text-to-video model developed by OpenAI

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Sora is a text-to-video model and social media app developed by OpenAI. The model generates short video clips based on prompts, and can also extend existing short videos. In February 2024, OpenAI … Wikipedia
Factsheet
Developer OpenAI
Initial release December 9, 2024
(12 months ago) (2024-12-09)
Stable release Sora 2 (September 30, 2025; 2 months ago (2025-09-30))
Factsheet
Developer OpenAI
Initial release December 9, 2024
(12 months ago) (2024-12-09)
Stable release Sora 2 (September 30, 2025; 2 months ago (2025-09-30))
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OpenAI
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Pricing | OpenAI
Sora(opens in a new window) API Platform(opens in a new window) OpenAI · Contact salesAdd API credits(opens in a new window) Our frontier models are designed to spend more time thinking before producing a response, making them ideal for complex, multi-step problems.
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OpenAI
openai.com › sora
Sora | OpenAI
October 1, 2025 - Turn your ideas into videos with hyperreal motion and sound.
Discussions

Feedback on Sora: Improvements to Usability and Pricing Structure
Dear OpenAI Team, First, I want to express my admiration for Sora’s potential. It’s exciting to see AI tools evolving to help creators generate videos with such creativity and ease. However, after experimenting with the platform, I’ve encountered some challenges that I believe, if addressed, ... More on community.openai.com
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December 13, 2024
OpenAI Sora vs Runway pricing for AI video
Apparently on the $20 plan you can't upload images with people, only on the $200 plan, that's a massive factor if true, mattvidpro was saying something about that on YouTube. More on reddit.com
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December 9, 2024
Sora 2 cost - best case scenario?
I think a hard argument will be made to keep the watermark More on reddit.com
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October 7, 2025
Now lets run Sora calculations on the cheapest numbers
Maybe today, sure. It will become better and cheaper over time. It can also create footage that doesn’t exist at a quality that would cost far more than that if were you to hire a team to produce it. More on reddit.com
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People also ask

How Much Is Sora 2 Subscription?
Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro are not sold as standalone subscriptions. They are included in: ChatGPT Pro ($200/month) → Access to Sora 2 Pro with 1080p video, synchronized audio, and higher fidelity outputs ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) → Access to standard Sora 2 demo
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glbgpt.com
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How Much Does Sora 2 Cost? Is It Free?
How to Use Sora 2 on PC?
On PC, log into your OpenAI or authorized third-party account, open the Sora 2 interface, enter your video prompts, and generate content. Ensure your browser supports WebGL for smooth video generation.
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glbgpt.com
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How Much Does Sora 2 Cost? Is It Free?
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Reddit
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r/OpenAI on Reddit: OpenAI Sora vs Runway pricing for AI video
December 9, 2024 -

Now that Sora has been released and its pricing is public, I decided to compare the price with Runway which is one of the other top competitors for AI video generation.

Note that this is pricing comparison only, not features. Both of these are prices for the monthly plan, 5 secs per video:

  • Sora: $20 for 50 videos (or) $200 for 500 videos == $0.4 per video

  • Runway: standard is $15 for 25 videos (625 credits, 25 credits per video) == $0.6 per video

    • pro is $35 for 90 videos (2250 credits) == $0.39 per video

In addition, OpenAI's monthly plan includes ChatGPT and other features, which Runway doesn't, so Sora wins out clearly on the pricing front since you get ChatGPT paid features as well for the $20 / $200 per month.

