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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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.
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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 →| Metric | Sora | Imagen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 9.6✓ | 9.3 |
| Speed | 7.5 | 8.6✓ |
| Ease of use | 8.8 | 9.0✓ |
| Value | 8.0 | 8.5✓ |
| Max resolution | 1080p | 2048px |
| Pricing | From $20/mo (ChatGPT Plus) | Free tier / from $20/mo |
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
Imagen 4
- +Excellent photorealism
- +Clean in-image text
- +Available via Gemini & Vertex AI
- −Less stylistic personality
- −Filters can be conservative
Same prompt, both models
The identical prompt, rendered by Sora and Imagen 4. Only verified outputs are shown — never another model's work.
01
“A neon-lit street at night, slow forward dolly, rain-slick reflections, cinematic”
SoraNo verified output for this prompt yet
Imagen 4No verified output for this prompt yet
02
“Close-up portrait turning toward camera, soft key light, shallow depth of field”
SoraNo verified output for this prompt yet
Imagen 4No verified output for this prompt yet
03
“Aerial drone gliding over a landscape at golden hour, long shadows”
SoraNo verified output for this prompt yet
Imagen 4No verified output for this prompt yet
04
“Product on a reflective surface, slow rotation, studio gradient light”
SoraNo verified output for this prompt yet
Imagen 4No verified output for this prompt yet