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
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Compare AI models
Pick any two and watch the same prompt rendered by both.
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Runway Gen-3
Videoby Runway
9.0
Gen-3 pairs excellent video quality with the deepest creative toolset — motion brush, keyframes, and video-to-video make it the most controllable pick.
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 | Runway Gen-3 | Sora |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 8.9 | 9.6✓ |
| Speed | 8.7✓ | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.2✓ | 8.8 |
| Value | 8.6✓ | 8.0 |
| Max resolution | 1080p | 1080p |
| Pricing | Free trial / from $12/mo | From $20/mo (ChatGPT Plus) |
Runway Gen-3
- +Deep control: motion brush, keyframes, director mode
- +Fast iteration and a strong web editor
- +Reliable image-to-video
- +Predictable credit-based pricing
- −Slightly behind Sora on pure realism
- −Credits can burn quickly at high resolution
- −Long sequences need manual stitching
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 Runway Gen-3 and Sora. Watch them side by side.
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“A neon-lit street at night, slow forward dolly, rain-slick reflections, cinematic”
Runway Gen-3
Sora
02
“Close-up portrait turning toward camera, soft key light, shallow depth of field”
Runway Gen-3
Sora
03
“Aerial drone gliding over a landscape at golden hour, long shadows”
Runway Gen-3
Sora
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“Product on a reflective surface, slow rotation, studio gradient light”
Runway Gen-3
Sora