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Eesel AI
eesel.ai › blog › sora-2-pricing
Sora 2 pricing: A complete guide to OpenAI’s new video model costs in 2025 - eesel AI
October 7, 2025 - Get the latest on Sora 2 pricing. We break down the free access model, the Sora 2 Pro tier for ChatGPT Pro users, and what to expect for future costs in 2025.
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OpenAI
openai.com › index › sora-2
Sora 2 is here | OpenAI
September 30, 2025 - So today, we’re launching a new social iOS app just called “Sora,” powered by Sora 2. Inside the app, you can create, remix each other’s generations, discover new videos in a customizable Sora feed, and bring yourself or your friends in via a feature called “characters”. With characters, you can drop yourself straight into any Sora scene with remarkable fidelity after a short one-time video-and-audio recording in the app to verify your identity and capture your likeness. Last week, we launched the app internally to all of OpenAI.
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OpenAI
platform.openai.com › docs › models › sora-2-pro
Sora 2 Pro Model | OpenAI API
October 6, 2025 - Sora 2 Pro · Default · Most advanced ... · Speed · Slowest · Price · $0.3•$0.5 · Portrait: 720x1280 Landscape: 1280x720•Portrait: 1024x1792 Landscape: 1792x1024 ·...
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Glbgpt
glbgpt.com › hub › sora-2-api-pricing-compared-official-vs-unofficial-providers-costs-and-developer-reactions
Sora 2 API Pricing Compared: Official vs Unofficial Providers, Costs, and Developer Reactions
October 16, 2025 - The official OpenAI Sora 2 API costs between $0.10 and $0.50 per second, depending on the model and resolution. That equals about $1 to $5 for a 10-second video. Unofficial integrations offered by third-party platforms provide access to Sora ...
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Kie
kie.ai › sora-2
Sora 2 API – Cut Costs by 60% vs Official OpenAI Sora 2 API Pricing | Kie.ai
October 11, 2025 - Kie.ai provides Sora 2 API and Sora 2 Pro API at more than 60% lower cost than OpenAI and Fal.ai.
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Glbgpt
glbgpt.com › hub › how-much-does-sora-2-cost
How Much Does Sora 2 Cost? Is It Free?
October 14, 2025 - At the moment, Sora 2 is free for users with an invite. Key points about this free tier: Access is limited by compute availability, meaning heavy usage may be curtailed. There’s no publicly disclosed limit for video generations or session length.
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USA Today
usatoday.com › story › tech › 2024 › 12 › 10 › sora-openai-chatgpt-video-generator-price-how-works › 76887223007
Sora: What to know about OpenAI's new AI video generator
December 10, 2024 - Sora is a diffusion model, meaning it "generates a video by starting off with a base video that looks like static noise and gradually transforms it by removing the noise over many steps," according to OpenAI. Like DALL-E, Sora uses the "recaptioning technique" to take descriptive text captions ...
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Microsoft Azure
azure.microsoft.com › en-us › pricing › details › cognitive-services › openai-service
Azure OpenAI Service - Pricing | Microsoft Azure
Azure OpenAI Service offers pricing based on both Pay-As-You-Go and Provisioned Throughput Units (PTUs). Pay-As-You-Go allows you to pay for the resources you consume, making it flexible for variable workloads. PTUs offers a predictable pricing model where you reserve and deploy a specific amount of model processing capacity.
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App Store
apps.apple.com › us › app › sora-by-openai › id6744034028
Sora by OpenAI App - App Store
November 4, 2025 - Download Sora by OpenAI by OpenAI on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Sora by OpenAI.
Rating: 4.8 ​ - ​ 174K votes
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Stewart Gauld
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How Much Does Sora Cost? Sora Pricing Plans For 2025
March 20, 2025 - These pricing plans range in price from $20-200 per month, with details as follows: ChatGPT Plus: $20 per month. Includes 50 priority videos, 720p resolution, and 5s video duration.
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OpenAI
platform.openai.com › docs › models › sora-2
Sora 2 Model | OpenAI API
October 6, 2025 - Sora 2 · Default · Flagship video generation with synced audio · Flagship video generation with synced audio · Compare · Performance · Higher · Speed · Slow · Price · $0.1 · Portrait: 720x1280 Landscape: 1280x720 · Input · Text, ...
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Ai
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Sora Pricing on Azure OpenAI
June 4, 2025 - It's not great
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Orb
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Orb | OpenAI pricing: Features explained and how they built it
September 23, 2025 - Explore OpenAI pricing and plans for companies of all sizes. Learn how OpenAI built their usage-based model and how to create custom billing with Orb.
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OpenAI
openai.com › index › sora
Sora: Creating video from text
Today, Sora is becoming available to red teamers to assess critical areas for harms or risks. We are also granting access to a number of visual artists, designers, and filmmakers to gain feedback on how to advance the model to be most helpful for creative professionals. We’re sharing our research progress early to start working with and getting feedback from people outside of OpenAI ...
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Tom's Guide
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Sora comes with $20 month ChatGPT Plus plan — but there's a catch | Tom's Guide
December 10, 2024 - It was recently revealed that OpenAI's video generator Sora will be included in the different paid tiers for ChatGPT, including the $20 ChatGPT Plus plan.
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OpenAI Developer Community
community.openai.com › chatgpt
Feedback on Sora: Improvements to Usability and Pricing Structure - ChatGPT - OpenAI Developer Community
December 13, 2024 - Dear OpenAI Team, First, I want to express my admiration for Sora’s potential. It’s exciting to see AI tools evolving to help creators generate videos with such creativity and ease. However, after experimenting with the platform, I’ve encountered some challenges that I believe, if addressed, ...