Start with a simple text input to create dynamic generations that defy expectations. Anything you dream can come to life with sharp details, impressive character control and cinematic camera moves.
Pika Text to Video (v2.1) (pika/pika-v2.1-text-to-video) is a video model from Pika Labs. Pricing via AIgateway: $0.400 per second. Call it via https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/videos/generations — set model="pika/pika-v2.1-text-to-video". Best for: Ads, Storyboards, Demos.
curl https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/videos/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AIGATEWAY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"pika/pika-v2.1-text-to-video","prompt":"a slow drone shot over a mountain lake"}'{
"model": "pika/pika-v2.1-text-to-video",
"prompt": "A drone shot of a mountain lake at golden hour",
"duration": 5, // seconds
"aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}
// Response is an async job — poll /v1/jobs/<id> until status === "completed".{
"id": "job_abc123",
"status": "queued", // queued | processing | completed | failed
"model": "pika/pika-v2.1-text-to-video",
"created": 1776947082
}
// After completion:
{
"id": "job_abc123",
"status": "completed",
"result": {
"url": "https://media.aigateway.sh/video/abc123.mp4",
"duration": 5,
"resolution": "1920x1080"
}
}# See docs at https://aigateway.sh/docs