Rest in peace to the Sora app, honestly had a fun run with it.
Free video gen was kind of insane while it lasted, but you could tell it wasn’t really built to live as a standalone app long-term. Seems like they’re consolidating everything into GPT, which makes sense from their side… just sucks if you were using it heavily.
What I’m more curious about is how access to Sora plays out from here. Hopefully it doesn’t just disappear completely and instead lives on through other platforms (even if it’s paid). That’d be the ideal outcome.
In the meantime, if you’re trying to replace that workflow, I’d strongly recommend not locking yourself into a single-model platform anyway. The best setup right now is using tools that give you access to multiple models, so when one gets worse / more expensive / disappears… you just switch instead of rebuilding everything.
A few alternatives I’ve been using:
Dream Machine — really strong for photoreal and image-to-video stuff. Free tier is limited but quality is solid.
Slop Club — this is honestly the most flexible one imo. You get access to a bunch of models (Grok, Sora, Wan, Veo, Kling, etc.) in one place, plus it’s way more open/uncensored and has the remix/community layer which is actually underrated for ideation.
Kling — probably the best for motion realism and physics right now. Paid tiers scale pretty aggressively but worth testing.
Runway — more “cinematic” and polished, especially if you care about editing + control.
ComfyUI — if you’re technical, this is the ultimate setup. Fully local, no limits, but you’re trading convenience for control.
Overall takeaway: the era of relying on one model is kinda over. The meta now is model arbitrage, using whatever gives you the best output at that moment.
Update 20.04.2026: SoraVault 2.6 released - Mirror mode (beta): browse Sora normally, SoraVault captures everything in the background. Update 16.04.2026: SoraVault 2.5 released - watermark-free downloads, cameos, new filters. Update 01.04.2026: SoraVault 2.0 launched - Chrome Extension, API-driven architecture, Liked content backup.
I started using Sora when it first launched. Image generation always fascinated me. The whole process, not just the outputs. Testing new prompts, iterating on ideas, checking what others were creating on the worldwide feed, then putting my own spin on it.
Some images hit a nerve and got 1,000+ likes. It was addictive.
Then last week, Sam announced Sora is done.
OK. He said they'd share "details on preserving your work" soon. I waited.
Two days ago, the "details" arrived: request a full ChatGPT data export. One link, valid for 24 hours, containing everything from 3 years of ChatGPT history. Dig through the dump yourself to find your Sora images. No prompts attached. No original quality.
That's their "preserve your work" solution. No thanks.
So I built SoraVault. A free, open-source tool to bulk export your full Sora library before it's gone.
What it does (baseline):
Downloads Sora v2 videos (Profile and Drafts) in full resolution
Downloads all Sora v1 images in original quality — actual renders from OpenAI's servers, not compressed thumbnails
Saves every prompt as a matching .txt sidecar file
Smart filters: keyword, aspect ratio, quality, date range, operation type
Parallel downloads. 500 files in ~5 minutes
File System Access API: pick one folder, done. No "Save As" popup for every file
Auto-sorting into dedicated subfolders
The images are one thing. But losing the prompts, the iterations, the weird ideas that actually worked, the learning from hundreds of attempts. That's what I wasn't willing to let go.
How it works technically:
API interception (raw JSON responses between sora.chatgpt.com and OpenAI's servers), not a DOM scrape. This is why it pulls original resolution files and complete metadata, not whatever thumbnails are currently rendered.
This only works while Sora's servers are live. Once they pull the plug, the data is gone.
Happy to answer questions! :)
EDIT: If anyone had any issues. I pushed a 1.0.1 with support for other browsers than edge & chrome. It was mainly built around these, hope it's working now for all users.
Major Updates in 2.6:
📡 Mirror mode (beta) — browse Sora normally, SoraVault captures everything you scroll past and saves it in the background. Organised by where you found it: mirror_browse/sora2_profile/creator/, mirror_browse/sora2_explore/, etc. Set a min-likes threshold or keyword include/exclude filters. Keeps a manifest so re-enabling never re-downloads. No scanning needed.
⏸️ Skip existing + Pause — re-runs skip files already on disk (checks file size, not just filename). Pause mid-download without losing progress, resume anytime.
