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AI music generation and audio production suite for creating songs, lyrics, vocals, speech, stems, MIDI, DAW sessions, and soundtrack ideas.
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.
| Mureka | Sora | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | discontinued |
| Starting Price | Free; Pro from $7.17/month billed annually | Discontinued |
| Primary Category | Music Generation | All-in-one AI Filmmaking |
| Capabilities | Music GenerationVoice SynthesisAll-in-one AI Filmmaking | Video GenerationVideo EditingVFXAll-in-one AI Filmmaking |
| Popularity Score | 8 | 90 |
| Website | mureka.ai | openai.com |
Free plan available. Pro starts at $7.17/month billed yearly at $86 with 5,000 Gold/month, and Premier starts at $21.59/month billed yearly at $259 with 20,000 Gold/month. Pro includes advanced models, MP3 downloads, commercial rights for new songs, reference tracks, remixing, AI cover art, priority queue, lyric video downloads, extend, selected-area edits, and text-to-speech. Premier adds Mureka Co, up to 12 stems, Studio access, WAV, stems, MIDI, DAW sessions, singer voice conversion, and professional voice cloning.
Sora web/app access ended on April 26, 2026. OpenAI says the Sora API will discontinue on September 24, 2026.