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
Compare AI models
Pick any two and watch the same prompt rendered by both.
VS
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 →
Wan 2.1
Videoby Alibaba
8.2
Alibaba's Wan is a leading open-weights video model — capable quality you can run and customize yourself.
Full review →| Metric | Sora | Wan 2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 9.6✓ | 8.2 |
| Speed | 7.5 | 7.6✓ |
| Ease of use | 8.8✓ | 6.8 |
| Value | 8.0 | 9.2✓ |
| Max resolution | 1080p | 720p |
| Pricing | From $20/mo (ChatGPT Plus) | Open weights / free |
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
Wan 2.1
- +Open weights, self-hostable
- +Strong quality for open source
- +No per-clip fees
- −Needs a capable GPU
- −More setup than hosted tools
Same prompt, both models
Identical prompt run through Sora and Wan 2.1. Watch them side by side.
01
“A neon-lit street at night, slow forward dolly, rain-slick reflections, cinematic”
Sora
Wan 2.1
02
“Close-up portrait turning toward camera, soft key light, shallow depth of field”
Sora
Wan 2.1
03
“Aerial drone gliding over a landscape at golden hour, long shadows”
Sora
Wan 2.1
04
“Product on a reflective surface, slow rotation, studio gradient light”
Sora
Wan 2.1