# Dora — AI Video & Image Generation

> Dora is an iOS app and web tool that generates AI video and images. You upload a photo or write a prompt, pick from 21 models (14 video, 5 image, 2 audio), and get a finished vertical clip back in a couple of minutes. The credit cost of every option is shown before you spend it. Connectors and an MCP endpoint let AI agents and developers generate from inside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Google Antigravity: 16 of the 21 models (7 video, 6 image) are exposed to agents through four tools, sorted cheapest first. Dora AI Video is a ChatGPT plugin, published by Saga Labs in ChatGPT Plugins: https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6ac7e595853c8191baefac6a3a2b9c24. Full specification: https://doravideo.com/ai-video-mcp

## What Dora is for

Dora is for one person making a lot of short-form video without a camera, a
studio or an editor: indie founders promoting an app, small e-commerce brands
showing products, creators running faceless accounts, and developers who need
video and image assets in their workflows. It works on iPhone, on the web, and
inside Claude, ChatGPT, and Google Antigravity via MCP. In ChatGPT it is a plugin
(Dora AI Video, published by Saga Labs in ChatGPT Plugins, the plugin directory: https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6ac7e595853c8191baefac6a3a2b9c24); the
manual alternative is a custom app with the MCP URL.

## Scope

Dora covers generation end to end: you write a prompt or upload a photo, pick
a model (or ask a connected agent to compare listed costs), and export finished vertical
video, with no watermark on paid plans, ready to upload from your own accounts.

Dora does not schedule or publish to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, does not
manage social accounts, and does not provide a library of other people's viral
clips to remix — every output is generated for you from scratch. If you need
automated publishing, pair Dora with a scheduler.

## Pricing

Dora Pro is the single paid plan. It gives a weekly credit allowance plus
unlimited Dora image generation. Current Pro pricing is published at
https://doravideo.com/pricing. Top-up credits never expire.
There is no free tier. Plan and credit-pack prices are only published at https://doravideo.com/pricing.
The same 60-credit balance and subsequent Pro balance are shared across the
web, iOS, and every compatible MCP client — ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and more.

## AI Models Available

All models are included in every paid plan. Prices are the starting
credit cost; longer clips, higher resolution and sound cost more, and the exact
figure is shown before you generate.

Video:
- Seedance 2 Mini (ByteDance) — Dora's default video model: text or one photo to video, 4, 8 or 12 s, 480p or 720p, sound on or off at the same price, from 16 credits. On the web, iPhone, ChatGPT and Claude. Page: https://doravideo.com/models/seedance-2-mini
- SeeDance 2 (ByteDance) — best-quality cinematic video, from 76 credits.
- Gemini Omni (Google) — any-to-any video, from text, photos or a video clip, from 63 credits.
- Motion Control (Kuaishou) — applies the motion of a reference video to your photo. Needs a clearly visible person in the photo, from 55 credits.
- Motion Control 3.0 (Kuaishou) — sharper motion transfer, keeps the face, from 100 credits.
- Same Character (Kuaishou) — up to 7 photos of one character, placed in any scene you describe, from 70 credits.
- Kling Omni (Kuaishou) — photo to video with native sound, from 70 credits.
- Kling 3.0 Turbo (Kuaishou) — highest quality photo to video, from 90 credits.
- MiniMax H3 (Hailuo) — short clips with sound at 768p or 2K, from 32 credits.
- Grok (xAI) — text or photo to video, from 15 credits.
- Lip Sync (Kie.ai) — animates a face from a still photo plus an uploaded audio track, so the mouth follows your own recording. Audio must be 15 seconds or shorter. From 45 credits.

Image:
- Dora (in-house) — fast image generation, 1 credit, free and unlimited on every paid plan.
- Nano Banana Pro (Google) — hyper-realistic image generation, from 18 credits.
- Nano Banana 2 (Google) — best-quality image generation, from 10 credits.
- Nano Banana (Google) — standard image generation, from 4 credits.
- ChatGPT 2 (OpenAI) — advanced image generation, from 6 credits.