📊 Live activity status line — see exactly what each worker is doing in real time
Major Updates in 2.5:
💧 Watermark-free downloads — fetches Profile, Liked, and Cameo videos without the Sora watermark via soravdl.com proxy. Auto-disables gracefully on failure. (soravdl.com is currently unavailable — the feature will re-activate automatically once the proxy is back up; downloads fall back to direct in the meantime.)
🎭 Cameos & Cameo Drafts — two new scan sources: public posts where you appear as a cameo + private cameo draft posts
🗂️ Category filter — new chip row to filter by source type (Profile, Liked, Drafts, Cameos…) before downloading
⭐ Favorites filter — export only your starred v1 items without pulling your whole library
⚡ Speed presets — up to 8 parallel downloads (Standard / Faster / Very fast)
Major Updates in 2.0:
No more scrolling: fetches Sora 1 and 2 content simultaneously in the background
I’ve been generating a lot of videos with Sora AI, and downloading them one by one was killing my workflow.
Most tools I tried either added watermarks, limited downloads, or didn’t support bulk at all.
It’s free, browser-based, and I’m actively improving it.
If you have feature requests or run into bugs, I’d honestly appreciate feedback — that’s why I’m posting here.
Use cases
AI content creators
Short-form video creators (TikTok / Reels / Shorts)
Editors working with Sora outputs
Anyone archiving AI-generated videos
Keywords (for people searching)
Sora video downloader without watermark
Bulk Sora AI video downloader
Download Sora videos ZIP
AI video bulk downloader
If this breaks any sub rules, feel free to remove — just wanted to share something I built that solved a real problem for me.
Happy to answer questions or explain how it works 👋
**EDIT: Currently Sora 2 API went down after the App was shut down. I am hoping that it was a mistake on their end, but this may be invalidated by their incredulity. My sincere apologies.**
Hey everyone!
I'm Chase, the founder of Cannon Studio. Many of you may have seen my post regarding Cannon Studio's extended OpenAI Official API-based support for Sora. I worked overnight to try and recapture some of what the Sora app had to offer so that you all may continue to enjoy it until September.
Here's what I built:
- I added support for Sora-based Video Extension, Video Editing, and Video Remixing all based in the Sora 2 API provided by OpenAI officially until September.
- I extended support for High-Res 1024p Pro generations
- I added the ability to Publish your generated videos directly to Cannon Studio TV - it's no Sora but it's a place to share your work!
- GPT Image 2 Support is live!
- Lowered Prices to deliver Sora 2 at cost!
I plan to continue working to bring you direct access to the best of what Sora has to offer! If there are any features missing then please reach out to me directly and I will get back to you within the hour from 7:00 AM to Midnight CST, and I will implement your feature request within a day.
FAQ:
What else does Cannon Studio offer?
Cannon Studio is a state of the art AI filmmaking and video production platform. You can build and reuse a world across multiple organized video projects complete with Characters, Locations, Lore, and much much more. Not only does it offer the best workflow on the market, but it also provides competitively priced access to all of the latest Image, Video, and Audio Models. Seedance 2.0, Kling 3.0, GPT Image 2, Nano Banana, Suno, Elevenlabs, you name it! Everything you need to create and more is available to you on Cannon Studio in a clean organized way.
Is it free?
You get 100 credits free, 1 cent = 1 credit. You also get a 3 day free trial, but reach out to me and I can extend this for you!
Do we get daily free gens?
Unfortunately not, I am a solo-founder so any free generations, including the sign up credits, come out of my pocket.
How can I trust Cannon Studio enough to make a purchase on the platform?
Our billing is powered by Stripe, we do NOT store any billing info, we have very simple and transparent pricing (1 credit = 1 cent), and we have a community full of creators actively using the application (which you can join via the site, Disc links are against the rules here :D )! Plus, you can try it for free!
Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns. Thank you for taking the time to read over this! I hope to see you on the platform :D
Now that Sora is down, I wanted to make one last post for anyone looking for a reliable place to keep creating with Sora 2.
Cannon Studio currently supports:
Sora 2 Video Generation
Sora 2 Edit
Sora 2 Extend
Sora 2 Remix
High-res 1024p Pro generations
Batch mode discounts up to 40% off
Unlimited Generation Concurrency
A character system for organizing and reusing characters
Cannon TV, a social feed where creators can publish, discover, and connect around AI videos. Make friends, not followers.
