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Generate video from text
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Runway
Runway · Free + paid tiers
Short video clips from text or images
Why it fits
Watch out: Short clip lengths
Starter prompt
[scene description], camera: [movement], motion: [what moves], style: [look], duration: [seconds]
Sora
OpenAI · Subscription
Realistic short videos from text
Why it fits
Watch out: Access and region availability vary
Starter prompt
[detailed scene], [subjects and actions], [setting], [style], [camera movement], [mood]
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Compare top picksRunway
Runway
Generates and edits short video clips from text or images, with a creative editing toolkit.
Sora
OpenAI
OpenAI's text-to-video model for generating realistic short clips and storyboarding scenes.
Synthesia
Synthesia
Turns a script into a polished AI presenter video in many languages — popular for training and explainers.
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