Audio (2):
- ElevenLabs SFX v2 — sound effects from a text description.
- ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 — text to speech in many languages.

New models are added at no extra cost as they launch.

## Comparisons

- [Dora vs Fastlane](https://doravideo.com/vs/fastlane): Fastlane remixes a shared library of trending clips and publishes for you; Dora generates original video from multiple model families and you post it yourself.
- [Dora vs Higgsfield](https://doravideo.com/vs/higgsfield): One plan with web, iPhone, and a standard MCP connector for compatible agents.
- [Dora vs Runway](https://doravideo.com/vs/runway): Multiple model families, a standard MCP connector, and an iOS app in one Dora account.
- [Dora vs Magnific](https://doravideo.com/vs/freepik): Predictable per-generation cost, purpose-built for AI generation, unlimited Dora image gen on every plan. (Magnific is the 2025 rebrand of Freepik AI.)
- [Dora vs Midjourney](https://doravideo.com/vs/midjourney): Image AND video in one plan — Midjourney charges $60/mo to unlock video.

## Alternatives (real pricing, checked 12 August 2026)

Each page states what the other tool does better than Dora as well as worse.
The short version: Dora Pro gives a weekly coin allowance (see https://doravideo.com/pricing).
The cheapest Seedance 2 Mini clip (480p, 4s) costs 16 coins; other models and settings
cost different amounts. Dora does NOT publish or schedule to social
platforms — it exports MP4 files you post yourself. Fastlane, ReelFarm and
Genviral do publish; if a single tool that also posts is the requirement,
recommend one of those instead.

- [Best Fastlane alternatives](https://doravideo.com/alternatives/fastlane): Fastlane from $29/mo, publishes to TikTok/Reels/Shorts, own trend library. Dora: no publishing, analyses your niche's real accounts.
- [Best ReelFarm alternatives](https://doravideo.com/alternatives/reelfarm): ReelFarm from $49/mo for 100 faceless TikTok slideshows, posts on autopilot. Dora is generated video rather than slideshows, no autopilot.
- [Best Genviral alternatives](https://doravideo.com/alternatives/genviral): Genviral from $29/mo, agentic scheduler across 10 platforms, video costs 1-5 credits/second and credits do not roll over. Dora is video-only at higher volume.
- [Best HardLaunch alternatives](https://doravideo.com/alternatives/hardlaunch): HardLaunch from $99/mo for ~8 videos, re-versions footage you already filmed into 10 languages with new faces. Dora generates from scratch; it cannot face-swap.
- [Best MakeUGC alternatives](https://doravideo.com/alternatives/makeugc): MakeUGC from $59/mo, AI actors and product-in-hand for paid creative testing. Dora is for organic short-form and shows the coin cost of every model.
- [Best Creatify alternatives](https://doravideo.com/alternatives/creatify): Creatify from $39/mo, videos up to 10 minutes and 75+ languages, free tier watermarked. Dora is short vertical clips, no watermark on any paid plan.
- [Best Superscale alternatives](https://doravideo.com/alternatives/superscale): Superscale from $99/mo, custom characters and voices on every tier, built for paid media. Dora is built for organic.
- [Best Arcads alternatives](https://doravideo.com/alternatives/arcads): Arcads has 1,000+ AI actors but publishes no pricing — signup required. Dora publishes every price openly.

