Best OpenAI Sora AI Video Examples (2024)

OpenAI’s Sora is an AI model designed to create realistic and imaginative videos from text instructions. This innovative text-to-video model can generate videos up to a minute long while maintaining visual quality and adhering to the user’s prompt.

Sora is capable of creating complex scenes with multiple characters, specific types of motion, and accurate details of the subject and background. It has a deep understanding of language, enabling it to interpret prompts accurately and generate compelling characters expressing vibrant emotions.

We have compiled the best Sora video examples and prompts here. And will continue to update with the latest ones.

1. A 3D animated creature

Sora AI Prompt: 3D animation of a small, round, fluffy creature with big, expressive eyes explores a vibrant, enchanted forest. The creature, a whimsical blend of a rabbit and a squirrel, has soft blue fur and a bushy, striped tail. It hops along a sparkling stream, its eyes wide with wonder. The forest is alive with magical elements: flowers that glow and change colors, trees with leaves in shades of purple and silver, and small floating lights that resemble fireflies. The creature stops to interact playfully with a group of tiny, fairy-like beings dancing around a mushroom ring. The creature looks up in awe at a large, glowing tree that seems to be the heart of the forest.

2. Green and orange blob

Sora AI Prompt: a green blob and an orange blob are in love and dancing together

3. Drone view of waves

Sora AI Prompt: Drone view of waves crashing against the rugged cliffs along Big Sur’s garay point beach. The crashing blue waters create white-tipped waves, while the golden light of the setting sun illuminates the rocky shore. A small island with a lighthouse sits in the distance, and green shrubbery covers the cliff’s edge. The steep drop from the road down to the beach is a dramatic feat, with the cliff’s edges jutting out over the sea. This is a view that captures the raw beauty of the coast and the rugged landscape of the Pacific Coast Highway.

4. Adventurous puppies

Sora AI Prompt: Cinematic trailer for a group of adventurous puppies exploring ruins in the sky

5. A giant duck

Sora AI Prompt: a giant duck walks through the streets in Boston.

6. A hermit crab

Prompt: nighttime footage of a hermit crab using an incandescent lightbulb as its shell.

7. A Young Man

Prompt: A young man at his 20s is sitting on a piece of cloud in the sky, reading a book.

8. A man BASE jumping

Prompt: a man BASE jumping over tropical hawaii waters. His pet macaw flies alongside him.

9. Macro shot of a leaf

Prompt: macro shot of a leaf showing tiny trains moving through its veins.

10. A walking figure made out of water

Prompt: a walking figure made out of water tours an art gallery with many beautiful works of art in different styles.

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11. Tokyo walk

Prompt: A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. She wears a black leather jacket, a long red dress, and black boots, and carries a black purse. She wears sunglasses and red lipstick. She walks confidently and casually. The street is damp and reflective, creating a mirror effect of the colorful lights. Many pedestrians walk about.

12. Italian pup

Prompt: The camera directly faces colorful buildings in Burano Italy. An adorable dalmation looks through a window on a building on the ground floor. Many people are walking and cycling along the canal streets in front of the buildings.

13. Otter on surfboard

Prompt: An adorable happy otter confidently stands on a surfboard wearing a yellow lifejacket, riding along turquoise tropical waters near lush tropical islands, 3D digital render art style.

14. Photoreal train

Prompt: The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a historic railway bridge in Scotland, UK, that crosses over the west highland line between the towns of Mallaig and Fort William. It is a stunning sight as a steam train leaves the bridge, traveling over the arch-covered viaduct. The landscape is dotted with lush greenery and rocky mountains, creating a picturesque backdrop for the train journey. The sky is blue and the sun is shining, making for a beautiful day to explore this majestic spot.

15. Dancing kangaroo

Prompt: A cartoon kangaroo disco dances.

16. Closeup man in glasses

Prompt: An extreme close-up of an gray-haired man with a beard in his 60s, he is deep in thought pondering the history of the universe as he sits at a cafe in Paris, his eyes focus on people offscreen as they walk as he sits mostly motionless, he is dressed in a wool coat suit coat with a button-down shirt , he wears a brown beret and glasses and has a very professorial appearance, and the end he offers a subtle closed-mouth smile as if he found the answer to the mystery of life, the lighting is very cinematic with the golden light and the Parisian streets and city in the background, depth of field, cinematic 35mm film.

17. Amalfi coast

Prompt: A drone camera circles around a beautiful historic church built on a rocky outcropping along the Amalfi Coast, the view showcases historic and magnificent architectural details and tiered pathways and patios, waves are seen crashing against the rocks below as the view overlooks the horizon of the coastal waters and hilly landscapes of the Amalfi Coast Italy, several distant people are seen walking and enjoying vistas on patios of the dramatic ocean views, the warm glow of the afternoon sun creates a magical and romantic feeling to the scene, the view is stunning captured with beautiful photography.

18. Monster with melting candle

Prompt: Animated scene features a close-up of a short fluffy monster kneeling beside a melting red candle. The art style is 3D and realistic, with a focus on lighting and texture. The mood of the painting is one of wonder and curiosity, as the monster gazes at the flame with wide eyes and open mouth. Its pose and expression convey a sense of innocence and playfulness, as if it is exploring the world around it for the first time. The use of warm colors and dramatic lighting further enhances the cozy atmosphere of the image.

19. Cat on bed

Prompt: A cat waking up its sleeping owner demanding breakfast. The owner tries to ignore the cat, but the cat tries new tactics and finally the owner pulls out a secret stash of treats from under the pillow to hold the cat off a little longer.

20. Snow dogs

Prompt: A litter of golden retriever puppies playing in the snow. Their heads pop out of the snow, covered in.

OpenAI envisions Sora evolving into a tool that can generate imaginary virtual worlds for exploration or replicate real places in AI. Despite current limitations like physics inaccuracies, Sora’s potential for realistic simulation is vast.