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  "markdown": "OpenAI Sora API shut down on 2026-09-24. framefields scores 61.3 (C) 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. Both do video generation.\n\n- framefields: grade C, 61.3/100, rank #532 of 1184. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framefields.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/framefields.json\n- OpenAI Sora API: grade F, 9.4/100, rank retired, not ranked. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-sora.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-sora.json\n- Best video generation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/video-generation/index.md\n- All 148 video comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/video-generation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### framefields (C)\n\nGood for: Coding agents that write motion graphics, data stories, title cards and 3D product shots as code and render them locally or on their own GPU.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 61 against 0\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 77 against 15\n- Agent ergonomics, 74 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 45 against 0\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 89 against 15\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Still running. OpenAI Sora API has shut down\n- No key needed to call it\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 1.0 out of 5\n\nWatch for: First published on 5 October 2026 and declared beta\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 39\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: Shut down on 2026-09-24, so every call fails\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | framefields | OpenAI Sora API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 61 | 0 | framefields +61 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 77 | 15 | framefields +62 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 74 | 0 | framefields +74 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 45 | 0 | framefields +45 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 0 | framefields +60 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 89 | 15 | framefields +74 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 39 | 65 | OpenAI Sora API +26 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **61.3 · C** | **9.4 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | framefields | OpenAI Sora API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | SDK + MCP | Model API |\n| Vendor | Gatewai | OpenAI |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.openai.com/v1` |\n| Transports |  | HTTP |\n| Auth | None | API key |\n| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-19 | none |\n| Terms last updated |  | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models |  | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access |  | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice |  | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 445 stars, 1.1k npm/wk | 32k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 1/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**framefields.** A free Apache-2.0 library that renders video from TypeScript on the GPU, with lint and QA codes an agent can act on. It is fifteen days old, called beta, and its Claude Code install command names a plugin directory entry that was not found on 20 October 2026.\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### framefields\n\n1. Add the plugin with `/plugin marketplace add gatewai-dev/framefields` first; the official-directory install was not found on 20 October 2026.\n2. Approve only the skia-canvas install script, as the getting-started page shows, or imports fail with a missing `skia.node`.\n3. Check with `comp.lint()` and `renderFrameGrid` before a full `renderVideo` encode.\n4. Call `process.exit()` after rendering; native GPU threads keep the script alive.\n5. Preload vision models into `FRAMEFIELDS_MODELS_DIR` for offline or CI renders.\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, framefields or OpenAI Sora API?\n\nframefields scores 61.3 (C) 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 framefields and OpenAI Sora API without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for framefields. OpenAI Sora API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.openai.com/v1.\n\n### Are framefields and OpenAI Sora API open source?\n\nframefields is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for OpenAI Sora API.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framefields-vs-openai-sora.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/framefields-vs-openai-sora.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"framefields\", \"b\": \"openai-sora\"}`. 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