Sora vs Pika
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Sora
OpenAI's video model: app closed April 2026, API shut down September 2...
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Pika
Creative apps on Pika 2.5 and third-party video, image and audio model...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 3.5 / 10 | 6.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Paid | Subscription |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Paid from | Nothing on sale: app closed 26 Apr 2026, Sora 2 API shut down 24 Sep 2026 | $10/month (Starter, 900 credits), or $8/month billed yearly |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✗ |
| Users | ~9.6M lifetime app downloads; ~1M peak active users, falling under 500K by shutdown | 500k+ users |
| Founded | 2024 | 2023 |
| Maker | OpenAI | Demi Guo, Chenlin Meng |
| Verdict | Discontinued: the Sora app closed on 26 April 2026 and the API on 24 September 2026.There is nothing left to adopt. Sora 2 was a strong model, with synchronised audio and convincing physics, but OpenAI wound it down with... |
The relaunched Pika is a credit-priced front end to many models: Video Studio, Product Shot, Color Grade and audio apps run on Pika 2.5 or on third-party models such as Seedance, and Pika says its Seedance pricing underc... |
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