--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "e5a07dee65aa83f5739222bc50068e2b1c8a8b419320d43502bcd4b036909fcf" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/e5a07dee?lang=en" title: "Pika's First Open Weight Video Model H3 Flex Takes No. 7 Spot on DesignArena" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-29T18:08:55.000Z" category: "Models" topics: ["open-source"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/pikas-first-open-weight-video-model-h3-flex-takes-no-7-spot-on-designare-fcf9b6ee","https://huggingnews.com/ai/pikas-first-open-weight-video-model-h3-flex-takes-no-7-spot-on-designare-fcf9b6ee"] summary: "Pika Labs' H3 Flex video model earned a 1293 Elo rating on the DesignArena Video leaderboard, ranking as the top open weight video model and placing No. 7 overall, surpassing models such as FLUX 3 Video and Minimax H3. The model supports resolutions up to 4k, produces exportable audio stems, and can generate a 15 second clip with a soundtrack in as little as 7 seconds." --- # Pika's First Open Weight Video Model H3 Flex Takes No\. 7 Spot on DesignArena > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-29T18:08:55.000Z **Category:** Models **Topics:** open\-source ## Summary Pika Labs' H3 Flex video model earned a 1293 Elo rating on the DesignArena Video leaderboard, ranking as the top open weight video model and placing No\. 7 overall, surpassing models such as FLUX 3 Video and Minimax H3\. The model supports resolutions up to 4k, produces exportable audio stems, and can generate a 15 second clip with a soundtrack in as little as 7 seconds\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()