How the Pika H3 video maker works
The Pika H3 video maker takes one photo and your written prompt, then renders a single MP4 with sound on MiniMax H3 or a Seedance model in about one to four minutes. Four example prompts (product film, camera moves, sitcom scene, animated poster) can be loaded and edited, and there is nothing to install.
- Add one photo of a person, pet, product or design (JPG, PNG or WebP).
- Describe the video, or load an example prompt (product film, camera moves, sitcom scene, animated poster) and edit it.
- Pick the model, length (5, 10 or 15 s), resolution and aspect ratio. The button shows the exact credits.
- Generate, wait 1–4 minutes, then play and download the MP4 from this page or Creations.
Pika H3 examples: what each example prompt aims for
Pika H3 examples on this page are four 15-second Pika H3 Flex clips with sound, one per example prompt: a product film, a camera-move rally, a sitcom gag and an animated poster. Each started from one still image; they show the style a prompt aims for, while your clip renders on MiniMax H3 or Seedance and will differ in motion and sound.
Pika H3 Flex vs MiniMax H3: what is the difference?
Pika H3 Flex is MiniMax H3 with Pika’s LoRA adapters on top: Pika fine-tuned and distilled it to sample in six steps instead of fifty, so it renders faster and cheaper, while MiniMax H3 is the general base model with broader instruction following. Both make 5–15 second clips with sound from text or images.
| Spec | Pika H3 Flex | MiniMax H3 |
|---|---|---|
| Made by · released | Pika Labs · 29 Oct 2026 | MiniMax · July 2026 |
| Sampling steps | 6 | 50 |
| Resolution | 480p / 768p native; 1080p, 2K and 4K through Pika’s hosted upscale | 768P and 2K on this page |
| Length · sound | 5–15 s at 24 fps · 32 kHz stereo | 5, 10 or 15 s here · native sound |
| Inputs | Text, first/last frame, up to 9 images, 3 videos and 3 audio clips | Text, frames or up to 9 reference images (this page sends one photo) |
| Price for 5 s at 768p | $0.20 on Pika’s API ($0.04/s regular; $0.02/s launch price) | 26 credits on TryH3 (about $0.72) |
Checked 2026-11-08 on the Pika H3 Flex model card, pika.art and this site’s live prices.
Searches for “fast H3 vs MiniMax H3” compare few-step distilled H3 checkpoints with the 50-step base; Pika H3 Flex is Pika’s six-step version. Pika’s 4K upscaling and separate audio stems run only on Pika’s hosted tools; this page renders the MiniMax H3 base model directly.
Can you run Pika H3 Flex from Hugging Face or ComfyUI?
Pika H3 Flex can be run locally: the open weights are on Hugging Face as Pika-Labs/Pika-H3-Flex, the inference code is on GitHub, and ComfyUI has official text-to-video, first/last-frame and reference workflows. Pika tested its package on one H100 80 GB GPU, so a home graphics card usually needs CPU offload and a lot of system RAM.
| Way to use Pika H3 | What you need | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Hugging Face weights + GitHub code | A large NVIDIA GPU (Pika tested one H100 80 GB) and Python | Weights are free; you pay for the GPU |
| ComfyUI workflow | ComfyUI with the Pika H3 Flex nodes and the same GPU class | Free software; GPU time |
| Pika website or API | A Pika account | $0.02–$0.16 per second regular, by resolution |
| This page (MiniMax H3 base) | A browser and one photo | From 9 credits per clip |
Checked 2026-11-08 on the Pika H3 Flex model card, pika.art and this site’s live prices.
The Hugging Face package holds two LoRA adapters (rank 128) that load on top of the MiniMax H3 base weights, which is why searches for “Pika H3 LoRA” and “MiniMax H3 image to video LoRA” lead to the same files. The weights ship under the MiniMax H3 Community License, so read it before commercial use.
Pika H3 pricing and credits on TryH3
Pika H3 style clips on TryH3 cost 9 to 724 credits depending on model, length and resolution. The default MiniMax H3 768P, 5-second clip is 26 credits, about $0.72 at the Studio monthly credit rate. Signing up and playing the examples is free; a clip is not.
| Option | Credits | Clips on this page | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-up gift | Up to 5 | 0 — the cheapest clip is 9 credits | — |
| Trial pack · $5 once | 24 | 2 Seedance 2.0 Mini 480p clips at 9 credits | No watermark after any purchase |
| Model | Resolution | 5 s | 10 s | 15 s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax H3 | 768P | 26 | 52 | 78 |
| MiniMax H3 | 2K | 42 | 83 | 124 |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 480p | 9 | 17 | 25 |
| Seedance 2.0 Mini | 720p | 18 | 36 | 53 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 480p | 18 | 36 | 54 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 720p | 39 | 78 | 116 |
| Seedance 2.0 Pro | 480p | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| Seedance 2.0 Pro | 720p | 65 | 129 | 193 |
| Seedance 2.0 Pro | 1080p | 160 | 320 | 480 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 480p | 44 | 87 | 130 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 720p | 98 | 195 | 293 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 1080p | 242 | 483 | 724 |
1 credit ≈ $0.0277 on the Studio monthly plan. Unpaid downloads carry a moving tryh3.com watermark. Failed clips are refunded.
What this Pika H3 page can’t do
TryH3’s Pika H3 page does not run Pika’s own H3 Flex checkpoint; it renders the MiniMax H3 base model (or Seedance) from one photo. Pika-only extras such as 4K upscaling, separate audio stems and the free daily Flex generations are not available here.
- One photo per clip; no reference videos, audio uploads or first-and-last-frame pairs on this page.
- Clips are 5, 10 or 15 seconds. Longer stories need several clips joined in an editor.
- Small text, hands and crowded scenes can warp. Product labels stay most readable with the product film prompt at 2K or 1080p.
- Do not upload photos of people without their permission or of public figures.
For a blank prompt with more control, use the general tools: Image to video · Text to video
Pika H3 FAQ
Pika H3 on TryH3 is an independent photo-to-video tool on MiniMax H3, not Pika’s official site; clips start at 9 credits and need a purchase for clean downloads. The answers below cover the official site, free use, commercial use and phones.
Is TryH3 the official Pika H3 Flex site?
No. TryH3 is an independent video site and is not affiliated with Pika Labs. The official Pika H3 Flex is on pika.art and Pika’s API; this page renders MiniMax H3, the open base model Pika H3 Flex is trained from.
Is Pika H3 Flex free to use?
Pika H3 Flex weights are free to download, but generating is free only on your own GPU. Pika’s pricing page (checked 8 November 2026) says Free plan exports have no watermark, and until 15 November 2026 Creator, Fancy and API Club members get 15 free Flex generations a day. On TryH3 a clip costs at least 9 credits.
Can I use the videos in ads or monetized posts?
Yes. Videos made with purchased pack or subscription credits can be used in ads, client work and monetized posts. You also need the rights to the photo you upload and permission from anyone shown in it.
Does it work in a phone browser without an app?
Yes. Open this page in Safari or Chrome on your phone, pick a photo from your library and choose 9:16 for a vertical clip. Export HEIC photos as JPG first. Pika itself offers an iPhone app but no Android app.