Sora Pricing: Plans & Cost Calculator 2026
Usage-based API pricing starts at $0.05 per request, while the mainstream Plus plan is $20 per month. No free tier is available.
Sora plans and pricing
Sora was discontinued and is unavailable as of mid-2026; before the shutdown access came through ChatGPT subscriptions. Prices below are historical.
Sora 2 Standard (API - Batch Tier)
Sora 2 Standard (API - Standard Tier)
Sora 2 Pro (API - Batch Tier, 720p)
Sora 2 Pro (API - Batch Tier, 1024p)
Sora 2 Pro (API - Standard Tier, 720p)
Sora 2 Pro (API - Batch Tier, 1080p)
Sora 2 Pro (API - Standard Tier, 1024p)
Sora 2 Pro (API - Standard Tier, 1080p)
Sora pricing: the quick answer
Sora never had its own subscription, and as of July 10, 2026 OpenAI has retired it: the web and app closed in April 2026 and the API on September 24, 2026. While it ran, the only standalone billing was the Sora API, charged per second at $0.10 a request for Sora 2 Standard, $0.05 on Batch, and $0.30 to $0.70 for Sora 2 Pro across 720p, 1024p, and 1080p. Everything else came bundled inside ChatGPT Plus or Pro. Today you are pricing a product you can no longer buy.
- Sora 2 Standard (API - Batch Tier)$0.05/request
- Sora 2 Standard (API - Standard Tier)$0.10/request
- Sora 2 Pro (API - Batch Tier, 720p)$0.15/request
- Sora 2 Pro (API - Batch Tier, 1024p)$0.25/request
- Sora 2 Pro (API - Standard Tier, 720p)$0.30/request
- Sora 2 Pro (API - Batch Tier, 1080p)$0.35/request
- Sora 2 Pro (API - Standard Tier, 1024p)$0.50/request
- Sora 2 Pro (API - Standard Tier, 1080p)$0.70/request
At $0.05/mo to start, Sora sits 100% below the $19/mo median across 11 ai video tools tools we track.
Sora cost calculator
Sora Hidden Costs & Pitfalls
There is no monthly Sora plan to budget for. The costs below are the API rates that applied while it was live, and the one thing every buyer should know before touching it now.
Sora pricing, read against its live plans and category
Positioning
Sora never had a price of its own to analyze. Consumer use came bundled inside ChatGPT Plus and Pro, and the only standalone billing was the Sora 2 API, charged per second of video: $0.10 a request for Standard, $0.05 on Batch, and $0.30 to $0.70 for Pro across 720p, 1024p, and 1080p. For anyone generating at volume, the per-request model added up fast against a flat monthly tool, and the only real lever was the 50% Batch discount if you could tolerate a 24-hour wait.
Cost drivers
- 1Batch delay: the cheaper $0.05 to $0.35 rates carried a 24-hour SLA, so you traded speed for the discount.
- 2Resolution premium: moving a Pro job from 720p to 1080p pushed the per-request cost from $0.30 to $0.70, more than double for the same prompt.
Watch-outs
Users on the ChatGPT Pro tier reported paying for premium access and still hitting hard capacity limits and missing quota. Access and model availability shifted without much notice, which is a large part of why the standalone experience is gone.
Editor’s take
The honest verdict is that there is nothing to buy. Sora's web and app access ended in April 2026 and the API in September 2026, so pricing it now is an academic exercise. Export your content before the sunset window closes, and if you still need text-to-video, price a live alternative like Runway or Kling instead.
Oleh KemFounder & Lead AnalystSora price history
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Sources & verification
| Source | What was checked | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Official Website | Official vendor website | — |
| G2 | G2 verified user reviews · 4.3/5 · 13 reviews | — |
| Capterra | Capterra verified user reviews · 4.2/5 | — |
Every fact on this Sora pricing page is tied to a named source and a verification date. Freshness-sensitive figures trace to the sources above; verify against the vendor before relying on them.
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