Sora vs Veo

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Soranot a current option

The web and app experiences were discontinued on 26 April 2026
The Sora API and the Sora 2 model snapshots were removed on 24 September 2026

Veo

Plan price reference: Veo 3.1 Preview Gemini API shut down 22 October 2026; Flow uses separate credits. Current account, region and checkout unverified

What you get differs by account: the Flow credit page lists an allowance for accounts without a subscription, while Flow's own entry page still frames it around paid plans
Veo 3.1 Preview in the Gemini API has shut down

Monthly and annual billing are different commitments: the annual figure is a prepayment, and an annual equivalent is not a monthly price. Nothing on this page is a test of output quality, and the list below names the official sources this entry uses with the date each was read - check them against the plan and the use you have in mind.

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What you are deciding	SoraOpenAIRetired	VeoGoogle DeepMind
Status	RetiredSora web and appTook effect April 26, 2026OpenAI states the Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on this date, and that content can be exported from the sunset page until the export window closes.Source ↗ RetiredSora APITook effect September 24, 2026OpenAI removed the Videos API and the Sora 2 model snapshots from the API on this date; its deprecations page now lists them under past deprecations. This fact is about the API only, not about any third-party surface.Source ↗	Still available
What it is for	Web and app discontinued on 26 April 2026; the API was removed on 24 September 2026.	Google DeepMind's cinematic video model
Typical tasks	Not verified on this site	Shots that need sound generated with the picture Ad and product clips planned from a reference frame Storyboards that must hold a first and a last frame Planning alternative video workflows after confirming the current platform and price
Pricing model	Not verified on this site	Freemium
Plan pricing referenceFrom the vendor page listed, for the plan named. Not the lowest price worldwide: billing cycle, region and taxes change it.	No plan price stated on a vendor page we could read	Veo 3.1 Preview Gemini API shut down 22 October 2026; Flow uses separate credits. Current account, region and checkout unverified
Where it stops	The web and app experiences were discontinued on 26 April 2026 The Sora API and the Sora 2 model snapshots were removed on 24 September 2026 OpenAI states stored data will be deleted after any final export window	What you get differs by account: the Flow credit page lists an allowance for accounts without a subscription, while Flow's own entry page still frames it around paid plans Veo 3.1 Preview in the Gemini API has shut down Flow's Veo cannot edit an existing video - video editing is documented for Gemini Omni instead Upscaling in Flow is plan-gated (1080p on Plus and above, 4K on Ultra); account and region eligibility must be checked separately
Price	Not establishedCurrent purchasable pricing is not established for this retired entry. The registered records describe closed or retired surfaces; no historical price is presented as a current offer.Source: OpenAI Help Center - Sora discontinuation · OpenAI API - Deprecations	Not establishedHistorical Gemini API Preview record read on 15 October 2026: For the Gemini API Veo 3.1 paid tier, the published rates are per output second in USD: Lite 0.05 at 720p or 0.08 at 1080p; Fast 0.10 at 720p, 0.12 at 1080p or 0.30 at 4K; Standard 0.40 at 720p/1080p or 0.60 at 4K. There is no free tier; only successful generations are charged. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026. Current pricing, the alternative platform and account eligibility remain unverified.Source: Gemini API - pricing · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown
Availability	DocumentedThe Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026. The Sora 2/Videos API entry records removal on 24 September 2026. It does not establish access, prices or a generation result on 23 September; the removed API is not presented as a currently purchasable service.Source: OpenAI Help Center - Sora discontinuation · OpenAI API - Deprecations	Not establishedThe Flow entry requires age 18+, a supported country and eligible Google AI/Workspace access; desktop Chromium is recommended and features/credit purchases vary by region. These official Flow rules do not settle every Gemini/Vertex/API Veo entry or actual local reachability. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026.Source: Google DeepMind - Veo · veo official veo-flow · veo official veo-regions · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown
Commercial use	Not establishedHistorical permission and applicable conditions for the user to use outputs commercially were not established by this retired entry’s registered source statements; no current usable service is inferred.	Not establishedGemini API is for professional/business use and Google disclaims generated-content ownership, while the Flow commercial FAQ points users to full terms. Uniform commercial-output permission across Flow/Gemini/Vertex, actual output rights and all plan conditions remain unestablished.Source: veo official veo-api-terms · veo official veo-flow
