Sora 2 (discontinued)
Status
Being shut down
Starting price
$20/mo (was ChatGPT Plus)
Max resolution
1080p (Pro)
Max length
20 seconds
Native audio
Yes
Camera controls
Prompt based
Filmmaking tools
Storyboard, remix, blend
Veo 3.1
Status
Active
Starting price
$7.99/mo (AI Plus)
Max resolution
4K
Max length
~8 seconds
Native audio
Yes (dialogue, SFX, music)
Camera controls
Explicit (via Flow)
Filmmaking tools
Flow (Scene Builder, Ingredients)
Hailuo 2.3
Status
Active
Starting price
Free
Max resolution
1080p
Max length
~6 seconds
Native audio
No
Camera controls
Limited
Filmmaking tools
Basic
Which Sora alternative should you choose?
- Best overall replacement: Veo + Flow (4K, camera controls, native audio, Scene Builder)
- Best value per clip: Hailuo (~$0.49 per clip, free tier available)
- Most flexible inputs: Seedance 2.0 (text, image, video, audio simultaneously)
- Best for workflows and pipelines: ComfyUI (free, open source node editor supporting all major video models)