Sora 2 Video Generator | Ricebowl AI

Sora 2 is OpenAI's video model, and OpenAI has shut it down. On Ricebowl AI the Sora 2 entry stays in the model list: pick Sora 2 and your prompt automatically switches to MiniMax H3, the closest model running here, at up to 2K with no watermark on any plan.

Estimated — credits

Sora 2 · Discontinued by OpenAI · Auto-switches to MiniMax H3

What people come to Sora 2 for, rendered in this tab.

Every clip below left this generator exactly as you see it, with no editor afterwards. None of them came out of Sora 2 itself: OpenAI has discontinued Sora 2, so choosing the Sora 2 entry here automatically switches the job to MiniMax H3, and these five are what that switch produces.

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Scene 01

Product launch filmsThe shot most Sora 2 prompts describe

A ten second launch film for a pair of earbuds: lid snap, levitation, liquid chrome, one cut to a face. This is the brief people write when they sit down to prompt Sora 2, and it is the brief the router was tuned for. One sentence per beat, one submit, one MP4.

  • Product shape, colour and proportion hold across every cut, which is the first thing a Sora 2 style brief asks for
  • Hard transitions — a lid snap, a flash, a splash — come out of the prompt rather than an editor
  • 16:9 at up to 2K, no watermark, ready for a product page the moment it lands

Scene 02

Food and restaurant spotsMacro texture without a food stylist

Sizzle, smash, melt, stack, bite. Food is the category where a Sora 2 alternative gets judged hardest, because a viewer knows instantly when the cheese moves wrong. This one was a single prompt describing six beats and a soundtrack, rendered at 4:3 for a menu page.

  • Real-time melt and steam rather than a still photo with motion pasted over it
  • Beat-by-beat pacing written in plain English, no prompt syntax to learn
  • 4:3 and 1:1 crops come off the same render for a delivery app listing

Scene 03

Automotive and hardwareTunnel, coast road, freeze frame

An electric SUV through a neon tunnel, a coastal curve at dusk, a freeze on the three quarter view. Long camera moves are where a Sora 2 substitute usually falls apart, so this is the clip worth checking first if that is your category.

  • Body panels and light signature stay the same car from the first frame to the last
  • Drone, tracking and handheld moves all come from the prompt text
  • 21:9 is available on the same model when the cut is going on a hero banner

Scene 04

Jewellery and small goodsMacro light on a surface that has to stay honest

A gold chain falling onto black velvet, a clasp closing at the neck, one sweep of sunset light on an amber stone. Small reflective objects punish a weak model, and this is a fair test of whether the Sora 2 route is good enough for your catalogue.

  • Metal reads as metal: the light sweep moves across the chain instead of through it
  • One product design carried across four cuts with no drift
  • Stills pulled from the render work as marketplace thumbnails

Scene 05

Travel, property and hospitalityA place you have to believe exists

A clifftop resort, an infinity pool, a drone pull-back over a turquoise sea. Wide establishing shots are the other half of what a Sora 2 prompt normally asks for, and the router sends them to the same model as everything else here.

  • Architecture and horizon stay consistent while the camera travels
  • Golden hour light is described in the prompt, not graded afterwards
  • 9:16 versions of the same brief run at the same credit rate

How the Sora 2 entry behaves

What happens when you pick Sora 2 hereOpenAI has shut Sora 2 down. This is what the entry does instead, and the one thing to read before you spend a credit.

Where this works

  • No invite code: the Sora 2 entry is in the model list on a brand new account, with starter credits already on the balance.
  • Plain English briefs: camera move, time of day, mood. There is no prompt syntax to learn, which was the part people liked about the Sora 2 demos.
  • Audio in the same file: the model the request lands on renders stereo sound with the picture, so nothing goes through a second tool.
  • Every aspect ratio in one place: 16:9 for a page, 9:16 for paid social, 21:9 when the cut is a banner, up to 2K.
  • No watermark on any plan, including the credits a new account starts with, and commercial use on every paid plan.

