6 OpenAI Sora alternatives you can try for free

OpenAI's Sora text-to-video engine is set to give 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 yet fully launched. 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

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

Runway's Gen-2 mirrors the best of what you get when you use Open AI's Sora, using a multi-modal AI system to create video clips with text prompts.

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

Judging by the quality of Sora-created clips shared by OpenAI, Sora highly recommends Runway's Gen-2 as an AI text-to-video generator. However, given the pace of developments 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 Runway's Gen-2 OpenAI (and its future versions) will have stiff competition for the title of best text-to-video AI generator.

2. Pika

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

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

The web app allows you to modify specific areas in 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 the web and Discord options to see which gives you better results.

Pika has some work to do to achieve the quality of the online clips created by Sora. However, its other features, like lip-sync and visual animation, give it an edge over Sora - at least for now.

3. Pixarverse

1. Free of charge

Pixverse is another alternative to Open AI's Sora, allowing you to create immersive videos with text prompts. Pixverse also offers two platforms for creating videos: The web platform and the Discord server.

Pixverse's web platform provides 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 it over and over again.

You can join Pixverse's 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

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

Kaiber is an artist-focused AI video creation tool that allows you to create videos from images or text descriptions.

Kaiber also supports audio reactions, meaning you can upload a song and let the AI ​​create a video that matches the rhythm 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 rhythm of the uploaded audio. Its artist-centric features also help it beat Sora. However, in terms of the authenticity of the clip created, Sora still holds its position.

5. Synthesia

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

Synthesia is an AI text-to-video generator that allows you to 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 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

1. Free: 1 minute/day
2. Starter: $19.99 ($14.99 when billed annually) for 10 minutes of video without watermark

Vidnoz is another AI video creator that creates spoken videos from text scripts. Vidnoz AI uses natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision to create realistic facial expressions and lip sync for avatars. You can also customize your avatar's appearance, clothes, 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 avatar and voice, which Synthesia does not support.