Training on your data	Not establishedHistorical training use of the account’s inputs/outputs and applicable opt-out conditions were not established by this retired entry’s registered source statements; no current usable service is inferred.	DocumentedRead on 12 October 2026. States that Flow interactions, uploads and generated output may be used to improve Google products and machine-learning technologies while the improvement setting is on, that reviewed interactions are kept up to 18 months disconnected from the account, and that the setting can be turned off. Gemini API terms separately state unpaid-quota content may be used for improvement while paid-quota content is not.Source: Google Flow help - models and data use
API billing	DocumentedThe Sora 2/Videos API entry records removal on 24 September 2026. It does not establish access, prices or a generation result on 23 September; the removed API is not presented as a currently purchasable service.Source: OpenAI API - Deprecations	Not establishedHistorical Gemini API Preview record read on 15 October 2026: Veo 3.1 has no free API tier and is billed per second of output: Lite $0.05 at 720p and $0.08 at 1080p, with no 4K; Fast $0.10 at 720p, $0.12 at 1080p and $0.30 at 4K; Standard $0.40 at 720p and 1080p and $0.60 at 4K. Only successful generations are charged. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026. Current pricing, the alternative platform and account eligibility remain unverified.Source: Gemini API - pricing · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown
Export formats	Not establishedHistorical specific downloadable output file formats and applicable surface/plan boundaries were not established by this retired entry’s registered source statements; no current usable service is inferred.	Not establishedHistorical Gemini API Preview record read on 15 October 2026: The Gemini API Veo 3.1 text-to-video examples download the generated video to an MP4 file. This documents the API example, not a Flow or Gemini-app plan export guarantee. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026. Current pricing, the alternative platform and account eligibility remain unverified.Source: Gemini API - video (Veo) · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown
Usage limits	Not establishedHistorical numeric task allowances and applicable reset/carryover rules were not established by this retired entry’s registered source statements; no current usable service is inferred.	Not establishedVeo 3.1 Lite, Fast and Quality: text, first frame, and first-and-last-frame input; reference mode on Lite and Fast is 8 seconds. Flow's Veo does not support video-to-video editing, and extension is performed with the Lite model - while the video being extended may be the 8-second output of Lite, Fast or Quality. Google Flow grants 50 credits daily, plus 200 monthly on Plus and 1,000 monthly on Pro; unused daily and monthly credits do not roll over. Per-generation Veo3.1 Lite/Fast cost10/20 for non-Ultra subscribers or5/10 for Ultra; Quality costs100. Eligible Ultra subscribers and family-plan managers have a lower-priority Lite route at0. For Plus, Pro and Ultra,1080p upscaling costs0;4K upscaling is Ultra-only and costs50. These are Flow credit rules, not Gemini API output-second rates. Historical Gemini API Preview documentation read on 15 October 2026: Native audio with text and image input, reference frames and extension; standard generation is 4, 6 or 8 seconds, 1080p and 4K require 8 seconds, and API extension is 720p from an existing Veo video. Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026.Source: Flow help - models and what they support · Flow help - credits · Gemini API - video (Veo) · Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown
Facts	Category Video Generation Launched December 9, 2024	Category Video Generation Launched May 2024
Where to check	Official site ↗ OpenAI Help Center - Sora discontinuation ↗ What this source supports The Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026. Read on September 23, 2026 OpenAI API - Deprecations ↗ What this source supports Historical registered scope from 2026-10-10; the entire statement was not re-read on 2026-10-15: Under "Past deprecations > 2026-03-24: Sora 2 video generation models and Videos API", the Videos API and the sora-2, sora-2-pro, sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2-2025-12-08 and sora-2-pro-2025-10-06 snapshots are listed as removed from the API on September 24, 2026. Official body read on 2026-10-15, limited to this scope: The dated DALL·E entry records API removal on May 12, 2026. The Sora 2/Videos API entry records removal on September 24, 2026; this does not establish the September 23 access, price or generation result. The Sora 2/Videos API entry records removal on 24 September 2026. It does not establish access, prices or a generation result on 23 September; the removed API is not presented as a currently purchasable service. Read on October 15, 2026 Read the full entry Entry read against its sources on September 23, 2026.	