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Sora vs Runway Gen-3 Alpha

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Sora

ProprietaryDec 2024

OpenAI’s flagship video model — most coherent long clips on the market.

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Runway

Runway Gen-3 Alpha

ProprietaryJun 2024

The pro filmmaker’s tool — strong motion controls and editing suite.

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Head to head

Spec
Sora
Runway Gen-3 Alpha
Time to first token↓ better
60 s
Winner30 s
Price per second of video↓ better
$0.50
Winner$0.10
License
Proprietary
Proprietary
Input modalities
text, image
text, image
Output modalities
video
video

Strengths, weaknesses and best-for

Sora
Strengths
  • Up to 60s clips
  • Strong world model
  • Image-to-video
Weaknesses
  • Expensive
  • Slow
  • Access still gated
Best for
  • Marketing videos
  • Storyboarding
  • Concept films
Runway Gen-3 Alpha
Strengths
  • Fine-grained motion control
  • Mature editor
  • Camera controls
Weaknesses
  • Max 10s per clip
Best for
  • Pro video production
  • Music videos
  • Ads

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