Know before you render

  • Sora 2 is OpenAI's model and OpenAI no longer runs it. Choosing Sora 2 here automatically switches the request to MiniMax H3: a notice tells you so, and no credits move until you accept. This site cannot produce a Sora 2 render.
  • Credits are charged at the MiniMax H3 rate, because that is the model that actually does the work. The rate shows in the workspace before you press generate.
  • Long single takes still need breaking up: a fifteen second brief lands better as two shots than as one continuous camera move.
  • Faces and logos drift if you leave them vague. Describe them once, precisely, and repeat the description in every beat of the prompt.
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Who arrives here searching Sora 2

Sora 2 use cases, from paid ads to pre-visualisation

01

Advertising and paid social

A ten second cut with a hook in the first frame, rendered vertically for the feed and again in 16:9 for the landing page. This is the single most common reason people go looking for Sora 2, and it is the job the router handles best.

02

Ecommerce and product pages

A packshot becomes a rotating hero clip, a flat lay becomes a tabletop scene. Forty listings can go through the same prompt template, which is where a per-clip credit rate beats a per-seat subscription.

03

Creators and short form

B-roll between talking head segments, an opener, a transition that would otherwise take an afternoon in an editor. Files land unwatermarked, so nothing has to be cropped before it is posted.

04

Pre-visualisation and pitch decks

Show a client the shot instead of describing it. A rough version costs a few credits, which is cheap enough to render three options and let the room choose one.

05

Property, travel and hospitality

Establishing shots of a building, a room or a coastline, with a camera move that a drone would need a permit for. The wide shots in the case sections above are exactly this job.

06

Agencies testing a Sora 2 workflow

Teams pricing up an AI video line often want to know what the Sora 2 search actually leads to today. Running the same brief here and on the other models in the list answers that in an afternoon.

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Comparison

Sora 2 vs Seedance 2 vs Kling 3 vs Veo 3.1

FeatureSora 2 (auto-switches to MiniMax H3)Seedance 2Kling 3 OmniVeo 3.1
Runs on this siteNo. Discontinued by OpenAI; the entry auto-switches to MiniMax H3Yes, directlyYes, directlyYes, directly
Native audioStereo audio in the same renderNo, picture onlyYes, on the Omni variantYes, dialogue and effects
Top resolution2K1080p1080p4K
Widest aspect ratio21:916:916:916:9
Clip length6, 10 or 15 secondsUp to 30 seconds in sequenceUp to 10 secondsUp to 8 seconds
Reference imagesUp to nineUp to threeUp to fourUp to three
Best forThe cinematic one-shot brief people write for Sora 2Volume: a whole catalogue at a low rate per clipCharacter and motion controlThe single hero cut where audio carries the edit
WatermarkNoneNoneNoneNone

Every model in this table shares one credit balance and one login. Nothing is locked behind a higher plan: the only difference between plans is how many credits you have to spend on them.

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How it works

How to use the Sora 2 entry on Ricebowl AI for free

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01

Select Sora 2 in the generator

The generator at the top of this page already has Sora 2 selected. The first time you generate, a notice explains that OpenAI has discontinued Sora 2 and that the request will run on MiniMax H3 instead, then waits for you to accept. Nothing is sent and no credits move before that.

02

Describe the shot

Subject, camera move, light, and what happens on each beat. Or upload a photo and say how it should move. A new account starts with enough credits for a full trial clip, so the first render costs nothing.

03

Download and post

The file lands in your library at up to 2K with stereo audio and no watermark. Close the tab while it renders; the job keeps running and the clip waits there for you.

AI Video Generator Pricing

One balance, every model. Credits work across all 19 video models — no watermark, no tier-locked models, commercial use on every paid plan.

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Flexible monthly subscription.

Starter Monthly

Enough credits to try every model and finish a few clips each month.

$29.9/mo

Renews monthly, cancel anytime.

1,000 credits

≈ 3–50 videos, depending on the model

≈ 71–333 images, depending on the model

2.99¢ / credit

2 parallel tasks

  • 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
  • Credits reset every billing month
  • Access to all models
  • Watermark-free outputs
  • Buy an add-on credit pack
  • Standard support

Standard Monthly

Popular

Steady output for solo creators going pro — every model, a comfortable budget.

$49.9/mo

Renews monthly, cancel anytime.

