Pika launches H3 Flex: 1.8x faster, up to 80% cheaper, 15s video in 7 seconds
SimplyAnnisa · x · 2026-10-30
Pika Labs released H3 Flex, debuting as the #1 open-weight model on DesignArena's text-to-video board.
Key numbers:
- Average 1.8x speedup over H3 Max across text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video;
- Up to 80% cheaper than H3 Max;
- Generates a 15-second 768p clip in as little as 7 seconds, with soundtrack included;
- Built for professional iteration: exportable audio stems, resolutions up to 4K, faster-than-realtime generation.
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