I used Google’s Veo and ChatGPT’s Sora to make a video of my puppy on the beach.
Make a movie in a minute
OpenAI Sora
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, AI is changing everything. And now it’s coming for video. This is the future, and it’s so fun to play around with these new tools.
Forget editing software, green screens or even a camera. Now your keyboard is the director, the producer and creative partner. All you need to do is type what you want to see, and AI will turn it into a slick, high-def video.
Right now, two big players are Sora from OpenAI and Veo from Google, and yes, you can try them both today. Don’t miss watching my video test at the end.
Sora: OpenAI’s text-to-video powerhouse
Sora is now live inside ChatGPT, and it’s jaw-dropping. You type in a description like, “a golden retriever puppy playing at the beach with a tennis ball,” and Sora spits out a crisp, AI-generated video in seconds. No need for footage, no need for editing.
Here’s the breakdown:
- If you’re on ChatGPT Plus ($20/month), you can generate up to 10-second clips in 720p.
- If you upgrade to ChatGPT Pro ($200/month), you get 20-second videos in 1080p, watermark-free, with faster generation times.
- Bing just announced that Sora is being integrated into their new Bing Video Creator (details here).
Veo: Google’s take on AI filmmaking
Google’s Veo lets you create cinematic 1080p videos up to 60 seconds long with realistic movement, lighting and transitions, just from a sentence. Want your cat running across a rooftop in Paris at sunset? Done.
You can get access through Google’s Gemini plans:
- Pro plan is free for the first month, then $19.99/month. You’ll get limited access to Veo and the Flow video tool.
- Ultra plan is $124.99/month for the first three months (normally $249.99). That unlocks full access to Veo, higher quality outputs and extra features like “ingredients to video” controls.
The test
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