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What each vendor's terms say about commercial use

Two free tiers without the licence, and only one says so

Pika's free plan carries no commercial-use marking, and neither does the paid plan above it, so the reading comes from a gap. Fliki states the exclusion in words: no commercial rights to media on the free plan. As of 2026-09-22.

Two free tiers that agree, and two paid plans that do notA free user of either product should not ship the output commercially. The plans immediately above them differ: one carries a commercial licence to all content, the other is still outside the permission.What each free tier publishes, and what they shareOnly the implied rowFree tierno marking on the card, nothingworded either wayBoth listsBotha free user should not shipcommerciallyOnly the worded rowFree tierno commercial rights to media, awatermark on exportsThe plan above one of them is paid and still unlicensed
Fig. 1 In a scan of the grid these free tiers look identical. The next card apart is where they split.
Readings side by sideFilled where the product publishes something on that point, hollow where its pages do not address it.Readings side by sidePikaFlikiFree tier positionFree tier position — Pika: No commercial use, by omissionFree tier position — Fliki: No commercial rights, in wordsNext plan upNext plan up — Pika: Also without it, at $8Next plan up — Fliki: Carries the commercial licenceWhat the wording coversWhat the wording covers — Pika: Nothing is wordedWhat the wording covers — Fliki: Media, which is the term usedWatermarkWatermark — Pika: Not part of this readingWatermark — Fliki: Added to free exports
Fig. 2 Filled where the product publishes something on that point, hollow where its pages do not address it.
Products addressing each pointHow many products address each point. A point nobody addresses is worth knowing before a deliverable ships.Products addressing each pointPika3 of 4Fliki3 of 4
Fig. 3 How many products address each point. A point nobody addresses is worth knowing before a deliverable ships.
Pika and Fliki on Free tier, side by side. Recorded 2026-09-22.
The questionPikaFliki
Free tier positionNo commercial use, by omissionNo commercial rights, in words
Next plan upAlso without it, at $8Carries the commercial licence
What the wording coversNothing is wordedMedia, which is the term used
WatermarkNot part of this readingAdded to free exports

Inclusion rule. Two vendors whose published answers in one column point in different directions, or sit far enough apart that a reader choosing between them would decide differently. Order. The vendor named first in the heading is the one whose wording is quoted first.

1The same practical answer, reached two ways

A free user of either product should not ship the output commercially. One of them will be able to explain why by quoting a sentence, and the other will have to describe a row of cards to whoever asks.

That asymmetry is the whole point of recording how a reading was established. In a scan of the grid these two cells look like the same finding, and in a contract review they are not.

2What sits immediately above each free tier

On the implied row there is another plan without the licence: paid, and still outside. On the worded row the next plan carries a commercial licence to all the content you create.

So the free tiers agree and the plans above them do not. A buyer working from the cheapest paid option gets permission on one row and generation capacity on the other, for figures that are not far apart.

3Why the worded exclusion is worth more than it looks

An exclusion that names what is withheld also tells a reader what the paid grant contains, because the two halves are drafted together. The implied row leaves both halves vague: nothing says what free users may do, and nothing defines the permission above.

Neither vendor is being evasive. One has written the boundary down and the other has drawn it with a layout, and the register keeps that distinction rather than flattening both into a dash.

4A third set of terms on the same question

How SceneMixer's terms answer Free tier, beside Pika and Fliki. Recorded 2026-10-13.
The questionSceneMixerSource
Output made with free creditsOutput is the user's to the extent the law allows, royalty-free and commercial use included, and output made with free credits counts as paid forSceneMixer, rights guide

Inclusion rule. SceneMixer's own published wording on the column this pair was chosen for. Order. The sentence closest to the column first.

Its full row is on the SceneMixer entry.

  • Free tier
    Commercial use is not included on the free plan or on the $8 Standard planread from the plan feature iconsPika, pricing / recorded 2026-09-12
  • Free tier
    The free plan is listed with no commercial rights to media and adds a Fliki watermark to exportsan exclusion written out rather than impliedFliki, frequently asked questions / recorded 2026-09-22
  • Entry point
    On the Standard plan you get a commercial license to all the content you create, and the media in Fliki is either licensed or royalty-free, giving the user of any paid plan commercial rightsStandard and aboveFliki, pricing / recorded 2026-09-22

5Both documents

The first column comes from the pricing page at pika.art, read 2026-09-12; the second from the pricing page and published answers at fliki.ai, read 2026-09-22. Each vendor’s full row is on Pika and Fliki, and the column being compared is described on free tier. A comparison of wording is not legal advice. Other pairs: Hailuo and Wan, Leonardo and Stability.