OpenAI shut down Sora in March 2026 — less than six months after launch. If you built on top of it, you need a replacement now. Novita AI has five production-ready video generation models on a unified API: Seedance 1.5 Pro, Kling v3.0, Vidu Q3, Hailuo 2.3, and Wan 2.6. No rebuild required — just swap your endpoint.
- The Problem: Sora Is Shutting Down
- 1. Seedance 1.5 Pro — Strong for Human Motion
- 2. Kling v3.0 — Known for Control and Consistency
- 3. Vidu Q3 — Fast and Cost-Efficient
- 4. Hailuo 2.3 — Good for Lightweight Use Cases
- 5. Wan 2.6 — Early, But Evolving Fast
- Quick Comparison
- How to Switch to Novita AI in 5 Minutes
- Which Model Should You Pick?
- Conclusion
The Problem: Sora Is Shutting Down
On March 24, 2026, OpenAI announced it was discontinuing Sora, its AI video generation platform, fewer than six months after the launch of Sora 2. The reasons cited: a strategic shift toward coding tools, enterprise customers, robotics, and AGI — meaning Sora wasn’t getting the capital, compute, or engineering attention it needed. The Disney partnership that was supposed to make Sora a household name? Also gone.
If you’re a developer, content creator, or team that integrated Sora into your workflow, this isn’t just news — it’s a breaking change.
The good news: production-ready alternatives already exist. And they’re accessible through a single API. 5 Sora Alternatives are available on Novita AI right now:
1. Seedance 1.5 Pro — Strong for Human Motion
From: ByteDance (released December 2025)
Seedance 1.5 Pro is a joint audio-video generation model — meaning it creates synchronized sound and visuals in a single pass, not as an afterthought. Where it really stands out is human motion: fluid body movement, natural gestures, and realistic facial expressions that hold up through the full clip. Audio generation is enabled by default; set generate_audio: false to output silent video.
Key strengths:
- Exceptionally fluid human motion and body language
- Native audio-visual synchronization (on by default)
- Accurate instruction-following for complex prompts
- Multilingual audio support including Chinese dialects
camera_fixedoption for controlled shots
Pricing on Novita AI (Seedance 1.5 Pro):
| API Name | Resolution | Silent Price | Audio Price |
| Seedance 1.5 Pro Image To Video | 480p | $0.0060–$0.0120 /s | $0.0120–$0.0240 /s |
| Seedance 1.5 Pro Image To Video | 720p | $0.0130–$0.0260 /s | $0.0260–$0.0520 /s |
| Seedance 1.5 Pro Text To Video | 480p | $0.0060–$0.0120 /s | $0.0120–$0.0240 /s |
| Seedance 1.5 Pro Text To Video | 720p | $0.0130–$0.0260 /s | $0.0260–$0.0520 /s |
Demo video generated with Seedance 1.5 Pro on Novita AI:
Prompt: “A girl at a summer music festival, eyes closed and smiling, swaying gently in the crowd. She suddenly throws her arms up, laughs, and breaks into a dance — hair flying, flags waving, the whole crowd ignites.”
2. Kling v3.0 — Known for Control and Consistency
From: Kuaishou (launched February 4, 2026)
Kling v3.0 is designed as a “scene-aware AI director” — generating 3–15 second multi-shot clips with strong character consistency across shots and fine-grained camera control. The multi_prompt parameter lets you define individual shots within a single API call. If you need the subject to stay recognizably the same from one cut to the next, Kling v3.0 is the most reliable option here.
Key strengths:
- Strong character and subject consistency across shots
- Multi-shot storyboarding via
multi_prompt - Flexible duration from 3 to 15 seconds
- Integrated audio co-generation (
sound: true) - Negative prompt support
Pricing on Novita AI:
- Kling v3.0 Standard: $0.168/s (no audio), $0.252/s (with audio)
- Kling v3.0 Pro: $0.224/s (no audio), $0.336/s (with audio)
Demo video generated with Kling v3.0 Pro on Novita AI:
Prompt: “A towering ancient tree in the center of a misty forest, its branches forming natural bridges to nearby cliffs, glowing bioluminescent plants growing at its roots, and a lone traveler with a lantern standing in awe at its base during twilight.”
3. Vidu Q3 — Fast and Cost-Efficient
From: Shengshu Technology
Vidu Q3 is the most cost-efficient option in this list. It generates up to 16 seconds of video in a single API call, supports 1080P output, and offers off-peak pricing that cuts costs significantly for latency-tolerant workflows. The Turbo variant makes it even faster — useful when you’re iterating on prompts or running high-volume pipelines.
Key strengths:
- Best price-to-output ratio among the five models
- Up to 16-second continuous video per generation
- 1080P output with native audio
- Off-peak pricing for async workloads
- Turbo variant for faster generation
Pricing on Novita AI (Vidu Q3):
| API Name | 540P (Off-Peak/Peak) | 720P (Off-Peak/Peak) | 1080P (Off-Peak/Peak) |
| Vidu Q3 Pro | $0.0313 / $0.0625 | $0.0670 / $0.1339 | $0.0714 / $0.1429 |
| Vidu Q3 Turbo | $0.0179 / $0.0357 | $0.0268 / $0.0536 | $0.0357 / $0.0714 |
Demo video generated with Vidu Q3 Turbo on Novita AI:
Prompt: “Nordic minimalist aerial shot — a lone figure in a heavy black coat walking across a vast frozen lake. Camera glides forward steadily. Snow-capped mountains and grey sky in the distance.”
