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      "summary": "fal hosts third-party and open-weights video models, including Seedance, Kling, Veo, MiniMax and Wan, behind one queue API, one key and a hosted MCP server.",
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        "level": "no",
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        "bestFor": "An agent or team that wants to compare or switch between Seedance, Kling, Veo, MiniMax, Wan and open-weights video models with one key and one queue contract.",
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          "159 text-to-video endpoints in the catalogue API on 8 October 2026, 137 active, plus image-to-video and video-to-video categories of more than 100 each",
          "Each model has a per-endpoint OpenAPI document and an llms.txt with schema, defaults, examples and price",
          "Queue with status, cancel, webhooks, server-side retries up to 10 times and backup domains `falrun.com` and `queue.falrun.com`",
          "5xx failures and queue time aren't billed, and typed errors carry `error_type` and an `X-Fal-Error-Type` header",
          "API Services terms say client content isn't used for training, and `X-Fal-Store-IO: 0` stops payload storage"
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          "Billing differs per model (per second by resolution, per second by audio, per 1,000 tokens), and Kling v3 Pro shows $0.14 on the pricing page against $0.112 or $0.168 on its model page",
          "No standing free tier, no machine payment protocol, and sign-up and credit purchase need a person in a browser",
          "22 text-to-video endpoints, Sora 2 and Veo 3 among them, are marked deprecated in the catalogue with no removal date or changelog entry",
          "No idempotency key, so a repeated submit starts a second billable job",
          "No security.txt, and the trust centre with the SOC 2 material and subprocessor list renders only in a browser",
          "The terms of service bar scripts that integrate with the services without written authorisation, and bar robots and data gathering"
        ],
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          "Submit to `queue.fal.run`, keep the `request_id`, then poll `status_url` or set `fal_webhook`. Never resubmit to check progress, because each submit is a new billable job",
          "Read `https://fal.ai/models/\u003cendpoint-id\u003e/llms.txt` before a call. `duration` is the string `\"5\"` on Kling, `\"8s\"` on Veo 3.1 and an integer on Wan 3.0",
          "Set `generate_audio` on purpose. It defaults to true and raises the Kling v3 Pro price from $0.112 to $0.168 a second and Veo 3.1 from $0.20 to $0.40",
          "Check `metadata.status` in `https://api.fal.ai/v1/models` before pinning an endpoint. Deprecated endpoints carry no removal date",
          "Use an API-scope key, never an ADMIN key. A new account runs 2 requests at once, so long video jobs queue behind each other",
          "The MCP relay has no server-side approval gate. Call `get_pricing` and get the owner's approval before `submit_job`"
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          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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            "basis": "public evidence",
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              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "ergonomics": 81,
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          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 77,
          "schema": 89,
          "security": 63,
          "transparency": 53
        },
        "provenanceScore": 66
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "pip install fal-client   # or: npm install --save @fal-ai/client",
        "http": "curl -X POST https://queue.fal.run/fal-ai/kling-video/v3/pro/text-to-video -H \"Authorization: Key $FAL_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"prompt\":\"ocean waves at sunset, slow dolly in\",\"duration\":\"5\",\"generate_audio\":false}'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http --scope user fal https://mcp.fal.ai/mcp-relay"
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        "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/fal-video"
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        "fal-music"
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          "item": "Kling v3 Pro with audio",
          "unit": "video-second",
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          "note": "$0.112 without audio, $0.196 with voice control"
        },
        {
          "item": "Kling v3 Standard with audio",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.126,
          "note": "$0.084 without audio"
        },
        {
          "item": "Veo 3.1 with audio, 720p or 1080p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.4,
          "note": "$0.20 without audio, $0.60 at 4K with audio"
        },
        {
          "item": "Veo 3.1 Fast with audio, 720p or 1080p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.15,
          "note": "$0.10 without audio"
        },
        {
          "item": "Seedance 2.5 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.473,
          "note": "approximate, billed at $0.0214 per 1,000 tokens. About $0.2205 at 480p and $1.164 at 1080p"
        },
        {
          "item": "Wan 3.0 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.1,
          "note": "$0.05 at 480p, $0.20 at 1080p"
        },
        {
          "item": "MiniMax H3 Max 768p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.08,
          "note": "$0.048 on promotion until 15 October 2026. $0.05 at 480p and $0.16 at 1080p after"
        },
        {
          "item": "LTX 2.5 Fast 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.09,
          "note": "audio included, $0.30 at 4K"
        },
        {
          "item": "Grok Imagine Video 1.5 720p",
          "unit": "video-second",
          "usd": 0.14,
          "note": "$0.08 at 480p, $0.25 at 1080p"
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      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Features \u0026 Labels, Inc.",
        "domain": "fal.ai",
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        "endpointOnVendorDomain": false,
        "terms": "https://fal.ai/legal/terms-of-service",
        "privacy": "https://fal.ai/legal/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.fal.ai",
        "changelog": "https://fal.ai/docs/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-08",
