PiAPI alternative
PiAPI alternative: one API for image and video, explained and tested
Pixel Dojo gives developers one run endpoint for Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, WAN and the top image models, docs generated from each model's own spec, a hosted MCP server and credit packs from $5.
PiAPI resells access to many image and video models behind one API. We explain how these generation APIs actually work, then show one workshop still animated by three video models and captioned, all through the same calls.
30 credits ($1.88) per 5 s clip at 720p with audio. Included in every plan, from $10/month.
Already a member? Sign in
By Brian Lovett · Updated
What PiAPI is
PiAPI is an API aggregator. Its home page lists video APIs for Seedance 2.5, Kling, Veo 3 and 3.1, Wan, Hailuo and more, and image APIs for GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana Pro and Seedream 5 Pro, with prices such as Seedance 2.5 from $0.15 a second and Kling from $0.20 a video.
Its docs describe a unified API with two endpoints, webhooks, and two modes: pay per use on PiAPI's own account pool, or connecting your own provider accounts to seats. The home page also says PiAPI does not provide a Midjourney or Suno API.
More outputs from the same API
Every image and clip below came from the prompt on its tile. Tap one to start from it.
The last step of the chain: our auto captions model added word by word subtitles to the Seedance 2.5 clip for 5 credits.
MiniMax H3 at 2K, a slow orbit with the bulbs lit and the waves below.
Slow aerial orbit around an old wooden Ferris wheel on a seaside pier at dusk, its bulbs flickering on one ring at a time, the sea glowing pink and violet below, gentle waves and a calm sky.
Seedream 5 set the label text cleanly. A product shot like this is one request.
Product photograph of a glass bottle of sparkling blood orange soda with a cream paper label reading "BLOOD ORANGE" in bold red letters, on a pale blue tiled counter with halved oranges and ice, bright midday light, condensation on the glass.
A talking clip on Veo 3.1 Lite for 9 credits, his line and the city sound in one call.
A rooftop gardener in his fifties with a canvas apron kneels among raised beds of tomatoes on a city roof at golden hour, holds up a ripe tomato to the camera and says, "Grown four floors up." City hum, a distant siren and buzzing bees.
How an image and video generation API works
Video takes minutes, so these APIs are asynchronous. You send a request with the model name and its inputs, get a job id back right away, and then ask for the job's status until it finishes with a link to the file.
On Pixel Dojo that is POST /api/v1/models/{apiId}/run to start and GET /api/v1/jobs/{jobId} to check. Every model takes the same shape of call, so swapping Seedance 2.5 for Kling 3.0 means changing the model id and the input names its doc lists.
The part that bites teams is drift: a doc that lists a parameter the model no longer accepts. Our model docs, OpenAPI file and LLM readable pages are generated from the same spec that checks your request, so they stay in step.
One workshop still, three video models, one API
We made a still on GPT Image 2.5, then sent it with the same motion and dialogue prompt to Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 and WAN 2.7 as a start frame. Each tile shows its settings and credits.
Documentary photograph of a woodturner in her forties with her hair tied back and clear safety glasses, shaping a spinning walnut bowl on an old unbranded cast iron lathe in a small sunlit workshop, pale curls of shavings flying from the chisel, sawdust in the window light, plain walls with tool racks, no logos, labels, signs or text anywhere, 35mm lens.
The woodturner pushes the chisel along the spinning walnut bowl as pale shavings spray off, then lifts the tool, glances up at the camera and says, "Walnut forgives nothing, so go slow." Dust drifts in the window light, the camera holds. Sound: the lathe hum, the scrape of the chisel and her voice.
The woodturner pushes the chisel along the spinning walnut bowl as pale shavings spray off, then lifts the tool, glances up at the camera and says, "Walnut forgives nothing, so go slow." Dust drifts in the window light, the camera holds. Sound: the lathe hum, the scrape of the chisel and her voice.
