Sora at a glance.
From OpenAI's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.
- Made by
- OpenAIBased in US
- What it is for
- Video creationShort video clips from words or a still image.
- Free plan
- NoDiscontinued
- Runs on
- Not stated
- Last word
- Sora API discontinued, Sep 24, 2026
OpenAI doesn't show its prices in a form we could read. Check its website.
What its terms say.
Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.
“As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output.”
Our note: OpenAI: 'The Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026.' 'The Sora API will be discontinued on September 24, 2026.' openai.com/sora now redirects to this notice. Sora 2 Pro still appears on LMArena's text-to-video board, and Dreamina lists Sora 2 as a model option.
Which models people prefer.
On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many tools of this kind run these models.
- 1Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle1516
- 2gemini-omni-flashGoogle1513
- 3FLUX 3 VideoBlack Forest Labs · preliminary1493
- 4Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXAI · preliminary1492
- 5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p)Bytedance1479
Arena, Sep 21, 2026 · 718,577 votes; 48 models
- 1MiniMax H3MiniMax1495
- 2Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle1488
- 3Wan 3.0Alibaba1480
- 4Dreamina Seedance 2.5 (720p)Bytedance1477
- 5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p)Bytedance1475
Arena, Sep 21, 2026 · 2,081,953 votes; 48 models