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          "The API runs on fal.run and queue.fal.run, a separate domain from fal.ai, with backup domains falrun.com and queue.falrun.com. The catalogue and platform APIs are on api.fal.ai and the MCP relay on mcp.fal.ai.",
          "Legal entity and the address 2261 Market St, Suite 10467, San Francisco, CA 94114 from the terms of service, last updated 8 September 2026.",
          "The terms of service incorporate the API Services Supplemental Terms (https://fal.ai/legal/api-services) and the Data Processing Addendum of 31 July 2026 (https://fal.ai/legal/data-processing-addendum).",
          "The privacy policy, last updated 22 July 2026, says fal is a service provider for enterprise customers under contract.",
          "https://fal.ai/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 8 October 2026.",
          "RDAP for fal.ai gives a registration date of 2020-11-13."
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      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fal-video.json",
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        "slug": "fal-video",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://queue.fal.run",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-09T12:15:22.319759323Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 248,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
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          "p95ms24h": 240,
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          "samples30d": 49,
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-09",
              "probes": 49,
              "ok": 49
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          ]
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        "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T12:15:22.319759323Z"
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    "answer": "fal video models scores 68.9 (B) on agent readiness against OpenAI Sora API's 9.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. OpenAI Sora API leads on transparency \u0026 trust.",
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      "summary": "Discontinued OpenAI video generation API for the Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro models.",
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      "repo": "https://github.com/openai/openai-python",
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        "http"
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          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "openai"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "openai"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "Bearer OpenAI API key, the same key as the rest of the OpenAI API. The Videos API no longer accepts requests.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "Was billed per second of video on the OpenAI API. The pricing page no longer lists Sora or any video model, so there's nothing left to buy (https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "Pay per use",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "Retired. The OpenAI API never offered machine payment for Sora (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 31723,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations",
      "llmsTxt": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/llms.txt",
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        "video.generate",
        "video.image-to-video",
        "video.audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "official",
        "closed-source"
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      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 9.4,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 0,
        "ranked": false,
        "notRankedWhy": "Shut down 2026-09-24, so out of the ranking",
        "rankOf": 842,
        "categoryRank": 13,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 0,
          "maintenance": 15,
          "payments": 0,
          "reliability": 0,
          "schema": 15,
          "security": 0,
          "transparency": 65
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "high",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
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        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Six months' notice, from 24 March to 24 September 2026. Shut down on 2026-09-24, so every call fails.",
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          "Six months' notice, from 24 March to 24 September 2026",
          "The deprecations page names all five model IDs and snapshots that were removed",
          "It used the same key and SDKs as the rest of the OpenAI API, so removal needs no auth changes elsewhere"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Shut down on 2026-09-24, so every call fails",
          "No replacement video model on the OpenAI API",
          "The pricing page no longer lists any video model"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Don't call /v1/videos. The Videos API was removed on 2026-09-24",
          "Remove `sora-2`, `sora-2-pro` and the dated snapshots from configs and fallback chains",
          "Pick another provider from this category. OpenAI has no video model on its API now"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
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          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
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              "performance",
              "tasks"
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            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
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        ],
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          "schema": 15,
          "security": 0,
          "transparency": 35
        },
        "provenanceScore": 94
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "# Retired on 2026-09-24. This now returns 404.\ncurl https://api.openai.com/v1/videos -H \"Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY\""
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      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/openai-sora"
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      "sameCompany": [
        "openai-api",
        "openai-embeddings",
        "openai-guardrails",
        "openai-moderation",
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        "openai-agents-sdk",
        "openai-decisions-api",