2,000 credits

≈ 6–100 videos, depending on the model

≈ 142–666 images, depending on the model

2.50¢ / credit

3 parallel tasks

  • 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
  • Credits reset every billing month
  • Access to all models
  • Watermark-free outputs
  • Buy an add-on credit pack
  • Priority support

Advanced Monthly

High-volume production for prolific creators and small teams.

$89.9/mo

Renews monthly, cancel anytime.

5,000 credits

≈ 15–250 videos, depending on the model

≈ 357–1666 images, depending on the model

1.80¢ / credit

5 parallel tasks

  • 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
  • Credits reset every billing month
  • Access to all models
  • Watermark-free outputs
  • Buy an add-on credit pack
  • Priority support

Sora 2 questions

What the entry does, what it costs, and which models run here today.

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Can I still generate a Sora 2 video?

Not on Sora 2 itself, anywhere. Sora 2 is OpenAI's video model and OpenAI has shut it down. The Sora 2 entry stays in the model picker here because that is the name people search, and selecting it automatically switches the request to MiniMax H3, the closest model running on this site. A notice explains the switch and nothing is sent, and no credits move, until you accept it. What you download is a MiniMax H3 render.

Why does picking Sora 2 switch to another model?

Because OpenAI discontinued Sora 2 and there is no Sora 2 left to send the prompt to. Rather than delete the name from the picker and leave people searching for it with nowhere to land, the entry stays where they look and states plainly where the job actually goes. MiniMax H3 was chosen as the destination because it is the closest match on the brief people used to write for Sora 2: one cinematic take, stereo audio in the same file, wide aspect ratios.

Did sora2.cloud move here?

Yes. The site that used to answer on sora2.cloud is now part of Ricebowl AI, and this page is where it landed. Your account, your credit balance and your generated library are the same: sign in with the login you already used and everything is where you left it. Support is the same team at the Ricebowl AI address.

What does a Sora 2 generation cost?

Credits are charged at the MiniMax H3 rate, because that is the model doing the work, and the exact number shows in the workspace before you press generate. A new account starts with enough credits for a complete trial clip and no payment method is needed to write the first prompt.

Sora 2 vs Seedance 2, what is the practical difference?

Both sit in the same picker, but Seedance 2 renders directly while the Sora 2 entry reroutes. Seedance 2 is the volume model: cheap enough per clip that covering a whole product catalogue is realistic, and it holds a sequence out to thirty seconds. The route behind the Sora 2 entry is better at the single cinematic take with sound, which is the ground most Sora 2 briefs are standing on.

Which model should I pick for an ad?

Veo 3.1 if the audio carries the edit and you need 4K, the Sora 2 entry if you want the cinematic one-shot look with stereo sound, Seedance 2 if you are still rewriting the prompt and want cheap drafts first. All three are in the same picker on the same balance, so testing one brief across them costs a few credits.

Do the videos carry a watermark?

No, on any plan, including the starter credits on a new account. Files download at up to 2K, which is the same file you can put on a product page, in a paid placement or on a marketplace listing. Commercial use is included on every paid plan.

Is Ricebowl AI affiliated with OpenAI?

No. Sora and Sora 2 are trademarks of OpenAI and we claim no rights in them. Ricebowl AI is an independent platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by OpenAI, Google, ByteDance, MiniMax or Kuaishou. OpenAI has discontinued Sora 2; selecting Sora 2 in the workspace automatically switches the request to MiniMax H3.

Can I upload a photo instead of writing a prompt?

Yes. Upload a still and describe how it should move, and the destination model builds the camera work around your subject. You can attach up to nine reference images so colour, label and silhouette stay yours rather than the model's idea of them.

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Where to go next

Bring the shot you were going to describe to Sora 2.It renders in this tab.

OpenAI has shut Sora 2 down, so the entry here switches to MiniMax H3 automatically. Pick Sora 2 in the generator above, accept the notice, and see what comes back. Starter credits are already on a new account, nothing is watermarked, and the file is yours to publish.

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Sora and Sora 2 are trademarks of OpenAI, which has discontinued Sora 2 · Ricebowl AI is independent and not affiliated with OpenAI · Selecting Sora 2 auto-switches to MiniMax H3