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Sora ranks #6 of 22 in ai video generators in the week of 28 September 2026, with a visibility score of 22 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 32% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Sora shows up in 19 of 62 answers across AI assistants, with an overall score of 22 out of 100. Claude rates it highest at 35, followed by Perplexity at 17 and ChatGPT at 14. It's named most consistently for broad questions, appearing in 3 of 3 answers for "best AI video generator in 2026" and "most realistic footage," plus 2 of 3 for commercial licensing, longest clips, and developer API questions. It never comes up for open-source models, turning blog posts into video, multilingual lip sync, cleaning up existing footage, or talking-head scripts.
Who's talking about you
| 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 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| Which AI video tool produces the most realistic footage? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI video generator in 2026? | 3 of 3 | #3 |
| Which AI video generator handles the longest clips? | 2 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best AI video tool with an API for developers? | 2 of 3 | #2 |
| Which AI video generator has the best commercial licensing? | 2 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best text-to-video AI tool? | 1 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI tool to animate a still image into video? | 1 of 3 | #2 |
| What's the best AI video tool for social media ads? | 1 of 3 | #8 |
| What's the best AI video tool for a small marketing team? | 1 of 3 | #9 |
| What's the best AI tool to make product demo videos? | 1 of 3 | #9 |
| What are the best AI video generators? | 1 of 4 | #4 |
| Which AI video generator is best value for money? | 1 of 4 | #4 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best free AI video generators? | Kling AI, Hailuo AI, Luma Dream Machine |
| What's the best AI video tool for creators on a budget? | Pika, Kling AI, Descript |
| What's the best AI tool to make a talking-head video from a script? | HeyGen, Synthesia, Descript |
| What's the best AI avatar video tool for training or explainer videos? | Synthesia, Colossyan, HeyGen |
| What's the best AI tool to turn a blog post or doc into a video? | Pictory, InVideo, HeyGen |
| What's the best AI video generator with lip sync in other languages? | HeyGen, D-ID, Synthesia |
| What's the best open-source AI video generation model I can run myself? | Wan, Hunyuan Video, LTX Studio |
| What's the best AI video editor for cleaning up footage I already have? | Descript |
Assistants cited 10 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. See all sources for AI video generators.
In their words
- Claude“OpenAI Sora — worth checking current API availability and rate limits, which have been more restricted than competitors.”
- ChatGPT“| OpenAI Sora | ✅ Generally yes | You own Output under OpenAI terms | Very straightforward ownership language | Input/likeness rights and usage policies still apply |”
- Perplexity“| OpenAI ecosystem | Sora API | Convenient if your application already uses OpenAI models and APIs.”
Closest rivals
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