Sora 2 Subscription Price: Plans and Costs

Understanding the Sora 2 Subscription and API Pricing Model

When OpenAI introduced Sora 2, it brought a major shift to how AI video generation platforms charged users. Instead of relying purely on traditional monthly token limits typical of text-based models, Sora 2 implemented a mix of app-level access options and a precise per-second billing structure for creators and developers.

The Core Pricing Structure

For users utilizing the API, Sora 2 broke its pricing down by duration and resolution rather than flat text output tokens, making budgeting for video length intuitive:

• Standard Model (sora-2): Priced uniformly at $0.10 per second for 720p resolution in both landscape and portrait layouts, making it ideal for social media content and early drafts.
• Professional Model (sora-2-pro): Priced at $0.30 per second for standard-resolution commercial videos, and scaling up to $0.50 per second for high-definition (HD) cinematic resolutions like 1792×1024.

Real-World Cost Breakdown

Because the model billed strictly by video duration, the financial impact scaled directly with clip length:

• 5-second clips: Cost $0.50 on the standard tier, and ranged from $1.50 to $2.50 on Pro settings.
• 10-second videos: Cost $1.00 for standard and between $3.00 and $5.00 for Pro HD.
• 60-second explainers: Cost $6.00 on standard settings, scaling up to $30.00 for top-tier Pro HD rendering.

Subscriptions and Availability

Alongside pay-as-you-go API rates, application-level usage offered fixed monthly options—such as high-tier creative packages or bundled plans—allowing users to manage regular monthly rendering volumes. However, OpenAI ultimately concluded the model’s lifecycle, closing the application in April 2026 and officially shutting down the Sora 2 API on September 24, 2026. While active, its duration-based pricing structure established a distinct blueprint for how high-fidelity generative video tools measure computing value.