Sora 2
OpenAI
Official API
From $0.10/second
OpenAI’s legacy video API with synchronized audio at 720p.
Source Sora API pricing calculator
What does the Sora API cost before shutdown?
Calculate Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro costs by duration, resolution, retries, and monthly volume. The estimate includes synchronized audio and clearly separates 720p from the higher-cost Pro resolutions.
2 tracked routes · rates verified August 26, 2026Official OpenAI pricing
OpenAI marks the current Videos API as legacy and schedules it to shut down on September 24, 2026. Use this calculator for migration and remaining-workload estimates, not a new long-term dependency. Read the provider notice
Describe the workload
Video cost check
9 families · 26 routes
Delivery
Cheapest route for this model
Official APIOpenAI API
Sora 2
$32.00
$1.60 per usable video
40
generations
320s
billed output
Fits
your budget
Legacy API scheduled to shut down on September 24, 2026. OpenAI notice
Why this route ranks first
OpenAI’s legacy video API with synchronized audio at 720p. It saves up to $64.00 per month versus the highest-cost compatible route.
Next best options
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Sora 2 Pro via OpenAI
Official API
Legacy route · shutdown announced
$96.00
over budget
20 videos × 2 attempts × (1 × 8s for 8s) × $0.1/sRates checked Aug 26, 2026
USD list-price comparison only. Estimates use the cheapest supported clip combination and assume clips can be trimmed and stitched. Confirm regional availability, billing currency, and taxes; editing, storage, and failed requests outside your retry estimate are excluded.
Route map
Every tracked Sora 2 buying route
OpenAI currently publishes direct per-second API pricing for Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro. No third-party or subscription route is ranked as an equivalent API purchase in this dataset.
Sora 2 Pro
OpenAI
Official API
From $0.30/second
Higher-fidelity legacy Sora API tier with synchronized audio and 1080p output.
Source Worked workload
The retry-adjusted monthly bill
This example uses 20 usable videos, 8 seconds each, 2 attempts per usable video, 720p delivery, and native audio.
Routes appear only when they support the complete workload. Published list-rate equivalents that lack a comparable cash purchase amount are shown but not ranked.
Sora 2 via OpenAI
20 videos × 2 attempts × (1 × 8s for 8s) × $0.1/s
$32.00
monthly estimate
Sora 2 Pro via OpenAI
20 videos × 2 attempts × (1 × 8s for 8s) × $0.3/s
$96.00
monthly estimate
Buying route
Choose for billing and workflow—not price alone
Sora 2 official API
Use the lower-cost 720p model for remaining automated workloads that can complete before the published shutdown.
$0.10 per generated second
Sora 2 Pro official API
Use Pro only when the additional fidelity or 1080p output is necessary; the per-second price rises materially with resolution.
720p and 1080p pricing
Replacement route
For a new production integration, compare another actively supported video family instead of treating a ChatGPT subscription as equivalent API capacity.
Avoid a legacy dependency
Method and limits
How is Sora API usage billed?
OpenAI publishes Sora video generation prices per generated second. Supported clips are 4, 8, or 12 seconds, so the calculator covers longer requested output with billable clip combinations.
Does Sora API pricing include audio?
Yes. The current Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro API descriptions include synchronized audio; disabling audio does not lower the listed rate used here.
Is ChatGPT Pro an API substitute?
No. A ChatGPT subscription is a manual consumer product with separate limits and is not ranked as automated Sora API capacity.