Comparison
Runway vs Sora
Runway vs Sora, laid out side by side: pricing model, platforms, available models, core features, and supported formats. Both tools are listed under the Video Generation category, and every field comes from this site's directory records. A pricing model is not an amount.
Quick verdict
Sora has been discontinued. This page preserves historical records; do not plan new work around its former features, plans or API.
How to choose for the same task
Both sides belong to the Video Generation category. The conditionals below come from this site's directory records: first check which side's suitability fits your task and which side's exclusions affect you less; if both fit, decide by pricing basis and by how well platforms and formats line up. Prices appear only where a record has been verified; where it has not, no number is given.
Runway
Fact sourceWhen to pick it Generation, re-shoots, and audio should sit in one credit system: Runway puts Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Image, and Seed Audio 1.0 on a single price sheet.
When to skip it Monthly credits do not roll over on Standard or Pro (only Max carries one month) and top-ups start at 1,000 credits, so burn the one-time 125 free credits before committing. To pick on maximum single-clip length and lip sync instead, read the Kling AI record in this directory; to try several video models behind one interface, read the Pika record. This is not a ranked review.
Verified price: Free 0 — USD / month (one-time 125 credits); Standard 15 — USD / month (monthly) or 12 — USD / month (billed annually, Save $36/year); Pro 35 (monthly) or 28 (billed annually, Save $84/year); Max 95 (monthly) or 76 (billed annually, Save $228/year); Team 69 — USD / user / month (structured data). (region: not stated, checked 2026-10-12). Annual prices are not converted to monthly.
Official sourceSora
The Sora web and mobile apps stopped serving on 2026-04-26 and the Sora API stopped on 2026-09-24; the data export entry point is sora.chatgpt.com/sunset.
Fact sourceWhen to pick it Assets generated with Sora still need retrieving: use the export entry point sora.chatgpt.com/sunset given on the official discontinuation page.
When to skip it The web app and mobile app closed on 2026-04-26 and the API closed on 2026-09-24, so do not schedule new work on Sora; the official page says the related data is then permanently deleted. To keep a credits-based video supply where video and audio share one price sheet, the closer directory record is Runway; to keep using purchased credits, the official page states they still work for Codex, which is the OpenAI Codex record in this directory. This is not a ranked review.
Exact price not verified. Any pricing-model label describes a billing category, not a verified amount.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directory score | 4.6 / 5 | 4.7 / 5 |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Platforms | Not verified | Not verified |
| Models | Not verified | Not verified |
| Core features | Gen-4.5 and Gen-4 Turbo video, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4 Image and Nano Banana Pro images | Web app and mobile app closed on 2026-04-26, API closed on 2026-09-24, Data export at sora.chatgpt.com/sunset |
| Formats | Not verified | Not verified |
Cells marked "Not verified" in the table are fields the directory still keeps but did not check item by item against the official source this time; they are not verified facts. Please double-check them on the detail pages for Runway, Sora.
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Should I pick Runway or Sora?+
Sora has been discontinued. This page preserves historical records; do not plan new work around its former features, plans or API.
Where does this comparison data come from, and how fresh is it?+
The directory record for Runway is dated 2026-10-12 and for Sora 2026-10-15. Pricing models, platforms, models, features, and formats come from this site's directory records rather than live crawling. A pricing model is not an amount. Capabilities and prices change between versions, so re-check the official sources linked from each tool page before deciding.