Pika 2.2 API
Pika 2.2 text-to-video via WaveSpeed. Fast and stylized. Billed in Varosity Credits.
$0.042/s on Varosity credits ($0.040/s with your own key). Clips up to 10s.
no wavespeed account needed · no subscription · failed renders never billed
Best for
- fast generation
- stylized output
- good character consistency
Trade-offs
- shorter max duration
Call it from your code
One Varosity key works for every model. Video renders are async — the response has a jobId; poll GET /api/v1/jobs/{jobId} until status is "succeeded", then read outputUrl.
curl -X POST https://varosity.ai/api/v1/video/generate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VAROSITY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "cinematic aerial of a coastal road at golden hour, slow push-in",
"modelId": "ws-pika-2.2",
"aspectRatio": "16:9",
"durationSec": 5
}'Or ask your agent
Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to https://varosity.ai/api/mcp with your key, then say:
"Use Varosity with ws-pika-2.2 to make a 5-second clip of …"Agent setup guide
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