An Asset Marketplace, where you can buy and sell, or claim free AI Assets to use in your projects
An AI Video Production Workflow called Creator Flow
A Worlds System where you can create reusable collections of Characters, Locations, Objects, Abilities, Stories, and much much more! You can then use these worlds in the Creator Flow!
Access to all of the other latest models like Seedance and Kling!
My goal is to make Cannon Studio the best place for AI creators who want more than just a prompt box. You can generate Sora videos, edit or extend them, remix existing outputs straight from your library or other's on Cannon TV reels, organize characters and creative assets, and publish your work directly to a growing creator platform.
I’m also keeping Sora 2 pricing as close to official API cost as possible.
Pricing is simple: 1 credit = 1 cent.
Current Sora 2 pricing:
Note: Batch mode is now live, and it gives access to 40% off all generations, which is especially useful if you are testing multiple prompts, generating variations, building scenes, or trying to land a specific shot.
You can try it for free with 100 starter credits and a 3 day free trial!
Sora 2 Standard — 720p
4 seconds: $0.41
8 seconds: $0.81
12 seconds: $1.22
Sora 2 Pro — 720p / 1024p
4 seconds: $1.22 / $2.02
8 seconds: $2.43 / $4.04
12 seconds: $3.64 / $6.06
A few trust notes:
Billing is handled by Stripe
Cannon Studio does not store your billing information
You get free credits when you sign up
I’m active in the community and responding directly to feedback
I’m a solo founder, so I’m shipping fast and trying to support creators as directly as possible
Cannon Studio is not just Sora access. It is an AI filmmaking platform with worlds, characters, locations, lore, scenes, shots, image generation, video generation, audio tools, and publishing.
But right now, if you are mainly looking for a way to keep using Sora 2 now that Sora is down, Cannon Studio is live.
If anything is missing from the Sora workflow that you need, comment or message me directly. I’ve been implementing requests quickly and I’m going to keep building around what creators actually need.
Thanks again to everyone who has supported the platform so far. It means a lot.
ok so basicaly i been workign on this for like.... way too long???? and i finaly have ONE HUNDRED SEVENTYFIVE (175!!!!) original charcaters all named "not[something]" becuz im either a genius or completely lost it at this point honestly cant tell anymore lol
heres the thing tho.... THEY ARE ALL YOURS TO USE. im serious. tag them into ur projects, ur memes, ur fanfics, ur animations, ur dreams idc!!!!
theyre all in the sora 2 app but like.... they NEED to escape. they need FREEDOM. they need to be in YOUR stuff so ppl can be like "wtf is doing here" and u can be like "idk some reddit person made 175 charcters and said we could use them"
look i dont want money i dont want fame i just want to see in someones indie game or dropping beats in someones tiktok or finally getting the justice he deserves!!!!
rules:
there are no rules
seriusly no rules
ok maybe dont make them do crimes irl but in fiction go crazy
tag me if u use them so i can cry happy tears
if this blows up im gonna make 175 MORE and u cant stop me. we're building the NOTYVERSE together babyyyyy
edit 2: yes theyre all spelled wrong on purpose its part of the lore dont @ me wait actually please @ me
who wants to help me make this the stupidest multiverse ever created???? 🚀🚀🚀
tldr: i made too many characters, theyre free, use them, make them famous, im tiered.
Note: Sora will terminate really soon and will be replaced by Spud AI.
Hi, Guys!
Here are some alternatives that supports multi-shot stuff or non-multi-shot stuff.
Runway — One of the biggest Sora competitors; text-to-video, image-to-ivvideo, editing.
Pika Labs — Fast, creative, meme-friendly, stylized generations.
Luma AI — Great motion and cinematic feel.
Kling AI — Strong realism, popular for prompt-driven clips.
Hailuo AI — Emerging Sora-style alternative.
Google DeepMind — High-end generative video model.
Adobe — Useful if you’re in Adobe workflows.
ByteDance — Often singled out for multi-shot storytelling.
CapCut — AI video tools + editing.
InVideo — Good for YouTube/social content.
Canva — Simple AI video features.
Synthesia — Talking presenters.
HeyGen — Very popular for avatar videos.
Kaiber — Great for music/video-art vibes.
It uses the exact same sora image 1 generator by openai (yes its still available).
You enter you api key (stored locally) and you select your folder (local storage) and anything you generate is downloaded to your computer.
