Runway vs Sora

What each vendor publishes about price, free plan, watermark, resolution, length and features, side by side. Checked Oct 26, 2026. We don't test tools; we compare what vendors publish, and every fact links to its source on the tool's profile.

The differences in short

• Sora has been discontinued: "The Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026. The Sora API will be discontinued on September 24, 2026." (openai.com/sora). Page kept as a discontinued listing pointing to alternatives.
• Runway publishes a paid price ($12/month); we could not find one for Sora.
• Runway has a free plan; Sora does not state one.
• Maximum resolution: Runway 4K (upscaling), Sora not stated.
• Runway states voice cloning; Sora does not say so on the pages we checked.
• Runway states upscaling; Sora does not say so on the pages we checked.

Side by side

Summaries

Runway: AI video and image generation studio with its own Gen-4 and Gen-4.5 models plus third-party models, credit-based plans and 4K upscaling.

Sora: OpenAI's video and audio generation app and model. OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026, and the Sora API on September 24, 2026.

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