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Sora 2 vs Luma Dream Machine

Sora 2: OpenAI's AI video app and website, discontinued in April 2026; the Sora 2 API followed in September. Luma Dream Machine: Luma's creative agent platform, with its own Ray video and Uni image models alongside third-party models.

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Updated October 16, 2026

Sora 2 has been discontinued. The Sora app and website were discontinued on April 26, 2026. This page compares what it offered with Luma Dream Machine, which you can still use, and lists other Sora 2 alternatives. See also what happened to Sora 2 and the models in Luren AI that replace it.

Sora 2 and Luma Dream Machine details as published on sora.chatgpt.com and lumalabs.ai (and their official app store listings), checked October 16, 2026. Luren AI shown for reference.
	Sora 2	Luma Dream Machine	Luren AI
Platforms	No longer available	Web, iOS	iPhone and Android app
Mobile app	No	Yes	Yes, iPhone and Android
Free plan	None: the Sora app and website were discontinued on April 26, 2026.	Its homepage offers a free try; the current pricing page lists paid plans only.	Free to download and try
Pricing	No longer sold. OpenAI Support said remaining Sora credits could be used with Codex or refunded through the usual process.	Plus $30, Pro $90 and Ultra $300 a month, or $300, $900 and $3,000 billed yearly, plus Team and Enterprise plans (as listed on its pricing page).	Pay per creation with coins, or a weekly or yearly Pro subscription
What you need to start	Not applicable: the service has been discontinued.	None: describe what you want, or upload images, video, audio or documents to work from.	One photo, or just a prompt; no training
AI models	OpenAI's own Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro, which OpenAI shut down in its API on September 24, 2026.	Luma's own Ray3.2, Ray3.14 and Uni-1, plus Seedance 2.5 and 2.0, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, MiniMax H3, Gemini Omni Flash, GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 5.0, Ideogram 4.5 and FLUX 3.	Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen-Image 3.0, Grok Imagine; Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance
Images	Not offered	Uni-1 and third-party image models, with reference images for consistent characters	300+ styles, your own prompt with a model picker, and an AI agent
Video	Discontinued; Sora 2 generated video with synced audio from text or images	Ray3.2 with up to 16 keyframes per clip, plus Seedance, Kling, Veo and MiniMax; text-, image- and video-to-video	Image to video, text to video, UGC videos and 40+ AI dances
Editing	Not offered	Modify Video changes the setting, wardrobe or product in existing footage up to 20 seconds at 1080p; reframe, relight and upscale	Restore, upscale, change clothes, backgrounds, pose and expression

Sora 2 today

Former Sora users who need to export what they made
Anyone comparing today's AI video tools with OpenAI's former Sora

Sora was OpenAI's AI video app and website, built on its Sora video models; OpenAI's developer docs describe Sora 2 as generating video with synced audio from text or images. OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026, and shut down the Sora 2 models and Videos API on September 24, 2026, with no one-to-one replacement API.

Strengths

OpenAI's docs describe Sora 2 as generating richly detailed clips with synced audio from text or images
Sora 2 Pro was OpenAI's higher-quality variant, with 1080p exports
After the shutdown, OpenAI pointed users to an export page for what they had made

Limits to know

The Sora app and website were discontinued on April 26, 2026
The Sora 2 models and Videos API were shut down on September 24, 2026, and OpenAI lists no one-to-one replacement
New videos can no longer be made with Sora

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Choose Luma Dream Machine if…

Creative and marketing teams producing campaigns in many formats
Cinematic video with keyframe-level direction
Brand-consistent visuals and product imagery

Luma, the company behind Dream Machine, now centres its product on Luma Agents: a creative agent that plans, generates and edits images, video and audio in parallel while keeping characters, products and brand elements consistent. It runs on Luma's own Ray3.2 video and Uni-1 image models alongside Seedance, Kling, Veo, MiniMax, GPT Image, Nano Banana and Seedream, on the web and in the Luma Dream Machine iPhone app.

Strengths

An agent that explores many creative directions in parallel and keeps brand, characters and products consistent
Its own Ray3.2 video model, with keyframe-level direction and HDR output
Many third-party image and video models in one subscription
Connects to Figma, Frame.io and Google Ads

Limits to know

The pricing page lists only paid plans, starting with Plus
Monthly credits reset each billing cycle
Its official mobile app, Luma Dream Machine, is listed for iPhone only
Its site positions it for creative professionals and enterprise teams

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Key differences

Luma Dream Machine has a mobile app; Sora 2 runs on .
Luma Dream Machine generates images; Sora 2 is built around other jobs.
Sora 2 is listed among ai video generators; Luma Dream Machine among ai video generators and ai image generators.
Free plans: Sora 2: None: the Sora app and website were discontinued on April 26, 2026. Luma Dream Machine: Its homepage offers a free try; the current pricing page lists paid plans only.

A third option

Both kinds of model, in one phone app

Luren AI puts Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Veo 3.1 and Kling side by side on iPhone and Android, with 300+ ready-made styles, UGC ads, AI dances and an AI agent that makes the picture for you. Start from one photo, no training.

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FAQ

Sora 2 vs Luma Dream Machine: questions

Is Sora 2 better than Luma Dream Machine?

It depends on the job. Sora 2 suits former Sora users who need to export what they made; anyone comparing today's AI video tools with OpenAI's former Sora. Luma Dream Machine suits creative and marketing teams producing campaigns in many formats; cinematic video with keyframe-level direction; brand-consistent visuals and product imagery.

Is Sora 2 free?

None: the Sora app and website were discontinued on April 26, 2026.

Is Luma Dream Machine free?

Its homepage offers a free try; the current pricing page lists paid plans only.

Which is better for video, Sora 2 or Luma Dream Machine?

Sora 2: Discontinued; Sora 2 generated video with synced audio from text or images. Luma Dream Machine: Ray3.2 with up to 16 keyframes per clip, plus Seedance, Kling, Veo and MiniMax; text-, image- and video-to-video.

Is Sora 2 still available?

No. OpenAI Support said the Sora web and app experiences ended on April 26, 2026, and OpenAI's developer docs say the Sora 2 models and Videos API were shut down on September 24, 2026, with no one-to-one replacement API.

Is there an alternative to Sora 2 and Luma Dream Machine on my phone?

Luren AI is an iPhone and Android app with image models like Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream, video models like Veo 3.1 and Kling, 300+ ready-made styles and an AI agent. It is free to download and try.

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Sora 2 and Luma Dream Machine are trademarks of their owners. Luren AI is not affiliated with either. Details are as each company publishes them on its own site and store listings on the date above; plans and prices change, so check their sites before you buy.