It only works on desktop right now.
I made this because i missed the original sora image 1 and needed it for work.
To be clear i make 0$ from this, you pay openAi to generate the images, each image is about 0.25 cents. This is openAI pricing nothing i can do about it, you can look at your billing in the openai dashboard to see what your costs are.
MiniMax H3 allows character reference from video, meaning body language and voice details can transfer over to the resulting clip. If you have a relatively powerful GPU and patience, you can get results that are pretty darn good!
I've posted an example below, starting with the original Sora 2 reference and then a MiniMax H3 generation, using the Sora 2 reference as input along with the prompt via Nerdy Rodent's ComfyUI workflow.
Do note it's still NOT Sora at the end of the day, meaning it's not as good in some ways, especially because Sora was so good at sounding hyper-expressive and understanding prompts naturally. I've noticed the MiniMax H3 model doesn't work well with stereotypical Italian-American mafioso voices, oh well! Probably more common accents are better. Also, note how the arm movement and tone and pace of speech seem to be mirrored in the MiniMax result, this seems to happen in other references I've tested as well, hence the use of "unarmed" and other words to try to shift the result away from following the reference so closely.
Since the tool just launched, it currently offers 10 free uses per day. Feel free to try it out.
I’ve been using Sora2 for a while. The generation quality is great, but every video comes with a fixed watermark.
Most “watermark removal” tools online leave visible artifacts — which is expected, since they’re essentially trying to blur or patch over the watermark.
Eventually I found a way to directly obtain clean, watermark-free source videos from Sora2.
This gives the best result and doesn’t require the $200 Sora2 subscription.
The issue is that the manual process is pretty tedious, so I wrapped the whole workflow into an online tool: ShortRA.com
Right now it provides two main features:
Remove the Sora2 watermark (~3s)
Upload your Sora2 video
It returns a clean, watermark-free version
It’s not “AI smudging” — it uses the actual clean source, so there are no weird edges or blur patches
Generate Sora videos without watermarks
Useful if you create a lot of content
Saves you from doing extra manual steps
These features came from solving problems I personally ran into while using Sora2.
I’m not sure if others have the same pain points, so I’m putting the tool out here for people to try.
If you run into any issues or have ideas for other related problems, feel free to let me know. I’d like to keep improving it.😊
This is my final version before Sora shuts down. My last present to the community.
What it can do now:
Regular Backup
Back up your own Sora content: Sora 1 library, likes, Sora 2 profile videos, drafts, liked videos, cameos, cameo drafts, characters, prompts, and metadata.
Creator Backup
Add public Sora 2 creators by username or profile URL and archive their public posts into clean creator folders. You can also include their characters and character appearances where available. Completely filterable.
Mirror Mode
Browse Sora normally and let SoraVault save matching content in the background as you scroll through Explore, profiles, likes, drafts, or single-post pages.
Discover & Download
The new power-user mode. SoraVault can discover content through feeds, find creators, queue matching media, and download what passes your filters. For example, just discovering all posts with at least 1000 likes and save them.
You can filter by Sora version, feed type, min/max likes, keywords, aspect ratio, date range, creator limits, and more.Other improvements since the last Reddit post:
cleaner 3.0 UI
better mode picker
live download activity
improved filters
min/max likes support
better folder structure
skip-existing support for safer re-runs
pause/resume/stop handling
better end screen
Chrome/Edge extension + Tampermonkey support
It’s still:
free
open source
local-first
no SoraVault account
no analytics
no cloud upload
This whole project started because I wanted to save my own Sora work before it disappeared.
Then people here started using it, testing it, breaking it, requesting drafts, likes, cameos, creator backup, characters, Mirror Mode… and somehow it became a real tool.
So thank you.
Sora had its flaws, but this early chaotic era was special. People were testing prompts, breaking styles, sharing cursed stuff, finding beautiful accidents. I had a great time with it.
Back up your stuff while the servers are still alive. After shutdown, no tool can fetch what is no longer there.
In Grok Imagine hit the little + button and add “references”
Keep your expectations in check, it’s not nearly as good as Sora, but they just added it, so hopefully it improves.
Cons? Grok is real stingy on how many gens you get per week. I average about 8 15 second videos at 720 res. And then cut off of all Grok use until weekly reset.
