No longer available
The publisher shut this model down on September 24, 2026. It can no longer be used from its own API. Publisher notice
- Pricing
- Not published
- Released
- 1y ago
Cost
OpenAI video generation model, retired from the OpenAI API.
Last listed price (retired)
No longer available since September 24, 2026. These are the final rates OpenAI published, kept for reference. You cannot buy this model at these prices.
Video output · Portrait 720x1280, Landscape 1280x720
$0.10 / second
Source: OpenAI, archived copy from September 19, 2026. Size labels are copied as OpenAI's model page showed them.
How it compares
Level
FlagshipThe lab's most capable generally available line, priced for hard tasks.
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EU · product-scopedOpenAI textGrain watermarking
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Quality and benchmarks
The closest alternatives to Sora 2 are Wan 2.5 Preview by Alibaba, Kling 2.5 Turbo by Kling, and Ray3 by Luma AI. They were matched on model kind and release date, with no comparable price available.
Wan 2.5 PreviewSora 2 vs Wan 2.5 PreviewKling 2.5 TurboSora 2 vs Kling 2.5 TurboRay3Sora 2 vs Ray3
The best open-weight alternative to Sora 2 is MiniMax H3, which is the highest-ranked open-weight model on Arena Text to Video at rank 11. Sora 2 itself is closed.
Versions and lineage
No newer version is listed. Sora 2 is retired as of September 24, 2026, with no replacement mentioned in the facts.
Licensing and access
No, Sora 2 is closed and uses a proprietary license, so it is neither open source nor open weights.
Basics
Sora 2 was made by OpenAI and released on September 30, 2025.
Media
Yes, Sora 2 supports image-to-video with an image input. Video input for editing is not listed.
Sora 2 holds rank 19 on Arena Text to Video, using Arena's own rank, with a score of 1342.
Generated from Vertical Tabs data, updated November 9, 2026.
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