Sora
LMArena ID: sora
OpenAIProprietary
Sora is an AI video model from OpenAI. On LMArena’s Text-to-video leaderboard it ranks 45 of 48 with 1069±16 from 4,082 votes. It is not on LMArena’s Image-to-video leaderboard yet. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- OpenAI
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), LMArena · Image-to-video, AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #45 of 48 on Text-to-video, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Mainly text-to-video: no image-to-video results yet.
- Use via OpenAI's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing OpenAI users: this vendor has 3 models on Text-to-video.
Neighbours on Text-to-video
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 |  Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 | +63 |
| 43 |  Seedance V1 Lite ByteDance | 1113 | 16,253 | – | Proprietary | +44 |
| 44 | KKandinsky 5.0 T2V Lite Kandinsky | 1113 | 1,474 | – | MIT | +44 |
| 45 | Sora OpenAI | 1069 | 4,082 | – | Proprietary | |
| 46 |  Ray 2 Luma AI | 1065 | 5,250 | – | Proprietary | -4 |
| 47 | PPika V2.2 Pika | 1009 | 5,763 | – | Proprietary | -60 |
| 48 | GMochi V1 Genmo | 1007 | 5,893 | – | Apache 2.0 | -62 |
Alternatives · More from OpenAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sora 2 Pro OpenAI | 1368 | 54,167 | – | Proprietary |
| 17 | Sora 2 OpenAI | 1343 | 71,947 | – | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 1460 | 11,417 | 1120 | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement |
| 37 | KKandinsky 5.0 T2V Pro Kandinsky | 1175 | 2,019 | – | MIT |
| 38 |  Hunyuan Video 1.5 Tencent | 1169 | 4,292 | – | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 41 | LLTX 2 19B Lightricks | 1154 | 75,596 | – | ltx-2-community-license-agreement |
| 42 | Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous videos for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-video and image-to-video are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Sora rank among AI video models?
Text-to-video rank 45 (1069) (LMArena, data as of Oct 27, 2026).
Is Sora open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through OpenAI’s products or API.
Can Sora turn an image into video?
Who makes Sora?
According to LMArena, Sora is made by OpenAI.
How reliable is Sora's score?
The scores are based on 4,082 votes on Text-to-video (95% CI ±16). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Sora from #1 on Text-to-video?
#1 on Text-to-video is Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (1516); Sora scores 1069, 447 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
LMArena Image-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 27, 2026.
Price, clip length, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.