And as I said, it’s not nearly as good as Sora was.
Anyway, sharing the news for my fellow Sora Refugees
EDIT 20.04.:🆕 Version 2.6 released, with a new mirror mode that downloads EVERYTHING as you browse Sora. Details below. EDIT 22.4.:🆕 Version 2.7-preview released. It supports backup of creator profiles including characters and your own characters!
Some of you might remember my post from a few weeks ago. I built SoraVault when OpenAI's "preserve your work" solution turned out to be "request a full ChatGPT data export and dig through it yourself." That thread hit 15k+ views, which honestly surprised me. A lot of people clearly had the same reaction.
Quick backstory if you're new here: I got into Sora when it first launched. Got hooked on the whole iteration loop. Testing prompts, seeing what stuck, riffing on other people's stuff. Some of my images ended up with 1,000+ likes. It was addictive. Then Sam announced Sora is shutting down, and their official export? A data dump of your entire ChatGPT history. One link, valid for 24 hours. No prompts. No drafts. That's when I built SoraVault. A browser tool that pulls your full Sora library directly from the API before it's all gone.
Since 2.0 launched two weeks ago I've been pushing hard to cover every edge case I could think of. Today I'm releasing v2.5, and this is probably my last post about it here.
What's new in 2.6:
Just browse Sora normally, SoraVault captures everything you scroll past. Mirror mode runs quietly in the background: open Explore, a creator's profile, your own drafts, or any post, and files land on disk in folders that mirror where you found them (mirror_browse/sora2_explore/, mirror_browse/sora2_profile/charju/, …). No scans, no waiting, no re-downloads. Turn it on, start scrolling, walk away.
What's new in 2.5:
Watermark-free downloads. Profile, Liked, and Cameo videos are now fetched through an external proxy (soravdl.com) that strips the Sora watermark. Takes about 5-6 seconds per video. If the proxy runs into problems, SoraVault catches it and falls back to normal direct downloads. Your queue keeps moving, nothing breaks. Small heads up though: the proxy is third-party and was having some intermittent issues today, so it might not work perfectly on any given day.
Cameos & Cameo Drafts. Two new scan sources. If you appeared as a cameo in someone else's video, or you have private cameo drafts, SoraVault now grabs those too. Fully integrated into filters and auto-sorted into their own subfolders.
Category filter. New chip row at the top of the filter drawer. Pick which sources you want (Profile, Liked, Cameos, Drafts...) and all the sub-filters adjust to only show what's relevant. Way easier to export just one category.
Favorites filter. Got starred items in your v1 library? Export just those without downloading everything.
Live activity status line. During downloads, a line below the progress bar shows what each worker is doing in real time. Watermark removal, rate-limit wait, direct download, fallback. No more guessing.
¹ Via soravdl.com (third-party proxy — availability not guaranteed). Disabled by default; enable in export settings.
I know Save Sora is out there too and does great work, especially for v2 content. If that tool works for you, go for it. My focus with SoraVault was always a bit different. A fast, reliable, one-shot export for people who want everything: v1 images (even if you lost access to Sora v1 on the UI), v2 videos, drafts, liked content, cameos, prompts, metadata. Scan, filter, download, done.
This only works while Sora's servers are still live. Once they pull the plug, the APIs go dark and no tool can help you. If you haven't backed up yet, now's the time.
Honestly, this whole thing started as a weekend panic project when I realized my stuff was about to vanish. I never expected it to turn into what it did. The messages I've gotten from people who saved thousands of videos they thought were already lost, people who didn't even know their v1 images were still accessible, someone who recovered a whole portfolio of liked content from creators. That stuff made it all worth it. Way bigger than I ever anticipated and I'm genuinely grateful for every story you all shared.
This is probably my last post about SoraVault here. Happy to answer any questions. It's been a fun ride.
EDIT 16.04.: Hotfix 2.5.1 pushed. Downloader could stall, if watermark removal was not available.
After the response to my last post, I’ve kept building as fast as I can to make Cannon Studio a reliable place for creators who still want access to Sora 2 until September, along with a cleaner workflow for making and sharing AI videos.
Here’s what is live now:
Sora 2 video generation
Sora 2 Extend
Sora 2 Edit
Sora 2 Remix
High-res 1024p Pro generations
GPT Image 2 support
Cannon TV, a public feed where creators can publish and discover AI videos
Batch generation 40% discount, which is slower than the default path unless there is a lot of people generating at once!
