HeyGen vs Sora
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
HeyGen edges out Sora overall, scoring 40 versus 22 and showing up in 38 of 62 answers compared to Sora's 19. HeyGen leads across individual assistants too: 34 on ChatGPT, 40 on Claude, and 50 on Perplexity, while Sora trails with 14, 35, and 17. HeyGen is the go-to pick for value for money and talking-head or script-based videos, named in every relevant answer there, while Sora takes the spotlight for realistic footage, also named in all 3 of those answers. Head-to-head, HeyGen was named more often in 12 questions, Sora in 5, with 3 questions ending in a tie.
Head to head
| metric | HeyGen | Sora |
|---|---|---|
| score | 40 | 22 |
| questions won | 16 | 12 |
By assistant
HeyGen
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 34 | 40% of answers | #2.1 |
| Claude | 40 | 75% of answers | #6.8 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 50 | 65% of answers | #2.9 |
Sora
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 14 | 20% of answers | #4.0 |
| Claude | 35 | 55% of answers | #4.8 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 17 | 20% of answers | #2.3 |
Where they differ
Only HeyGen gets named for
- What's the best AI tool to make a talking-head video from a script?
- What's the best AI video generator with lip sync in other languages?
- What's the best AI avatar video tool for training or explainer videos?
- What's the best AI tool to turn a blog post or doc into a video?
- What's the best AI video tool for creators on a budget?
- What are the best free AI video generators?
Only Sora gets named for
- Which AI video tool produces the most realistic footage?
- Which AI video generator has the best commercial licensing?
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