Official site ↗ Google - Gemini API video Preview shutdown ↗ What this source supports Google states that the Gemini API Preview IDs veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview shut down on 22 October 2026. It points to Gemini Omni Flash or GA models on the Enterprise Agent Platform; the notice does not establish Flow availability or alternative account eligibility and pricing. Read on November 2, 2026 Google DeepMind - Veo ↗ What this source supports Veo 3.1 is the current model on the model page; Flow and the Gemini API are the documented ways to reach it. Read on September 23, 2026 Flow help - models and what they support ↗ What this source supports Veo 3.1 Lite, Fast and Quality: text, first frame, and first-and-last-frame input; reference mode on Lite and Fast is 8 seconds. Flow's Veo does not support video-to-video editing, and extension is performed with the Lite model - while the video being extended may be the 8-second output of Lite, Fast or Quality. Read on September 23, 2026 Flow help - credits ↗ What this source supports Google Flow grants 50 credits daily, plus 200 monthly on Plus and 1,000 monthly on Pro; unused daily and monthly credits do not roll over. Per-generation Veo3.1 Lite/Fast cost10/20 for non-Ultra subscribers or5/10 for Ultra; Quality costs100. Eligible Ultra subscribers and family-plan managers have a lower-priority Lite route at0. For Plus, Pro and Ultra,1080p upscaling costs0;4K upscaling is Ultra-only and costs50. These are Flow credit rules, not Gemini API output-second rates. Read on October 15, 2026 Gemini API - video (Veo) ↗ What this source supports Historical 15 October 2026 record: Native audio with text and image input, reference frames and extension; standard generation is 4, 6 or 8 seconds, 1080p and 4K require 8 seconds, and API extension is 720p from an existing Veo video. The Gemini API Veo 3.1 text-to-video examples download the generated video to an MP4 file. This documents the API example, not a Flow or Gemini-app plan export guarantee. The same page read on 2 November 2026 states that Veo 3.1 Preview Gemini API IDs shut down on 22 October; its remaining examples are historical and do not establish current Flow entitlement. Read on November 2, 2026 Gemini API - pricing ↗ What this source supports Veo 3.1 has no free API tier and is billed per second of output: Lite $0.05 at 720p and $0.08 at 1080p, with no 4K; Fast $0.10 at 720p, $0.12 at 1080p and $0.30 at 4K; Standard $0.40 at 720p and 1080p and $0.60 at 4K. Only successful generations are charged. For the Gemini API Veo 3.1 paid tier, the published rates are per output second in USD: Lite 0.05 at 720p or 0.08 at 1080p; Fast 0.10 at 720p, 0.12 at 1080p or 0.30 at 4K; Standard 0.40 at 720p/1080p or 0.60 at 4K. There is no free tier; only successful generations are charged. Read on October 15, 2026 Google Flow help - models and data use ↗ What this source supports Read on 12 October 2026. States that Flow interactions, uploads and generated output may be used to improve Google products and machine-learning technologies while the improvement setting is on, that reviewed interactions are kept up to 18 months disconnected from the account, and that the setting can be turned off. Gemini API terms separately state unpaid-quota content may be used for improvement while paid-quota content is not. Read on October 12, 2026 veo official veo-flow ↗ What this source supports Flow requires age verification at 18+, a supported region and eligible Google AI subscription; qualifying Workspace plans have separate access. Desktop Chromium browsers are recommended, while other browsers/mobile are not fully optimized. This only establishes Flow entry conditions, not every Veo entry. Read on October 15, 2026 veo official veo-regions ↗ What this source supports Flow has an official country/territory list including the US, UK and Singapore. Features vary by country; AI credits cannot currently be purchased in Japan, and uploaded-video editing/Avatars have EEA/Switzerland/UK restrictions. This is policy, not a network-access test. Read on October 15, 2026 veo official veo-api-terms ↗ What this source supports Gemini API terms require developer professional/business use, supported regions, paid services for EEA/Switzerland/UK clients, and say Google does not claim generated content ownership. They do not establish a uniform consumer Flow/Gemini/Vertex commercial-output licence. Read on October 15, 2026 Read the full entry Entry read against its sources on September 23, 2026.

What the listings already say

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Is Veo an alternative to Sora?

Sora's entry on this site carries its channel dates: the web and app experiences stopped on 26 April 2026, and the API is announced to shut down on 24 September 2026 - so on 23 September the API is a channel ending the next day, not one that has already gone. Veo has separate channels: Google says the Veo 3.1 Preview Gemini API route shut down on 22 October 2026; Flow and other platforms need separate verification.

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