HayNo vs Pika

HayNo

HayNo's pitch is structured video generation, storyboard first, then shots, then edit, aimed at musicians who want a usable music video without a production budget. Pricing is credit-based rather than a flat per-video price, so the real cost per finished video depends on resolution and length choices during generation. It's worth trying at the entry tier before committing to the pricier Studio or Creator plans, since credit consumption per project isn't fully transparent up front.

Pros

• +structured pipeline: storyboard, first-frame, clips, then edit, rather than one raw generation
• +supports multiple underlying video models
• +one-time credit packs available for occasional use outside a subscription
• +1080p output and commercial usage rights included on paid plans

Cons

• −credit-based pricing makes true cost per video hard to predict in advance
• −no visible free tier to test output quality first
• −company name and country beyond the HayNo brand aren't disclosed

Pika

Pika is now less a video model than a storefront for them: Seedance, MiniMax, Wan and Google models for video, GPT Image and Nano Banana for stills, ElevenLabs for speech, all behind one credit balance and one editor, with Pika's own effects and swaps as the house specialty. That is convenient for social creators who want to try whichever model is best this month without five subscriptions, and the no-watermark free tier is a fair way to test. The catch is the credit maths, which differs per model and resolution, and the fact that top-up packs cannot be spent on the API or the iOS app.

Pros

• +No watermark on any plan, including Free
• +A dozen current third-party video, image and speech models alongside Pika's own
• +Credit packs available on every plan, so Free users can pay as they go
• +Commercial licence from the $35 Creator tier and an API club for developers

Cons

• −Credit cost per generation varies by model and resolution, so plan credits are hard to translate into clips
• −Top-up credits are limited to the web app and expire after 365 days; plan credits do not roll over
• −All payments are non-refundable under the terms
• −Pricing page shows conflicting yearly figures for Creator and Fancy between the cards and the comparison table

Is HayNo cheaper than Pika?

On published entry prices, Pika starts lower — $10/mo against $20/mo for HayNo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does HayNo or Pika have a free tier?

Pika has a free tier; HayNo has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, HayNo or Pika?

Pika ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for HayNo is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.