The woodturner pushes the chisel along the spinning walnut bowl as pale shavings spray off, then lifts the tool, glances up at the camera and says, "Walnut forgives nothing, so go slow." Dust drifts in the window light, the camera holds. Sound: the lathe hum, the scrape of the chisel and her voice.
- All three kept her face, the glasses, the apron and the workshop from the still, which is what a start frame is for.
- Seedance 2.5 balanced the two halves best: real turning first, then a clean spoken line our caption step read word for word.
- Kling 3.0 gave the most time to the craft and the flying shavings, with the line squeezed into the last moment.
- WAN 2.7 went to the dialogue soonest and cost 10 credits, a third of the Seedance 2.5 price.
PiAPI plans vs Pixel Dojo
Everything in the PiAPI column comes from PiAPI's pricing page, home page and docs overview, read on October 15, 2026.
| At a glance | PiAPI | Pixel Dojo |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | Free $0, Creator $15, Pro $60, Enterprise $100 a month | Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits |
| What a plan covers | Plan features; API usage is billed separately from your credit balance, with $10 or $60 bonus credits a cycle on Creator and Pro | Credits that pay for every model on the site and the API |
| Pay as you go | Per model rates, for example Seedance 2.5 from $0.15 a second | API credit packs from $5, with each model's credit price in the catalog |
| Models | Seedance, Kling, Veo, Wan, Hailuo, GPT Image, Nano Banana Pro, Seedream and more; no Midjourney or Suno | Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, WAN 3.0, MiniMax H3, GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2.1, Seedream 5 and more |
| Testing a prompt | A playground trial package on the Free plan | The full studio on the same models, with the price shown before you generate |
When PiAPI is the better pick
If you already pay for provider accounts and want to route them through one API, PiAPI's host your account mode is built for that, and its Enterprise plan adds sub accounts for agencies.
If you want one balance that covers the API and a full browser studio, docs that cannot drift from the model, and tools like auto captions to finish the clip, we think Pixel Dojo is the simpler stack.
What the workshop chain cost on Pixel Dojo
Plans are Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits. API users can skip the plan and buy credit packs from $5.
The still cost 2 credits. The three clips cost 30, 27.5 and 10 credits, and the captions 5. Every tile lists its own price.
Under our refund policy, a first purchase can be refunded within 7 days, in full if under 20% of the credits are used and pro-rated after that.
PiAPI questions
What is a good alternative to PiAPI?
Pixel Dojo gives developers one API for Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, WAN and the top image models, with docs generated from each model's spec, a hosted MCP server and credit packs from $5.
How much does PiAPI cost?
PiAPI's pricing page lists Free at $0, Creator at $15 a month, Pro at $60 and Enterprise at $100. API usage is billed separately from your credit balance, and new accounts get $0.50 in free credits.
Does PiAPI offer a Midjourney API?
PiAPI's home page says it does not provide a Midjourney API or a Suno API.
How do I call a video model through Pixel Dojo's API?
POST your inputs to /api/v1/models/{apiId}/run, keep the job id it returns, and check GET /api/v1/jobs/{jobId} until the video link is ready. Each model's doc page lists its inputs.
Which video model is best for a talking start frame?
In our workshop test Seedance 2.5 balanced action and dialogue best, Kling 3.0 favored the action, and WAN 2.7 got to the line fastest for the lowest price.
Video Effects New
No prompt? Try a one-click effect
283 ready-made effects, from AI Hug and Earth Zoom In to product spins and listing walkthroughs. Upload a photo and press Generate. No prompt to write.
Try Pixel Dojo as your PiAPI alternative
Write a prompt above or start from any example on this page. One subscription covers every model on Pixel Dojo.
Start with Seedance 2.5Sources
Facts about PiAPI come from these public pages, checked on Oct 15, 2026. Prices and plans change; check the source before you buy.
- PiAPI pricing page (Free, Creator, Pro and Enterprise plans, bonus credits, usage billed separately, free credits for new accounts)
- PiAPI home page (video and image APIs offered, starting prices, no Midjourney or Suno API)
- PiAPI documentation overview (unified API, webhooks, pay per use and host your account modes)