Kling vs Sora
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Kling
Kuaishou-spun AI video model, now an $18B independent rival to Sora.
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Sora
OpenAI's video model — app closed April 2026, API sunsets Sept 2026
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.8 / 10 | 3.5 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Free tier | 66 credits per day for video generation | — |
| Paid from | Standard $10/mo; Pro $37/mo; Premier $92/mo; Ultra $180/mo (up from ~$128/mo in Aug 2025) | Discontinued as a consumer product (app shut down Apr 26 2026); API sunsets Sept 24 2026 |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | 100M+ global registered users (60M reported Jan 2026 at CES) | ~9.6M lifetime app downloads; ~1M peak active users, falling under 500K by shutdown |
| Founded | 2024 | 2024 |
| Maker | Kuaishou Technology | OpenAI |
| Verdict | Kling, from Kuaishou, ranks among the strongest AI video generators available: Kling 3.0 (February 2026) added native 4K at 60fps, 15-second clips, and synced multilingual audio, with motion and physics that hold up bett... |
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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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.