# Pika free-export checkpoint: an account without generation credits

Checked September 27, 2026 from Canada. One account, current Pika Create route. Broader eight-provider audit still incomplete.

We signed in, confirmed the Free plan, uploaded our fixed fictional bottle image and entered the audit prompt in Pika 2.5 Image to Video. Settings were 720p, five seconds and one generation. The account showed zero credits, the estimate was about 20 credits, and Generate was disabled after setup. No generation was confirmed and no export was obtained. No subscription, credit pack or paid trial was purchased.

Pika's official pricing page currently describes the Free plan as zero monthly credits, with credit packs available separately: https://pika.art/pricing . That documentation agrees with this account observation. It does not prove that every existing or promotional account has the same balance.

This is a generation-credit checkpoint, not evidence of poor model quality. Without an output, watermark status, actual dimensions, visual fidelity and intended-use suitability remain unverified. The legacy old.pika.art route was linked in the app but was not tested; this finding applies to the current route only.

Before treating a free account as a free video allowance, check the actual balance against the generation estimate. Keep account access, included credits, download availability, file specifications and usage terms as separate checks. The downloadable Kingy export kit can validate a file only after you obtain one: https://kingy.ai/production-benchmarks/#export-check .

The machine-readable observation record includes the source hash, exact prompt and settings. No personal account identifier or credential is published.