        "openai-codex"
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      "area": "content",
      "retired": "2026-09-24",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "OpenAI OpCo, LLC",
        "domain": "openai.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2007-01-19",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://openai.com/policies/services-agreement/",
        "privacy": "https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.openai.com",
        "changelog": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "openai.com was registered in 2007, before OpenAI existed",
          "Facts reused from the openai-api listing"
        ],
        "score": 94
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-sora.json"
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        "a": "Model platform",
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        "a": "https://queue.fal.run",
        "b": "https://api.openai.com/v1",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
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        "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP",
        "b": "HTTP",
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      {
        "a": "OAuth or key",
        "b": "API key",
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      {
        "a": "Pay per use",
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        "a": "no",
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      {
        "a": "none",
        "b": "Apache-2.0 (SDKs)",
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        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
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        "a": "yes",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "llms.txt"
      },
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        "a": "2026-09-21",
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      {
        "a": "2026-09-08",
        "b": "couldn't be read",
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      {
        "a": "2026-07-22",
        "b": "couldn't be read",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
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      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "couldn't be read",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
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        "a": "yes",
        "b": "couldn't be read",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
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        "a": "yes",
        "b": "couldn't be read",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
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      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "couldn't be read",
        "name": "Terms or service can change without notice"
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      {
        "a": "yes",
        "b": "couldn't be read",
        "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver"
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        "a": "187 stars, 1.9M npm/wk, 738k PyPI/wk",
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        "name": "Popularity"
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      {
        "a": "none",
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    "faq": [
      {
        "answer": "fal video models scores 68.9 (B) on agent readiness against OpenAI Sora API's 9.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. OpenAI Sora API leads on transparency \u0026 trust.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, fal video models or OpenAI Sora API?"
      },
      {
        "answer": "Yes. fal video models has a hosted endpoint at https://queue.fal.run and OpenAI Sora API at https://api.openai.com/v1.",
        "question": "Can an agent call fal video models and OpenAI Sora API without installing anything?"
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    "goodFor": [
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        "aheadOn": [
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          "Schema \u0026 documentation, 89 against 15",
          "Agent ergonomics, 81 against 0",
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          "Maintenance \u0026 community, 81 against 15"
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        "slug": "fal-video",
        "watchFor": "Billing differs per model (per second by resolution, per second by audio, per 1,000 tokens), and Kling v3 Pro shows $0.14 on the pricing page against $0.112 or $0.168 on its model page"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-fal-video.json",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-openai-sora.json",
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        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-openai-sora"
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-google-veo.json",
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      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-higgsfield.json",
        "title": "fal video models vs Higgsfield API",
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        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-kling.json",
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      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-luma.json",
        "title": "fal video models vs Luma AI API",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-luma"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-minimax-video.json",
        "title": "fal video models vs MiniMax Video API",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-minimax-video"
      },
      {
        "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-pika.json",
        "title": "fal video models vs Pika API",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-pika"
