H3 Max Prompt Lab

Updated 21 September 2026 · comparison + cheat sheet · not a ranking

Seedance vs Kling vs Veo: Sora prompt migration cheat sheet

Three cartoon robots in purple, green, and orange berets holding clipboards of storyboard frames, comparing video prompt briefs. Original cartoon, not official vendor art.

This page is the decision sheet: which camera grammar to write after Sora, and a one-line cheat sheet per habit. Copy-paste blocks live on Sora → Seedance / Kling / Veo prompt remap. Meters (not a dollar ranking) live on Sora API cost vs Veo / Kling / Seedance. As of 21 Sep 2026 · ~3 days.

Jump to cheat sheet Open remap blocks

Hard stop · 24 Sep 2026 · Videos API + sora-2*

Pick a grammar before you pick a “winner.”

Pasting a Sora paragraph into Seedance, Kling, or Veo usually fails because the sentence shape is wrong — not because you chose the wrong brand. Sora-style briefs simulate a world. The three vendors want directed camera events with different labels. This site will not rank them, invent search volumes, or invent a cheapest-clip total.

Unofficial comparison

Independent page. Not affiliated with OpenAI, ByteDance, Seedance, Kuaishou, Kling, Google, Veo, MiniMax, Hailuo, Alibaba, Wan, or fal. Host UIs, duration caps, and audio flags change — verify on the playground you pay. Cartoon hero above is original art for this page, not official vendor artwork.

When to write which column (craft, not a benchmark)

Use this as a prompt-shape picker. Billing units are a different question — see the cost page.

Craft notes as of 21 September 2026. Not a quality ranking and not Google Keyword Planner volumes.
Write this grammar if… Seedance 2.5 Kling Veo
You have stills / identity to lock Strong fit. Assign @Image roles (face, outfit, label). Orbit/CCTV packs: bullet-time prompts. Use image-to-video or a character/element slot if the host has one. Keep one camera path. Attach up to the host’s reference-image limit. Restate hair / wardrobe in prose.
The shot is one choreographed move Timestamp the trigger (“dolly starts when she looks up”). Strong fit. Shot list + “do not orbit / pan 0” style constraints. One ~8s audiovisual paragraph: name the single move.
You used to dump a 15–20s mini-film in one Sora box Split into beats or a timestamped 20–30s clip. Ceremony sequence: wedding prompts. Cap multi-shot at a few connected shots. Extra locations = extra jobs. One beat per clip. Stitch in an editor.
Native sound / a spoken line matters Declare AUDIO + a dialogue field/brackets your host documents. Enable the host’s audio add-on if there is one; otherwise picture-only. Diegetic FX + spoken line in the same short take.
You are still on Azure / Foundry Sora OpenAI direct dies 24 Sep 2026 (~3 days). Foundry sora-2 2025-12-08 is listed for 15 Oct 2026. Dual clock: Foundry retirement. Extra days are not a replacement SKU.

Cheat sheet: Sora habit → three remaps

One line each. Full copy-paste examples: remap blocks (dolly, handheld, locked-off, orbit, aerial, whip, macro, multi-shot, dialogue, cameo, rack, rain).

Unofficial camera-language shorthand. Syntax differs by host.
Sora-style habit Seedance remap Kling remap Veo remap
Omniscient “cinematic photoreal 12s” paragraph FORMAT + SUBJECT + TIMELINE + one CAMERA event tied to an action Numbered shots; one axis; “do not orbit / do not whip” One 8s 16:9 take; name the move; diegetic sound; no score unless you want one
Stacked dolly + orbit + whip One move per beat. Timestamp the start. Two shots if you need a whip land; never three moves in one sentence Pick one move. Generate the rest as other clips
Cameo / remix video ID Stills with jobs: face, three-quarter, outfit. IDs do not port Image-to-video or Elements library — not a Sora ID Attach refs; “do not invent a different person”
Assumed native audio AUDIO: diegetic bed; spoken line in the host’s dialogue slot Enable audio if billed separately; keep the spoken line short SFX + line in the same paragraph; no implied licensed song
Physics “water explodes everywhere” Cause → effect → aftermath on the timeline Beat list on one tracking path Write the splash crown and the fall, not just the result
Locked wide that still drifts “Tripod. No dolly, pan, tilt, or orbit.” “zoom 0, pan 0, tilt 0, truck 0” “Camera does not move.”

One sample, three shapes (then use the full pack)

Same alley beat as the remap page’s dolly example — condensed so you can see the grammar, not replace the pack.

Sora-style (do not paste as-is)

World-sim paragraph

Photoreal cinematic shot of a woman in a wool coat in a Tokyo alley at dusk. Steam, neon, she looks up as a train passes. The camera discovers her face. 12 seconds, immersive physics, native rain audio.

Seedance shape

FORMAT: 16:9, 12s, photoreal dusk.
SUBJECT: Woman in a wool coat at a ramen cart; she reads a ticket, then looks up.
TIMELINE: 0–5s ticket + steam. 5–12s look-up; only then a slow dolly-in.
CAMERA: One push-in triggered by the head raise.
AUDIO: Steam, train, light rain. No music.
Full block: remap page → dolly-in.

Kling shape

Shot 1: Medium-wide static, ticket in hand.
Shot 2: Same axis, dolly 1.5m to MCU as she looks up. Do not orbit.
Staging stays identical. Photoreal neon, 16:9.
Full block: remap page → dolly-in.

Veo shape

8-second 16:9 photoreal clip. Medium-wide, then a slow dolly-in as she looks up at a passing train. Steam, neon in puddles. Diegetic steam / train / rain. No music, no captions.
Full block: remap page → dolly-in.

Not only Seedance / Kling / Veo

If those three are not the host you already pay, two other post-Sora prompt surfaces on this site:

Do not reprint the export checklist here

  1. Export checklist — official export UI, inventory /videos callers, test one pipeline.
  2. Prompt remap — twelve copy-paste camera blocks.
  3. Cost units — Veo per-second, Kling credits/units, Seedance tokens. No invented totals.
  4. Foundry dual clock — 24 Sep vs 15 Oct.

FAQ

Is this the same as the Sora remap page?

No. The remap page is the copy-paste pack. This page is the comparison + cheat sheet so you pick a column first. Use both.

Which is best: Seedance, Kling, or Veo?

This page will not rank them. They want different prompt shapes and different billing units. Pick the host you already use, then write that grammar.

When does the OpenAI Videos API die?

OpenAI lists the Videos API and every sora-2* alias for 24 September 2026, with a blank replacement column. As of 21 Sep 2026 that is ~3 days. App/web already ended 26 Apr 2026. Help: Sora discontinuation.

I only call Sora on Azure Foundry — is 24 Sep still my date?

Not for the Foundry deployment. Microsoft’s English table lists Foundry sora-2 2025-12-08 for 15 October 2026. Details: Foundry retirement.

Where are MiniMax H3 and Wan 3.0?

MiniMax H3 Sora alternative and Wan 3.0 prompt guide.

Sources (checked 21 September 2026)

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