Sora vs Pika Labs
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 sunsets Sept 2026
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Pika Labs
AI video generator known for physics-bending Pikaffects
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| RECATOOLS Score | 3.5 / 10 | 6.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | 80 credits per month (480p resolution, watermarked, no commercial use) |
| Paid from | Discontinued as a consumer product (app shut down Apr 26 2026); API sunsets Sept 24 2026 | $8/month (Standard) |
| 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 | 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... |
Pika built its following on Discord with genuinely odd, likeable effects — melt, inflate, or explode an object with one click via Pikaffects — before moving to a standalone web app at pika.art. Pika 2.5 is the current mo... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.