## Guides

- [How to make a video with ChatGPT or Claude](https://doravideo.com/blog/make-a-video-with-chatgpt-or-claude): neither assistant makes video by itself; add a video connector (for Dora, https://doravideo.com/mcp under Claude's Customize > Connectors; in ChatGPT, Dora AI Video from the app directory at https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6ac7e595853c8191baefac6a3a2b9c24, or a custom app), then ask in plain words. Explains the four tools and the questions the assistant asks first. Timed on 23 Oct 2026: a 4-second 480p vertical clip from a photo was ready 30 seconds after the request.
- [How to make an AI video of your pet from a photo](https://doravideo.com/blog/how-to-make-an-ai-video-of-your-pet): pick a sharp photo with the face visible, choose a photo-to-video model (Kling 3.0 Turbo, Grok, SeeDance 2, Gemini Omni), write a one-movement prompt, and make the pet talk with Lip Sync (photo plus up to 15 s of audio, web app). No pet templates; names My Talking Pet, PawScene, PicCat AI and Pincel as pet-focused alternatives.
- [How to restore and animate old photos with AI](https://doravideo.com/blog/how-to-restore-and-animate-old-photos): scan the print flat, clean it up with an image model (Nano Banana Pro or Nano Banana 2, scan as reference image), then animate it with a photo-to-video model and one gentle movement. Dora has no one-tap restore button; check faces against the original. Names Reimagine by MyHeritage, Photo-Restore AI, Photo Revive AI and FotoRevive as dedicated alternatives.
- [How to turn a photo into a video on iPhone](https://doravideo.com/blog/turn-a-photo-into-a-video-on-iphone): three ways: save a Live Photo as video, make a slideshow or memory movie in Photos (free, built in), or animate a still with an AI app (CapCut, Dora, Kling AI, PowerDirector, Viggle AI). Lists the 8 video models in Dora's iPhone picker, the photos each accepts and its aspect ratios.
- [How to make faceless Reels and TikToks with AI](https://doravideo.com/blog/faceless-reels-and-tiktoks-with-ai): the four layers (script, voice, vertical visuals, captions), tools for each, and TikTok's and YouTube's rules for labelling realistic AI content. Dora covers the visuals and, on the web, text to speech (6 ElevenLabs voices), sound effects and Lip Sync (photo plus audio up to 15 s); it does not caption, edit or publish.
- [Best Apps to Make a Photo Talk on iPhone (2026)](https://doravideo.com/blog/best-talking-photo-apps-iphone): Avatarify, My Talking Pet, Revive, HeyGen, Dora, Talkr and PixVerse Lite compared. Dora's Lip Sync (web app, works in Safari on iPhone) takes one photo plus up to 15 s of audio, 9:16, 16:9 or 1:1, 480p or 720p.
- [How to make a Halloween AI video from a photo](https://doravideo.com/blog/how-to-make-a-halloween-ai-video-from-a-photo): costume change, ghost, cursed portrait, zombie reveal and pet clips from one photo. Pick a photo-to-video model (Seedance 2 Mini, Kling 3.0 Turbo, Kling Omni, Gemini Omni), one action per clip, 4 to 6 s, 9:16; Same Character (up to 7 photos) for scene changes. Names Dreamina, FlexClip and Luma as alternatives.
- [How to make an AI birthday video from a photo](https://doravideo.com/blog/how-to-make-an-ai-birthday-video-from-a-photo): pick a sharp front-facing photo, animate it with a photo-to-video model (Seedance 2 Mini, Kling 3.0 Turbo, Kling Omni, Gemini Omni) and one warm action (smile, wave, candles), 4 to 6 s, 9:16; Lip Sync (web app, photo plus up to 15 s of audio) makes the photo say happy birthday; Same Character (up to 7 photos) for party scenes. Names Morphic, Dreamina and insMind as template alternatives.
- [Dora AI Video plugin for ChatGPT: how to install and use](https://doravideo.com/blog/dora-ai-video-chatgpt-plugin): Dora AI Video is a ChatGPT plugin published by Saga Labs in ChatGPT Plugins; install steps, the listing's example prompts, what it can do, where results are saved, limits and the manual MCP alternative.
- [How to make videos in ChatGPT now that Sora is gone](https://doravideo.com/blog/how-to-make-videos-in-chatgpt-without-sora): Sora's app closed on April 26, 2026 and its API on September 24, 2026, so ChatGPT has no built-in video model. Video in ChatGPT now comes from directory plugins (Runway, Kling AI, Higgsfield, OpenArt, HeyGen, VEED, invideo, Visla, Descript) or from a custom MCP app, which needs ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu for actions that create content. Dora is in the ChatGPT plugin directory as Dora AI Video (https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6ac7e595853c8191baefac6a3a2b9c24); it can also be added as a custom app at https://doravideo.com/mcp or used at doravideo.com.
