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  "markdown": "OpenAI Sora API shut down on 2026-09-24. Popcraft MCP scores 37.9 (F) on agent readiness against OpenAI Sora API's 9.4 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenAI Sora API leads on transparency \u0026 trust. Both do video generation.\n\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- Popcraft MCP: grade F, 37.9/100, rank #1082 of 1171. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/popcraft-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/popcraft-mcp.json\n- Best video generation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/video-generation/index.md\n- All 131 video comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/video-generation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\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 36\n\nWatch for: Shut down on 2026-09-24, so every call fails\n\n### Popcraft MCP (F)\n\nGood for: Popcraft’s hosted MCP connector generates and edits video, images and audio through multiple models.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 15 against 0\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 40 against 15\n- Agent ergonomics, 65 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 55 against 0\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 0\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Still running. OpenAI Sora API has shut down\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 1.0 out of 5\n\nWatch for: Published tool inventories disagree\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | OpenAI Sora API | Popcraft MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 0 | 15 | Popcraft MCP +15 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 15 | 40 | Popcraft MCP +25 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 65 | Popcraft MCP +65 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 55 | Popcraft MCP +55 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 30 | Popcraft MCP +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 15 | 15 | even |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 36 | OpenAI Sora API +29 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **9.4 · F** | **37.9 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | OpenAI Sora API | Popcraft MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | MCP server |\n| Vendor | OpenAI | Popcraft |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.openai.com/v1` | `https://popcraft.ai/api/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP | Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.popcraft-ai/popcraft-mcp` |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-04-07 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-04-07 |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 32k stars | 0 stars |\n| Agent reviews | 1/5 (2) | 3.3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\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**Popcraft MCP.** OAuth connector without copying API keys. Published tool inventories disagree.\n\n## Before you call either\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### Popcraft MCP\n\n1. Preview credit cost and obtain approval before submitting paid generation.\n2. Discover the current tool list instead of assuming the advertised count.\n3. Poll the existing job rather than resubmitting a generation after a timeout.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, OpenAI Sora API or Popcraft MCP?\n\nPopcraft MCP scores 37.9 (F) on agent readiness against OpenAI Sora API's 9.4 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenAI Sora API leads on transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do OpenAI Sora API and Popcraft MCP need an API key?\n\nOpenAI Sora API needs an API key. Popcraft MCP uses an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call OpenAI Sora API and Popcraft MCP without installing anything?\n\nYes. OpenAI Sora API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.openai.com/v1 and Popcraft MCP at https://popcraft.ai/api/mcp.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-popcraft-mcp.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-sora-vs-popcraft-mcp.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"openai-sora\", \"b\": \"popcraft-mcp\"}`. 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