4. Hailuo 2.3 — Good for Lightweight Use Cases
From: MiniMax
Hailuo 2.3 is a solid, accessible option for projects that don’t need long clips or high-complexity prompts. It produces clean, visually coherent 6–10 second videos with prompt expansion support and a Fast variant that keeps generation times short. Good for social content, product demos, or any scenario where you need reliable output quickly without overengineering the setup.
Key strengths:
- Clean visual output with realistic motion
- Prompt expansion for simpler inputs (
enable_prompt_expansion) - 6s and 10s durations with 1080P available for 6s clips
- Fast mode for speed-sensitive workflows
- Low barrier to entry for new use cases
Pricing on Novita AI:
| API Name | 768P 6s | 768P 10s | 1080P 6s |
| Minimax Hailuo 2.3 Fast Image to Video | $0.19 | $0.32 | $0.33 |
| Minimax Hailuo 2.3 Image to Video | $0.28 | $0.56 | $0.49 |
| Minimax Hailuo 2.3 Text to Video | $0.28 | $0.56 | $0.49 |
Demo video generated with Hailuo 2.3 on Novita AI:
Prompt: “In a dimly lit bar, purplish light bathes the face of a mature man, his eyes blinking thoughtfully as he ponders in close-up, background artfully blurred.”
5. Wan 2.6 — Early, But Evolving Fast
From: Alibaba
Wan 2.6 is Alibaba’s latest in a fast-moving series — and the trajectory is clear. Each version has meaningfully improved on the last. The current release supports up to 15 seconds per generation, reference-to-video for subject consistency, and both text-to-video and image-to-video modes. If you want to build on something that will keep getting better, Wan is worth watching.
Key strengths:
- Fast-improving model series with consistent version-over-version gains
- Up to 15-second video duration
- Reference-to-video with subject consistency across clips
- Text-to-video and image-to-video modes
- 720P and 1080P supported
Pricing on Novita AI:
| API Name | Resolution | 5s Price | 10s Price | 15s Price |
| Wan 2.6 Image to Video | 720P | $0.50 | $1.00 | $1.50 |
| Wan 2.6 Image to Video | 1080P | $0.75 | $1.50 | $2.25 |
| Wan 2.6 Reference to Video | 720P | $0.50 | $1.00 | – |
| Wan 2.6 Reference to Video | 1080P | $0.75 | $1.50 | – |
| Wan 2.6 Text to Video | 720P | $0.50 | $1.00 | $1.50 |
| Wan 2.6 Text to Video | 1080P | $0.75 | $1.50 | $2.25 |
| Wan 2.6 Video Reference | 720P | $0.50 | $1.00 | – |
| Wan 2.6 Video Reference | 1080P | $0.75 | $1.50 | – |
Demo video generated with Wan 2.6 on Novita AI:
Prompt: “POV of a soldier riding fast on a horse in a snowy battle field, a giant is in the front shouting and fighting the men around. Game of Thrones style.”
Quick Comparison
| Model | Known For | Max Duration | Max Resolution | Audio |
| Seedance 1.5 Pro | Human motion | 12s | 720P | ✅ Default on |
| Kling v3.0 | Control & consistency | 15s | — | ✅ Optional |
| Vidu Q3 Pro | Speed & cost efficiency | 16s | 1080P | ✅ Optional |
| Hailuo 2.3 | Lightweight use cases | 10s | 1080P (6s) | — |
| Wan 2.6 | Fast-evolving series | 15s | 1080P | — |
How to Switch to Novita AI in 5 Minutes
All five models are available through Novita AI’s async REST API. Each model has its own endpoint — the pattern is /v3/async/<model-slug>.
Step 1: Get Your API Key
Sign up at novita.ai and grab your API key from the dashboard.
Step 2: Try the Playground
Test your prompts before writing code: novita.ai/models-console/multimodal-playground
Step 3: Call the API
Use Seedance 1.5 Pro T2V as example
import requests
url = "https://api.novita.ai/v3/async/seedance-v1.5-pro-t2v"
payload = {
"fps": 123,
"seed": 123,
"ratio": "<string>",
"prompt": "<string>",
"duration": 123,
"watermark": True,
"resolution": "<string>",
"camera_fixed": True,
"service_tier": "<string>",
"generate_audio": True,
"execution_expires_after": 123
}
headers = {
"Content-Type": "<content-type>",
"Authorization": "<authorization>"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Then you can get task_id, use it to poll the result:
import requests
url = "https://api.novita.ai/v3/async/task-result"
headers = {
"Content-Type": "<content-type>",
"Authorization": "<authorization>"
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Which Model Should You Pick?
- Human-centric video — dance, sports, people → Seedance 1.5 Pro
- Structured commercial or narrative video → Kling v3.0 (use
multi_promptfor scene structure) - Cost-sensitive or high-volume pipelines → Vidu Q3 (off-peak pricing, Turbo variant)
- Social content, product demos, quick output → Hailuo 2.3 Fast
- Building something long-term, betting on momentum → Wan 2.6
Not sure? Start with the playground and test on your actual prompts.
Conclusion
Sora’s shutdown is a reminder that building critical workflows on a single, closed provider is a liability. The models listed above are actively developed, in production, and available through a single API that isn’t going anywhere.
Sora is gone. Video generation isn’t. Keep shipping.
👉 Try all five models on Novita AI →
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. All five are available through Novita AI’s async REST API at https://api.novita.ai. Submit a job, get a task_id, poll for results. Full API docs at novita.ai/docs.
No. One Novita AI API key gives you access to all models on the platform.
OpenAI announced on March 24, 2026 that it was discontinuing the Sora video generation app, citing a strategic refocus toward coding tools, enterprise, robotics, and AGI. The Disney partnership that would have featured Sora on Disney+ was also terminated.
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