Sora vs Runway
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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Runway
AI video generation and editing — Gen-4.5 adds native audio
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| RECATOOLS Score | 3.5 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | 125 one-time credits for video generation |
| Paid from | Discontinued as a consumer product (app shut down Apr 26 2026); API sunsets Sept 24 2026 | Free $0 (125 credits); Standard $12-15/mo; Pro $28-35/mo; Max $76-95/mo; Enterprise custom |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | ~9.6M lifetime app downloads; ~1M peak active users, falling under 500K by shutdown | ~4M registered users (≈1.2M monthly active, 2025-2026) |
| Founded | 2024 | 2018 |
| Maker | OpenAI | Cristobal Valenzuela, Alejandro Matamala, Anastasis Germanidis |
| 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... |
Runway is one of the most established AI video platforms, pairing generative models with a real editing suite — inpainting, green-screen, motion tracking, frame interpolation. Gen-4.5 closed the category's oldest gap by... |
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