Creality Pika Is a Pocket-Sized 3D Scanner with Gaussian Splatting

A 3D scanner that actually travels

Creality entered the 3D scanning market with the Pika, a 260-gram portable scanner that pairs a 7-line parallel blue laser with NIR structured light in a body the size of a small digital camera. It launched July 22 at $699 with a 10% introductory discount for the first 20 days.

The dual-light design is what sets it apart from single-mode scanners. The blue laser resolves fine detail and complex contours on small objects with accuracy up to 0.03 mm and a minimum scan volume of 10 x 10 x 10 mm. NIR structured light handles medium and large objects, full-color capture, and people, with accuracy up to 0.1 mm and a working distance out to 1,000 mm. Both modes scan black and metallic surfaces without scanning spray.

Gaussian Splatting output

Beyond standard mesh exports, the Pika supports Gaussian Splatting content generation. Rather than relying solely on polygon geometry and textures, Gaussian Splatting uses colored, semi-transparent points to reconstruct how an object looks from different angles. In practice, that means reflective plastics, metallic highlights, hair, fabric, and translucent surfaces appear more convincing in the final capture.

Scans export to STL, OBJ, PLY, and ASC. The device runs CrealityScan software, which includes AI Re-texturing, AI hole filling, and AI human-body completion. The last feature generates a full-body model from a face scan plus body photos.

Portability details

The Pika measures 100 x 60 x 35 mm and carries a 3-inch touchscreen for real-time scan monitoring. Wi-Fi 6 and USB 3.0 handle connectivity. Two removable 3,350 mAh batteries let users swap power without hunting for an outlet. It works with Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, so mobile scanning works directly from a phone without a fixed workstation.

Built-in optical filters keep capture stable outdoors: the blue laser operates in ambient light up to 110,000 lux, and NIR structured light works up to 80,000 lux with the filter fitted. The laser is Class I eye-safe, and the operating range is -10 C to 40 C.

Price and availability

Creality Pika is available now from the Creality official store. Due to limited quantities, it is offered on a strictly first-come, first-served basis. At $699, it is not impulse-cheap, but it undercuts most metrology-grade portables while offering features they do not, namely Gaussian Splatting output and AI post-processing on a device small enough to carry anywhere.