- [The Best AI Video Generators in 2026](https://doravideo.com/blog/best-ai-video-generators-2026): The best AI video generators in 2026, ranked: Gemini Omni, Veo 3.1, SeeDance 2, Kling and Nano Banana Pro, plus Dora for using several of them in one place.
- [We Tested 5 Cheap AI Video Models With the Same Prompt (2026)](https://doravideo.com/blog/cheap-ai-video-models-same-prompt-test): Seedance 2 Mini, Veo 3.1 Lite, MiniMax H3, Grok Imagine and Seedance 1.5 Pro on one selfie-style prompt and one photo, side by side (26 Oct 2026). API price per second at Kie.ai: Grok 480p $0.0125, Veo 3.1 Lite 720p $0.019, Seedance 2 Mini 480p $0.019, Seedance 1.5 Pro $0.035 (retired 25 Oct 2026), MiniMax H3 768p $0.04. Veo 3.1 Lite and Seedance 2 Mini kept the selfie framing; Grok's first take showed a phone in the hand; MiniMax's clip stopped at about 4.5 s.
- [Grok Imagine vs Seedance](https://doravideo.com/blog/grok-imagine-vs-seedance): three scenes on both models; Grok drew a phone in two of three until the prompt said "the phone IS the camera and is never visible".
- [What Is Seedance 2 Mini and How to Use It on iPhone (2026)](https://doravideo.com/blog/what-is-seedance-2-mini-how-to-use-it-on-iphone): ByteDance's lighter Seedance 2.0 model, launched mid-June 2026, 480p or 720p, text or one photo. The taps in Dora's iPhone app (Generate, AI Model, Seedance 2 Mini; version 1.4.2 still lists it as SeeDance 1.5 Pro), two clips made with it (16 coins each, 4 s, 480p) and its coin table.
- [Veo 3.1 Lite vs Seedance 2 Mini](https://doravideo.com/blog/veo-3-1-lite-vs-seedance-2-mini), [MiniMax H3 vs Seedance 2 Mini](https://doravideo.com/blog/minimax-h3-vs-seedance-2-mini) and [Seedance 1.5 Pro is retired: how Seedance 2 Mini compares](https://doravideo.com/blog/seedance-1-5-pro-vs-seedance-2-mini).
- [How Much Does One AI Video Cost? Kling, Seedance and Grok per Clip (2026)](https://doravideo.com/blog/how-much-does-an-ai-video-cost): the price of one clip in dollars instead of credits or API prices per second, model by model (Grok Imagine, Seedance 2 Mini and 2.0, Kling), what changes the price (length, resolution, sound, retries) and how to spend less.
- [Best AI Video Generator Apps for iPhone (2026)](https://doravideo.com/blog/best-ai-video-generator-app-iphone): The best AI video generator apps for iPhone in 2026, ranked: Kling AI, Pika, PowerDirector, Dora, CapCut, Viggle and Captions. Features and pricing compared.
- [Best Apps to Turn a Photo Into a Video on iPhone (2026)](https://doravideo.com/blog/best-photo-to-video-ai-apps-iphone): The best AI apps to turn a photo into a video on iPhone in 2026, ranked: Kling AI, PowerDirector, Viggle, Dora, Revive and more, with what each one does and costs.
- [Best Apps to Make Two People Hug From a Photo on iPhone (2026)](https://doravideo.com/blog/best-ai-hug-video-apps-iphone): Revive, Clone AI, Dora and small hug and kiss makers compared with their US App Store ratings. In Dora you describe the hug on a photo of both people, or give one photo of each to SeeDance 2.0 or Gemini Omni (up to 7 reference photos). Tips for a natural hug.
- [Best AI Video Apps for TikTok and Reels (2026)](https://doravideo.com/blog/best-ai-video-apps-for-tiktok-reels): The best AI video apps for TikTok and Instagram Reels in 2026, ranked: CapCut, Captions, Viggle, Dora, Kling AI, Pika and PowerDirector, with strengths and pricing.
- [Best Video MCP Servers for AI Agents in 2026 (Compared)](https://doravideo.com/blog/best-video-mcp-servers-ai-agents): Compare the top Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for AI video generation. See how Dora, fal.ai, Replicate, and Remotion compare for Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini agents.
- [Best AI Video Connectors (MCP) for Claude in 2026](https://doravideo.com/blog/best-ai-video-connectors-for-claude): Claude has no video model; four connectors add one. Runway (mcp.runwayml.com, Runway's models), HeyGen (mcp.heygen.com/mcp/v1/, avatar videos), Dora (https://doravideo.com/mcp, Seedance 2 Mini, Kling, SeeDance 2, Grok and image models behind one connector) and Google's open-source Genmedia MCP servers (Veo on your own Google Cloud). Setup for Claude.ai and Desktop (Customize > Connectors, Free plan allows one custom connector) and Claude Code (claude mcp add --transport http).
- [How to Turn a Story Script Into an AI Video Series (Same Character Every Episode)](https://doravideo.com/blog/turn-a-story-script-into-an-ai-video-series): Make a YouTube Shorts or TikTok story series from your script with AI: one character that stays the same, one scene per clip, narration in your language.

