6 OpenAI Sora Alternatives You Can Try for Free

OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video engine is set to bring the world a different ChatGPT experience. Sora’s ability to create high-quality videos from text prompts is notable but not unprecedented, and it’s not fully launched yet. So if you’re looking for a Sora alternative, for whatever reason, there are plenty of options to choose from.

1. Runway's Gen-2

• Free: 125 credits
• Standard: $15/month ($12 when billed annually) for 625 credits/month

Runway's Gen-2 best reflects what you get when using Open AI's Sora, which uses a multimodal AI system to create video clips with text prompts.

Runway's Gen-2 capabilities include the ability to upload an image or video to use as a reference for the video clip you want to create. Whether Open AI's Sora will support creating a video clip from a reference image or clip remains to be seen.

Judging by the quality of Sora-generated clips shared by OpenAI, Sora rates Runway's Gen-2 highly as an AI text-to-video generator. However, given the pace of development in the AI ​​space (and the fact that Runway launched Gen-2 about a year before Sora's first preview was released), it's clear that Sora and OpenAI's Runway's Gen-2 (and future versions thereof) will have some stiff competition for the title of best text-to-video AI generator.

2. Pika

• Free: 250 initial credits (30 free credits/day after initial credits run out)
• Standard: $10/month ($8 when billed annually) for 700 credits/month

Pika is another AI-powered video maker that can create videos and 3D animations from text and image prompts. Pika is available on the web and Discord . However, the platform you use will determine the output quality and additional features you have access to.

The web app allows you to edit specific areas of the created clip, expand the video frame, and add lip sync effects to the created video. These features are not available on the Discord server option. You should try both the web and Discord options to see which one gives you better results.

Pika still has some work to do to reach the quality of Sora-generated online clips, but its other features, like lip-syncing and image-based animation, give it an edge over Sora—at least for now.

3. Pixverse

• Free of charge

Pixverse is another alternative to Open AI's Sora that lets you create realistic videos with text prompts. Pixverse also offers two platforms for creating videos: a web platform and a Discord server.

Pixverse’s web platform offers a more comprehensive video creation experience, where you can create, view, filter, and edit all the videos you create. The Discord server option has the advantage of creating 4 clips at once. This gives you the ability to choose which one is best without having to recreate multiple times.

You can join the Pixverse Discord server and create your clip using the /create command . You can also choose the aspect ratio and negative prompt (if needed) for your video. In terms of quality, Pixverse is on par with Pika.

4. Kaiber

• Free: 100 initial credits
• Explorer: $5/month for 300 credits.

Kaiber is an artist-focused AI video creator that lets you create videos from images or text descriptions.

Kaiber also supports audio reactions, meaning you can upload a song and have the AI ​​create a video that matches the beat and mood of the music. You can also customize the length, size, camera movement, and start frame of the video. You can use Kaiber on the web or through its mobile app.

Kaiber's biggest selling point is its ability to create clips that match the beat of the uploaded audio. Its artist-centric features also give it a leg up over Sora. However, in terms of the authenticity of the clips it creates, Sora still holds the upper hand.

5. Synthesia

• Free: Test Video
• Starter: $29/month ($22 when billed annually) for 10 minutes of video.

Synthesia is an AI text-to-video generator that lets you create realistic talking videos from text scripts. You can choose from a variety of avatars, backgrounds, and languages ​​to customize your videos.

Synthesia differs from Sora in that it does not create images from scratch, but instead uses existing footage and modifies it to fit the text. Synthesia is also limited to talking videos, while Sora can create any type of video from text.

Synthesia is a good alternative to Sora for creating engaging and personalized videos for educational, marketing or entertainment purposes.

6. Vidnoz

• Free: 1 minute/day
• Starter: $19.99 ($14.99 when billed annually) for 10 minutes of watermark-free video

Vidnoz is another AI video maker that creates spoken videos from text scripts. Vidnoz AI uses natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision to generate realistic facial expressions and lip sync for avatars. You can also customize your avatar's appearance, clothing, and accessories.

Vidnoz AI is similar to Synthesia in functionality, but it allows for more customization when creating your free demo video. You can choose between avatars and voices, which Synthesia doesn't support.