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This now returns 404.\ncurl https://api.openai.com/v1/videos -H \"Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/openai-sora" }, "sameCompany": [ "openai-api", "openai-embeddings", "openai-moderation", "openai-image-api", "openai-agents-sdk", "openai-codex" ], "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": 100 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-sora.json" }, "summary": "Google Veo has a score of 60.8 (C) against OpenAI Sora API's 9.7 (F). Both do video generate. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 78 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-openai-sora", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-openai-sora.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-openai-sora.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-openai-sora.min.md" }, "markdown": "Google Veo has a score of 60.8 (C) against OpenAI Sora API's 9.7 (F). Both do video generate. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 78 points.\n\n- Google Veo: grade C, 60.8/100, rank #240 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-veo.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-veo.json\n- OpenAI Sora API: grade F, 9.7/100, 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\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Google Veo for reliability (+45), schema \u0026 documentation (+56), agent ergonomics (+64), security \u0026 auth (+78), payments \u0026 pricing (+20), maintenance \u0026 community (+62), transparency \u0026 trust (+12).\n\nPick OpenAI Sora API for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Google Veo | OpenAI Sora API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 0 | Google Veo +45 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 15 | Google Veo +56 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 64 | 0 | Google Veo +64 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 78 | 0 | Google Veo +78 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 0 | Google Veo +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 15 | Google Veo +62 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 68 | Google Veo +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **60.8 · C** | **9.7 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Google Veo | OpenAI Sora API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Google | OpenAI |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta` | `https://api.openai.com/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-22 | none |\n| Popularity | 4k stars | 32k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 1/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Google Veo.** Audio on every Veo 3.1 clip, up to 4K on Veo 3.1 and Fast. All three Veo 3.1 previews shut down on the Gemini API on 2026-10-22.\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### Google Veo\n\n1. Move off `veo-3.1-*-preview` before 2026-10-22. Use `gemini-omni-1.1-flash` on the Gemini API or the GA Veo IDs on Vertex AI\n2. Call `predictLongRunning`, then poll the operation name about every 10 seconds until `done` is true. Jobs take 11 seconds to 6 minutes\n3. Download the video within 2 days. The server deletes it after that\n4. Set `durationSeconds` to 8 for 1080p, 4K or reference images. Shorter clips aren't supported there\n5. In the EU, UK, Switzerland and MENA image-to-video only accepts `personGeneration` set to `allow_adult`\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## Other comparisons with Google Veo or OpenAI Sora API\n\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs Google Veo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-google-veo.md)\n- [Alibaba Wan (Model Studio) vs OpenAI Sora API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/alibaba-wan-vs-openai-sora.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Kling AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-kling.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Luma AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-luma.md)\n- [Google Veo vs MiniMax Video API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-minimax-video.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-pika.md)\n- [Google Veo vs PixVerse API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-pixverse.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-runway.md)\n- [Google Veo vs Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-veo-vs-vidu.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 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", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-05", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "Google Veo vs OpenAI Sora API", "url": "" } ], "description": "Google Veo has a score of 60.8 (C) against OpenAI Sora API's 9.7 (F). 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