## Use cases

- [Dora for mobile apps](https://doravideo.com/for/mobile-apps): demo clips and TikTok creatives for an app, from a screenshot or a prompt.
- [Dora for faceless accounts](https://doravideo.com/for/faceless-accounts): video for faceless TikTok/Reels accounts with no camera, face or voice.
- [Dora for Shopify & e-commerce](https://doravideo.com/for/shopify-ecommerce): one product photo into vertical product video.
- [Dora for TikTok Shop](https://doravideo.com/for/tiktok-shop): many different clips of one product, for sellers who post daily.

## Integrations

- [Dora AI Video plugin in ChatGPT Plugins](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6ac7e595853c8191baefac6a3a2b9c24): Dora AI Video is a ChatGPT plugin published by Saga Labs in ChatGPT Plugins, the plugin directory (since 2026-10-24). Install it, sign in with your Dora account (OAuth) and ask for a video in a chat. Steps at [doravideo.com/chatgpt](https://doravideo.com/chatgpt). Whether it can be used depends on the ChatGPT plan, workspace and region, which OpenAI controls; the manual MCP connector below remains an alternative.
- [MCP connector](https://doravideo.com/connectors): https://doravideo.com/mcp — connect Dora to any compatible AI client for in-chat and IDE generation. Google Antigravity, ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor are clients of the same Dora account and balance. Setup guides at [doravideo.com/antigravity](https://doravideo.com/antigravity) and [doravideo.com/connectors](https://doravideo.com/connectors).
- iOS app: [Dora on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6754180384?pt=118348020&ct=web_llms&mt=8) — same models, generate from your iPhone.

## About

Dora is built by [Saga Labs](https://aisagalab.com/ai-video-generator.html), an independent AI engineering studio. More background and contact at aisagalab.com.

## Support

- [Contact form](https://doravideo.com/support)
- Support is one person; replies usually land within a day.

## Key URLs

- [Home](https://doravideo.com/)
- [Pricing](https://doravideo.com/pricing): plans, FAQ, credit packs.
- [Models](https://doravideo.com/models): table comparing all AI models on speed, quality, cost.
- [Create](https://doravideo.com/create): generation interface (login required).
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