Veo 3
Runway Gen-3
Hailuo
Kling
Dream Machine
Seedance
Pika
Wan 2.1
Hunyuan Video
LTX Video
Sora
Veo 3
Runway Gen-3
Hailuo
Kling
Dream Machine
Head-to-head
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Imagen 4
Imageby Google DeepMind
9.2
Google's Imagen 4 delivers exceptional photorealism and some of the cleanest in-image text of any model.
Full review → Higher overall score
Sora
Videoby OpenAI
9.4
OpenAI's Sora leads our video rankings with the most coherent motion, realistic physics, and longest usable clips of any model we tested.
Full review →| Metric | Imagen 4 | Sora |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 9.3 | 9.6✓ |
| Speed | 8.6✓ | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.0✓ | 8.8 |
| Value | 8.5✓ | 8.0 |
| Max resolution | 2048px | 1080p |
| Pricing | Free tier / from $20/mo | From $20/mo (ChatGPT Plus) |
Imagen 4
- +Excellent photorealism
- +Clean in-image text
- +Available via Gemini & Vertex AI
- −Less stylistic personality
- −Filters can be conservative
Sora
- +Best-in-class motion coherence and physics
- +Long, usable clips up to ~20s
- +Strong camera-movement control
- +Photoreal lighting and depth
- −Bundled with ChatGPT plans — limited bulk rendering
- −Weak with on-screen text and hands
- −Regional availability is limited
Same prompt, both models
Identical prompt run through Imagen 4 and Sora. Watch them side by side.
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“A neon-lit street at night, slow forward dolly, rain-slick reflections, cinematic”
Imagen 4
Sora
02
“Close-up portrait turning toward camera, soft key light, shallow depth of field”
Imagen 4
Sora
03
“Aerial drone gliding over a landscape at golden hour, long shadows”
Imagen 4
Sora
04
“Product on a reflective surface, slow rotation, studio gradient light”
Imagen 4
Sora