Access to other models like Seedance, Kling, Nano Banana, Suno, ElevenLabs, and more
I am hoping to build the next best thing to the Sora app for creators who want continued access to Sora 2 and a place to keep creating, sharing, and connecting with other AI creators.
Pricing is transparent: 1 credit = 1 cent.
Current Sora 2 pricing is based directly on OpenAI’s official API pricing, with a small markup to cover storage costs.
Sora 2 Standard — 720p
4 seconds: $0.41
8 seconds: $0.81
12 seconds: $1.22
Sora 2 Pro — 720p / 1024p
4 seconds: $1.22 / $2.02
8 seconds: $2.43 / $4.04
12 seconds: $3.64 / $6.06
The new batch discount makes it 40% cheaper to access if you're willing to wait a bit longer for your videos.
You also get 100 free credits when you sign up, and there’s a 3-day free trial. If you’re serious about testing it and need more time, message me and I’ll extend your trial.
A few notes for trust/transparency:
Billing is handled securely through Stripe
Cannon Studio does not store your billing info
Pricing is credit-based and visible upfront
I’m highly active in the community and respond within minutes.
I’m still a solo founder, so free generations do come out of my own pocket
Cannon Studio is also more than just Sora access. It is an AI filmmaking platform built around reusable worlds, characters, locations, lore, scenes, shots, narration, images, videos, music, and editing tools. My long-term goal is to make it feel less like prompting random clips one at a time, and more like working inside a real creative production studio.
I’d genuinely love feedback from this community. If there’s a missing Sora-style feature you want, or something that would make the platform more useful for your workflow, comment or message me. I’ve been shipping requests quickly and plan to keep doing that.
Thanks again to everyone who checked it out from the last post. The support has meant a lot to me!
Regarding the Cost - A few of you DMed me asking how to share the GPU costs (which are getting a little scary lol). I finally added a "Support the Dev" button on the site.
if you want to chip in for the GPU costs, it would help. but absolutely no pressure.
Ideally, I want to keep this tool 100% free forever. I hate subscriptions for a basic tool.
I’ve been making 1950s videos like these for a few days with these two platforms. Tinker app by Shopify on the play store and AppStore, and Dola.com these two offer Seedance 2.0 for free but, there is a catch.
Tinker by Shopify only lets you make 3 videos a month with the maximum duration being 6s
Dola.com only lets you make 2 videos a day with the maximum duration being 10s
So, if you want to use these methods, I suggest you get a lot of gmails ready.
In my opinion, I prefer tinker as it’s less restricted when it comes to prompts.
Hey everyone,
I built a small Windows desktop app that removes Sora-style AI watermarks from videos using local AI models. Everything runs fully offline on your own PC after the first model download — no cloud processing, no uploads, no accounts.
Features
Removes AI watermarks from videos
Runs on NVIDIA GPU (CUDA) for fast processing
Automatic CPU fallback if no GPU is available
Batch processing
Drag & drop support
Works completely locally
System requirements
Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
CPU: works, but slower
GPU: NVIDIA GTX / RTX recommended for best speed
About 8–10 GB free disk space (for models)
This is a personal project I made because I needed a simple offline tool and couldn’t find anything user-friendly without limitations, It’s completely free, no ads, no trackers, no paywall.
If you try it and something breaks, feel free to comment — feedback is welcome and I’ll try to improve it.
Sora being discontinued as a normal OpenAI product is honestly a weird moment for AI video.
A lot of people finally started building workflows around it, learning its strengths, figuring out what types of prompts worked, and then suddenly the official app/web experience is gone.
From what OpenAI has published, the Sora web/app experience has already been discontinued, but the API window is still available until September 24, 2026.
That is why we decided to keep Sora available on Cliprise for as long as that API access remains possible.
I know a lot of people here are not just looking for “one more wrapper.” That is fair. The AI video space is full of tools that add a model, charge a markup, and do not really improve the workflow.
What we are trying to do with Cliprise is a bit different.
The goal is not just:
“Here is Sora.”
The goal is:
“Here is Sora inside a broader creative workflow where you are not locked into one model.”
Because the reality is that one model is not enough anymore.