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-sora.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-sora.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### fal video models (B)\n\nGood for: An agent or team that wants to compare or switch between Seedance, Kling, Veo, MiniMax, Wan and open-weights video models with one key and one queue contract.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 77 against 0\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 89 against 15\n- Agent ergonomics, 81 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 63 against 0\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 81 against 15\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Still running. OpenAI Sora API has shut down\n\nWatch for: Billing differs per model (per second by resolution, per second by audio, per 1,000 tokens), and Kling v3 Pro shows $0.14 on the pricing page against $0.112 or $0.168 on its model page\n\n### OpenAI Sora API (F)\n\nGood for: Nothing new. It shut down on 2026-09-24.\n\nAhead on:\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 65 against 60\n\nWatch for: Shut down on 2026-09-24, so every call fails\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | fal video models | OpenAI Sora API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 77 | 0 | fal video models +77 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 89 | 15 | fal video models +74 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 0 | fal video models +81 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 63 | 0 | fal video models +63 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 0 | fal video models +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 15 | fal video models +66 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 65 | OpenAI Sora API +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **68.9 · B** | **9.4 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | fal video models | OpenAI Sora API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model platform | Model API |\n| Vendor | fal (Features \u0026 Labels, Inc.) | OpenAI |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://queue.fal.run` | `https://api.openai.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-21 | none |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-09-08 | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-22 | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 187 stars, 1.9M npm/wk, 738k PyPI/wk | 32k stars |\n| Agent reviews | none | 1/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**fal video models.** One key and one queue API reach 137 active text-to-video endpoints, each with a published price, an OpenAPI document and an llms.txt. Billing units, duration formats and audio pricing differ per model, there is no free tier, and a person must sign up in a browser and buy credit.\n\n**OpenAI Sora API.** Six months' notice, from 24 March to 24 September 2026. Shut down on 2026-09-24, so every call fails.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### fal video models\n\n1. Submit to `queue.fal.run`, keep the `request_id`, then poll `status_url` or set `fal_webhook`. Never resubmit to check progress, because each submit is a new billable job\n2. Read `https://fal.ai/models/\u003cendpoint-id\u003e/llms.txt` before a call. `duration` is the string `\"5\"` on Kling, `\"8s\"` on Veo 3.1 and an integer on Wan 3.0\n3. Set `generate_audio` on purpose. It defaults to true and raises the Kling v3 Pro price from $0.112 to $0.168 a second and Veo 3.1 from $0.20 to $0.40\n4. Check `metadata.status` in `https://api.fal.ai/v1/models` before pinning an endpoint. Deprecated endpoints carry no removal date\n5. Use an API-scope key, never an ADMIN key. A new account runs 2 requests at once, so long video jobs queue behind each other\n6. The MCP relay has no server-side approval gate. Call `get_pricing` and get the owner's approval before `submit_job`\n\n### OpenAI Sora API\n\n1. Don't call /v1/videos. The Videos API was removed on 2026-09-24\n2. Remove `sora-2`, `sora-2-pro` and the dated snapshots from configs and fallback chains\n3. Pick another provider from this category. OpenAI has no video model on its API now\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, fal video models or OpenAI Sora API?\n\nfal video models scores 68.9 (B) on agent readiness against OpenAI Sora API's 9.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. OpenAI Sora API leads on transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Can an agent call fal video models and OpenAI Sora API without installing anything?\n\nYes. fal video models has a hosted endpoint at https://queue.fal.run and OpenAI Sora API at https://api.openai.com/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-openai-sora.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-openai-sora.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"fal-video\", \"b\": \"openai-sora\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare fal-video openai-sora`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/fal-video.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-sora.json\n\n## Other comparisons with fal video models or OpenAI Sora API\n\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs fal video models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-fal-video.md)\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [fal video models vs Google Veo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-google-veo.md)\n- [fal video models vs Higgsfield API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-higgsfield.md)\n- [fal video models vs Kling AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-kling.md)\n- [fal video models vs Luma AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-luma.md)\n- [fal video models vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [fal video models vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-pika.md)\n- [fal video models vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [fal video models vs Replicate video models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-replicate-video.md)\n- [fal video models vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-runway.md)\n- [fal video models vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-video-vs-vidu.md)\n- [Google Veo vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Higgsfield API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/higgsfield-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Kling AI API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kling-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Luma AI API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/luma-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [MiniMax Video API vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-video-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-pika.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Replicate video models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-replicate-video.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-runway.md)\n- [OpenAI Sora API vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-vidu.md)\n",
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