Google Veo vs Sora
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
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OpenAI's video model — app closed April 2026, API sunsets Sept 2026
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.7 / 10 | 3.5 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Free tier | ~100 monthly AI credits (region-dependent) in Flow/Whisk | — |
| Paid from | Consumer: Google AI Pro $19.99/mo (Veo 3 Fast), AI Ultra $249.99/mo | Discontinued as a consumer product (app shut down Apr 26 2026); API sunsets Sept 24 2026 |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | Accessed across Gemini, Google Flow and Vertex AI; consumer access in 150+ countries | ~9.6M lifetime app downloads; ~1M peak active users, falling under 500K by shutdown |
| Founded | 2024 | 2024 |
| Maker | Google / Alphabet (DeepMind) | OpenAI |
| Verdict | Veo remains the video model to beat on audio: dialogue, music and ambient sound generate alongside the picture, a trick most rivals still bolt on afterward. The 3.1 line adds true 4K and native 9:16 output, and Google's... |
Note: the consumer Sora product was discontinued 26 April 2026; only the developer API remains, sunsetting 24 September 2026.Sora is winding down. The consumer app and sora.com were discontinued on April 26, 2026 — about... |
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