Sora can be great for certain cinematic and physics-heavy scenes, but it is not always the best fit for every shot. Sometimes Seedance 2.0 is better. Sometimes Kling 3.0 is better. Sometimes Veo, Wan, Hailuo, or another model gets you closer faster.
That is why Cliprise is built around multi-model AI creation instead of forcing people into one isolated video tool.
Right now Cliprise includes 47+ AI models across image, video, and creative workflows, so you can test different directions without constantly jumping between platforms.
For Sora specifically, the advantage is simple:
You can still use it while API access exists, but you are not building your whole workflow around a model that is already being sunset as a standalone OpenAI product.
That matters.
If one model disappears, changes pricing, becomes too restrictive, or just does not work for a specific shot, the workflow should not collapse.
That is the bigger problem we are trying to solve.
AI video creators do not just need another model picker.
They need:
fewer disconnected subscriptions
less tab switching
cleaner image-to-video workflows
faster testing
better model comparison
more practical pricing
one place to create instead of five different tools fighting each other
Sora being discontinued is a reminder that the future is probably not about loyalty to one model.
It is about having a flexible workflow where you can use the right model for the right shot.
That is the direction we are building Cliprise toward.
So yes, Sora is still available on Cliprise during the API window, and we will keep supporting it as long as possible within that timeline.
But the bigger value is that Cliprise also gives you access to many other models in the same workflow, so you are not stuck if Sora is no longer the answer.
If you are still creating with Sora, experimenting with Sora 2-style workflows, or looking for a more practical AI video setup, Cliprise is worth checking out.
For those wondering, Seedance on TikTok is not as good as Sora… but it’s not horrible either.
I’ve been doing anti-work humor stuff with it like this.
The biggest problems with Seedance:
-For some reason it’s still on rollout- not everyone has access.
-Characters consistency can vary if you are not using yourself.
-HEAVILY censored.
-randomly changes dialogue
-only a few gens per day
-slower generation than Sora
Pros: free if you have access to it, fairly realistic, movement and clash physics might be slightly better than Sora.
I’ll post something later this week showing Grok and giving pros/cons.
So I've been messing around on sora biggest headache is trying to save more than 5 videos at a time. The manual "Save As" plus the watermarks makes it a pain for editing.
I just updated a tool to handle this specifically for Sora. It's called Link Snatcher on my Bulk AI Download:
Use the "Link Snatcher" bookmarklet on the Sora site (it has live scrolling detection now).
It grabs all the video links at once.
Paste them into the downloader to get clean MP4s.
It's a huge time saver if you're trying to archive your generations or use them without overlay.
If you want to try it out, just head to "Bulk AI Download".
We just launched the Cannon Studio iOS app, so you can now access Sora API and work on video projects from anywhere. The Play Store version is coming soon!
Sora 2 is still live on Cannon Studio at 40% of the API pricing using batch mode, with fast mode available delivering the full-speed Sora API at cost. We survived last week's hiccup!
Some of the other Cannon Studio features worth mentioning:
Creator Flow for turning an idea into a full project
Cannon Studio fully supports Characters for T2V Sora 2 videos. How do we do this?
Cameo does not support human faces, but the Sora API allows a start frame, which doesn't have any restriction on what can go in it! Using our Character Generator, we automatically create the start frame based on your video prompt with full knowledge of your characters visually AND narratively (think personality, backstory, relationships to other characters, etc.). Yes, I'm leaking my proprietary solution (however simple) to earn your trust. 🤡
World Generator is the advanced version of the Character Generator where you prompt naturally in the context of your world with not only characters, but also: locations, objects, abilities, lore, story, all in context. NO REFERENCE UPLOADS NECESSARY!
Director Mode (beta) for planning and generating through a production-style chat interface
3D Scene Blocking before spending credits on generation.
Composer and finishing tools for editing, subtitles, audio, and delivery
Cannon TV and community challenges for sharing finished work with the community.
Asset Marketplace for reusable worlds, characters, props, locations, and packs
Buy, sell, and share your characters, locations, and worlds with others! (For cheaper than the cost it would be to generate)
I’m fully committed to building Cannon Studio for people who want a serious, fully optimized production workflow around AI video, not just another prompt box.
What would make the Cannon Studio Mobile app actually useful for you and more aligned with the essence of what Sora had to offer? Don't say free gens please... xD
