Pika opens MCP to credit pack top-ups, dropping its exclusion
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Pika's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Credit pack top-up credits now usable with MCP on pika.art/mcp; previously MCP was listed as an excluded surface. Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Starter at $8, Creator at $28, Fancy at $76 and Credit Pack at $1 per 60 credits.
It lands 21 days after Pika's previous change, "Pika limits top-up credits to Pika Create; $25 starter pack briefly pulled (Sep 23–28, restored Sep 29)" (Sep 28, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Pika top-up credits now work with MCP, ending a key limitation" (Oct 19, 2026), "Pika limits top-up credits to Create on pika.art, blocks API, MCP, apps" (Sep 23, 2026) and "Pika: Commercial license restricted to Creator+, Priority queue/early access added" (Sep 21, 2026). Pika has been tracked since 2026-05-15.
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- Credit Pack · Add-onAddedNo previously MCPpreviously MCP
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Pack | Add-on | No previously MCP | previously MCP | Added |
Values as written on Pika's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Pika's pricing page (pika.art) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where previously MCP now appears.
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Pika, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026improvedPika top-up credits now work with MCP, ending a key limitation
- Oct 19, 2026packagingPika opens MCP to credit pack top-ups, dropping its exclusion · this change
- Sep 28, 2026packagingPika limits top-up credits to Pika Create; $25 starter pack briefly pulled (Sep 23–28, restored Sep 29)
- Sep 23, 2026packagingPika limits top-up credits to Create on pika.art, blocks API, MCP, apps
- Sep 21, 2026improvedPika: Commercial license restricted to Creator+, Priority queue/early access added
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All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Pika raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on change.
What changed on Pika's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Credit Pack add-on: No previously MCP → previously MCP, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Pika change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Pika in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Pika limits top-up credits to Pika Create; $25 starter pack briefly pulled (Sep 23–28, restored Sep 29)" on Sep 28, 2026; Pika has been tracked since 2026-05-15.