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🎬 Sora alternatives

OpenAI Sora shut down in two stages: the app and web on 2026-04-26, the API on 2026-09-24 (announced 2026-03-24). The Decoder · checked 2026-10-18. Below, the video generation tools still in service are compared with the same formula.

Ranking basis — Period: Prices as of 2026-10-19 · Sample: 11 tools with price and credit data · Metric: Estimated cost per 15-second short (USD, lower ranks higher). One model per tool: clip length closest to 5s, 720p first, then the lowest cost per short. Tools that prohibit commercial use are excluded · Shorts per month: 100 · Retry multiplier: 1x · Short length: 15s · FX as of: 2026-10-18 · Prices checked: 2026-10-19

Sora shutdown notice · Ordered by estimated cost per 15-second short, lowest first; tools without unit-cost data come last. Affiliate status and commissions are not used for this order.