# Pika H3 Flex debuts as the top open-weight text-to-video model

> Original title: Meet Pika H3 Flex, debuting today as the #1 open weight model on DesignArena’s t2v board.

- Source: Pika
- Published: 2026-10-29T17:37:01.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/wbb36v4a0qgbhs1qndvhmr9gj
- Original: https://x.com/pika_labs/status/2115860471215788262

## Summary

Pika says its H3 Flex model debuts as the #1 open-weight model on DesignArena's text-to-video leaderboard. The model supports exportable audio stems, resolutions up to 4K, and faster-than-realtime generation. Pika says it can produce a 15-second clip with soundtrack in as little as 7 seconds.

## Post

Meet Pika H3 Flex, debuting today as the #1 open weight model on DesignArena’s t2v board.

It’s built for professional iteration, with exportable audio stems, resolutions up to 4k, and faster-than-realtime generation. It can produce a 15-second clip with soundtrack in as little as 7 seconds.

So, yeah. It’s kind of a flex 💅

[Video](https://badinfluence.news/api/img-proxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Famplify_video_thumb%2F2115856315037913088%2Fimg%2FE8cREs-uzD-qGsBV.jpg&mode=thumb&exp=1793491200&sig=7bd43413dbd1b0dc)