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AI voice platform for expressive text-to-speech, voice cloning, speech-to-text, realtime streaming, Story Studio, sound effects, music generation, and developer API workflows.
Sora was OpenAI's AI video generation app, but it is discontinued. Melies is now a practical Sora alternative for filmmakers who need GPT Image-style visual development, top video models such as Seedance and Veo, and a full project workflow.
| Fish Audio | Sora | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | discontinued |
| Starting Price | Free; Plus from $11/month billed annually | Discontinued |
| Primary Category | Voice Synthesis | All-in-one AI Filmmaking |
| Capabilities | Voice SynthesisSound EffectAll-in-one AI Filmmaking | Video GenerationVideo EditingVFXAll-in-one AI Filmmaking |
| Popularity Score | 15 | 90 |
| Website | fish.audio | openai.com |
Free includes 8,000 monthly credits and up to 7 minutes generation. Plus is $11/month billed annually, with 250,000 monthly credits and up to 200 minutes. Pro is $75/month billed annually, with 2,000,000 monthly credits and team seats. API pricing is pay-as-you-go, with s2.1-pro at $15 per million UTF-8 bytes and s2.1-pro-free at $0 for development and testing.
Sora web/app access ended on April 26, 2026. OpenAI says the Sora API will discontinue on September 24, 2026.