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Sora
OpenAI's video generation model — cinematic quality, long clips, storyboard mode.
Add Sora to your hut →Sora is OpenAI's text-to-video model, known for cinematic quality and the ability to generate clips up to 20 seconds long with complex scene composition. It understands physical cause-and-effect — objects interact with each other plausibly, camera movements feel intentional, and scenes hold together across cuts. The storyboard mode lets you plan a sequence of shots and generate each one consistently. It launched publicly to ChatGPT subscribers in late 2024.
Access is included in ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo) with limited monthly generations; Pro ($200/mo) unlocks higher usage and 1080p output. Most often compared to Runway and Kling — Sora's edge is long-form narrative coherence and cinematic composition; Kling's is photorealistic physics; Runway's is the full surrounding editing suite.
| Made by | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Included in ChatGPT Plus $20/mo (limited) · Pro $200/mo |
| Best for | Cinematic text-to-video, long clips, storyboard-driven video, narrative sequences |
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