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| Criterion | Sora | Google Flow | Runway | Adobe Firefly | HeyGen |
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| Provider | OpenAI | Runway AI, Inc. | Adobe | HeyGen | |
| What it is for | OpenAI's text-to-video app and API, discontinued in 2026. | Google's AI creative studio for video and images, powered by Gemini Omni Flash and Veo, included with Google AI plans. | AI video studio offering Runway's Gen-4.5 plus partner models, with a pay-per-credit developer API. | Adobe's generative AI studio for images, video, audio and vectors, combining Adobe's own models with partner models. | Create talking-avatar videos, digital twins and translated videos from a script. |
| Latest confirmed model | Sora 2 (discontinued) | Gemini Omni Flash (Omni 1.1 Flash update in Flow) May 19, 2026 | Gen-4.5 Dec 1, 2025 | Firefly Image Model 5 | Avatar V |
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| Free plan | No | No | Yes 125 one-time credits (no expiry); 5GB storage | Yes Free daily generations across image, video and audio; caps not published; refresh daily | Yes 3 videos/month up to 1 minute each; up to 1080p |
| Cheapest paid plan | Pricing not verified | Google AI Plus: $4.99/mo Google One page has listed $9.99 in places; Gemini pages show $4.99 | Standard: $15/mo $12/mo billed annually | Firefly Standard: $9.99/mo US price per Adobe blog Oct 2025 | Creator: $29/mo $24/mo billed annually |
| API access | No | Yes · docs (opens in a new tab) | Yes · docs (opens in a new tab) | Limited · docs (opens in a new tab) | Yes · docs (opens in a new tab) |
| Learning curve | Beginner-friendly | Some experience helps | Some experience helps | Beginner-friendly | Beginner-friendly |
| Last verified | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
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