Pika Labs

Pika Labs emerged as the indie hacker darling by prioritizing accessibility and speed over enterprise features. Unlike high-touch platforms demanding complex workflows, Pika delivers professional-quality 3-second clips with minimal friction—perfect for creators iterating rapidly on social content or product demos.\n\nThe platform's strength lies in its Pikaframes keyframe system, allowing precise control over video transitions at a fraction of the cost of competitors like Runway Gen-4. The free plan generates 300 points monthly (roughly 3 videos), making it ideal for solopreneurs testing video workflows before committing financially. Commercial-grade output is unlocked at $10/month, a price point that scales elegantly as creators graduate from experimentation to production.