# Alternatives to Sora

Sora is OpenAI's text-to-video and image-to-video generation model, exposed to developers through the Videos API on platform.openai.com. The consumer Sora web and mobile app was discontinued on April 26, 2026, and the Sora 2 / Sora 2 Pro API models are themselves scheduled to shut down on September 24, 2026.

It is proprietary. None of its 12 checklist rows are verified yet.

Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/sora/
Category: AI video generators

## Overview

- **Who it's for**: Developers integrating programmatic video generation through the Videos API before its scheduled September 2026 shutdown; the consumer Sora app that formerly served ChatGPT users was discontinued on April 26, 2026.
- **What you get**: Text-to-video and image-guided video generation with synced audio, reusable non-human 'character' assets, video extensions, and targeted video edits, available as the sora-2 and sora-2-pro models billed per second of rendered output.
- **How it works**: A client submits a text prompt (optionally with an image reference or character asset) to POST /v1/videos, polls the returned job or receives a webhook until its status reaches completed, then downloads the finished MP4 from the video's content endpoint.

## Profile

- **License**: Proprietary (verified 2026-08-03)
- **Pricing model**: Usage-based (verified 2026-08-03)
- **Starts at**: $0.10/sec (verified 2026-08-03)
- **Status**: discontinued (verified 2026-08-03)

## Ranked alternatives

| # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms |
|---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------|
| 1 | [Google Veo](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/google-veo.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android |
| 2 | [HeyGen](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/heygen.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android |
| 3 | [InVideo AI](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/invideo-ai.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android |
| 4 | [Kling AI](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/kling-ai.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS |
| 5 | [Luma](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/luma-dream-machine.md) | building | Proprietary | Web |
| 6 | [Pika](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/pika.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, iOS |
| 7 | [Runway](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/runway.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, iOS |
| 8 | [Synthesia](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/synthesia.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, Browser extension |

Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/

## Sources

Sources for Sora. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.

- **Status**: discontinued — <https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001152-what-to-know-about-the-sora-discontinuation> (verified 2026-08-03)
- **Pricing model**: Usage-based — <https://platform.openai.com/docs/pricing> (verified 2026-08-03)
- **Starts at**: $0.10/sec — <https://platform.openai.com/docs/pricing> (verified 2026-08-03)
- **License**: Proprietary — <https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/> (verified 2026-08-03)

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