The take runs on the most cost-efficient allowed route. If that route fails, the next one in the plan runs, without a second charge.
Every take we run, timed from submit to file. Not a status page.
Same price and caps from the SDK, the API or your agent.
Model id pika-2.5, version 2.5. Failed takes are refunded automatically on every path.
Paste the prompt into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. It tells the agent how to price, create, poll and retry safely.
import { Takes } from "@takes/sdk";
const takes = new Takes({ apiKey: process.env.TAKES_API_KEY, baseUrl: "http://localhost:4310" });
const take = await takes.takes.run({
"model": "pika-2.5",
"prompt": "Slow dolly in on a lone figure at the edge of a burning rift, no music, no cut",
"resolution": "720p",
"duration": 5
});
const file = await takes.takes.download(take); // ${take.id}_pika-2.5_720p.mp4
