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GPT-4o vs Sora

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
GPT-4o
Writing
Sora
Video
TaglineOpenAI's multimodal flagship behind ChatGPT.OpenAI's flagship text-to-video model.
CategoryWritingVideo
PricingFreemium· Free tier; Plus $20/mo; Pro $200/moPaid· Bundled with ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo) / Pro ($200/mo)
ModelGPT-4oSora
Editorial score9.4 / 108.8 / 10
Use cases
general writingsummarizationvisionvoice mode
realistic motionnarrative clipsmarketing
Pros
  • Strong all-rounder
  • Voice mode is uncannily good
  • Huge ecosystem & plugins
  • Available in ChatGPT, API, Copilot
  • Excellent long-shot coherence
  • Realistic physics
  • Inside ChatGPT
  • Bundled with existing Plus subscription
Cons
  • Style can be generic without nudging
  • Hallucinates citations occasionally
  • Context smaller than Claude on long docs
  • Limited fine control
  • Generation is slow
  • Region availability uneven
Websitechatgpt.comopenai.com
Pick GPT-4o if
  • ✅ Strong all-rounder
  • ✅ Voice mode is uncannily good
  • ✅ Huge ecosystem & plugins
  • ✅ Available in ChatGPT, API, Copilot
Pick Sora if
  • ✅ Excellent long-shot coherence
  • ✅ Realistic physics
  • ✅ Inside ChatGPT
  • ✅ Bundled with existing Plus subscription
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