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Sora

OpenAI's text-to-video model

58 /100

RankScore

#6

Ranked in AI Video

Available in United States Supports English Available in United Kingdom Available in United Arab Emirates Supports Arabic Available in India

Last verified Jul 10, 2026 ✓ Verified by RankTool.ai

Quick Info

Pricing
Contact sales
Founded
2015
Platform
Web, iOS, Cloud SaaS
API
✗ No
GDPR
✓ Yes

Overview

Generate cinematic video clips from text prompts.

Read detailed overview
Sora is OpenAI's video generation system for producing short clips from natural-language prompts and images. The current developer-facing Sora API supports creating new videos, guiding generations with reference images, extending completed clips, editing existing videos, downloading MP4 outputs, and submitting large render queues through Batch API workflows. From an expert-review perspective, Sora is notable for combining text-to-video generation with image guidance, character consistency tools, asynchronous rendering, webhooks, and higher-resolution Sora 2 Pro outputs. The model line includes sora-2 for faster exploration and sora-2-pro for higher-fidelity production use cases, with support for 16- and 20-second generations. The major caveat is availability. OpenAI states that the Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026, and that the Sora API will be discontinued on September 24, 2026. RankTool should treat this as a deprecated or sunset product rather than a normal evergreen video-generation listing. Sora also has strict media-safety limits. The API blocks real-person generation, public figures, copyrighted characters, copyrighted music, human-likeness character uploads by default, and input images containing human faces. These restrictions make it better for controlled creative prototyping than for unrestricted likeness-based video production.

Key features

Text to video
Storyboard
Remix
1080p output
Audio generation
Extend clips

6 features

Quick facts

Price
$20
Free plan
No
Trial
No
Learning
Intermediate
API
No
Platforms
Web, iOS, Cloud SaaS
Privacy
GDPR ✓
SOC2 ✓
Open source
No
Teams
Limited
Languages
Multi
Enterprise
Contact
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Jul 10, 2026
🟢 Fresh
Pricing checked
Jun 26, 2026
🟢 Fresh
Features checked
Jun 22, 2026
🟢 Fresh

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Regions & availability

Where this tool is available and how you can pay

Available in United States Supports English Available in United Kingdom Available in United Arab Emirates Supports Arabic Available in India
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Ranking & awards

Rating breakdown

Overall: 58/100

Feature Completeness 60
Pricing Value 60
Ease of Use 60
Output Quality * 50
User Reviews * 50
Popularity * 50
Freshness Fresh 91
Privacy & Security * 50

* Estimated — not enough data yet

How we calculate RankScore →

Decision score

Quick-glance breakdown to help you decide — value, ease, features, support, and privacy.

Decision score

Expert + user ratings blended per dimension (1–10 scale)

5.0
Overall / 5★ search score
Privacy/Security 5.0

Use cases

Who uses Sora and for what?

Cinematic video Content creation

Pricing plans

Sora 2 API

Custom

Usage-based API pricing for the Sora 2 video generation model. Official pricing is listed per generated video second rather than as a monthly subscription.

  • Video generation API access
  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video output
  • Audio output
  • 720p generation
  • 1024p generation
  • 1080p generation
  • 16-second generations
  • 20-second generations

Sora 2 Pro API

Custom

Usage-based API pricing for the higher-fidelity Sora 2 Pro video generation model. Official pricing varies by generated video resolution and is charged per generated video second.

  • Video generation API access
  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video output
  • Audio output
  • 720p generation
  • 1024p generation
  • 1080p generation
  • 16-second generations
  • 20-second generations
Pricing verified Jun 26, 2026 📈 4 changes in 6 mo

Pricing last verified Jun 26, 2026. Confirm current rates on Sora's website →

Performance & benchmarks

How Sora performs against industry benchmarks

AI model: Sora 2
Provider: OpenAI
Rate limits
Paid: API availability and rate limits vary by OpenAI account, plan, model, resolution, duration, and deprecation schedule.

⚠️ Benchmarks are based on published reports and may not reflect real-world performance.

Technical details

Under the hood

AI model

Sora 2

(OpenAI)

Input types

  • ✓ Text
  • ✓ Image
  • ✓ Video

Output types

  • ✓ Video
  • ✓ Audio

Deployment

Cloud hosted

Privacy & security

Privacy score

50/100

50

🔒 Data usage

  • May be used for training

📋 Compliance

✓ GDPR ✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ CCPA

🛡️ Security

✗ SSO / SAML ✗ Audit logs ✓ Encryption at rest ✓ Encryption in transit

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Quick comparison

How Sora compares to top competitors

Feature Sora Stable Diffusion Online HeyGen Pika
Price/mo $20 $10 $24 $10
Free plan
Context
API
Open source
RankScore 58 78 71 68
Full Sora vs Stable Diffusion Online comparison → Full Sora vs HeyGen comparison →

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I access Sora?
Sora is available through a ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) or Pro ($200/month) subscription at sora.com. Plus subscribers get limited monthly video generations; Pro subscribers get unlimited generations at higher resolutions and longer durations. There is no standalone Sora subscription.
How long are Sora videos?
Sora generates clips up to 20 seconds at 1080p resolution. You can extend existing clips, remix generated videos with new prompts, and use Storyboard for multi-scene compositions. Audio generation is included, creating videos with synchronized sound effects and ambient audio.
How does Sora compare to Runway?
Sora produces cinematic, physically realistic video with superior motion coherence and lighting. Runway offers a more complete editing suite with inpainting, motion brush, and timeline editing. Sora is better for generating stunning raw clips; Runway is better for professional video production workflows.
Can I use Sora videos commercially?
Yes. OpenAI grants full usage rights for content created with Sora, including commercial use, on paid plans. You own the outputs you generate. Review OpenAI's usage policies for restrictions on depicting real people without consent and generating harmful content.
What is Sora Storyboard?
Storyboard lets you plan multi-scene videos by placing prompts on a timeline — each scene generates independently and stitches together into a cohesive narrative. This gives you more control over pacing and story structure compared to single-prompt generation.

Company

Made by OpenAI

Founded
2015
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Funding
$182.6B

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