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Indie alternatives to Sora

5 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Sora does, 5 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
Hailuo AI	Free plan	–	–	Web
Kling AI	Free plan	–	–	Web, API
Luma AI	Free plan	–	–	Web, iOS, API
Pika Labs	Free plan	–	–	Web, iOS
Runway	Free plan	–	–	Web, iOS, API

The alternatives

1. Hailuo AI

AI video generator from MiniMax

AI service for generating short videos from text and image prompts.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

2. Kling AI

AI video and image generation

AI video generation platform from Kuaishou for creating videos from text and images.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

3. Luma AI

AI video generation with Dream Machine

AI company whose Dream Machine app generates and edits videos and images from text and image prompts.

Free plan · Web, iOS, API · Website ↗

4. Pika Labs

AI video generator

AI tool that creates and edits short videos from text prompts and images, with effects for social content.

Free plan · Web, iOS · Website ↗

5. Runway

AI video generation and editing tools

Creative AI platform for generating and editing video and images from text, images and video inputs.

Free plan · Web, iOS, API · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Sora?

Yes. 5 of the 5 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Hailuo AI, Kling AI, Luma AI, Pika Labs and 1 more.

What makes these alternatives to Sora “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Sora.

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