Sora 2 launch post cover
OpenAI

Sora 2

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

OpenAI video generation model, retired from the OpenAI API.

Released
1y ago
Pricing
Not published

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.

Specifications

Developer
OpenAI
Series
Sora
Family
Sora 2
Type
Video generation
Predecessor
—
Successor
—
Released
September 30, 2025
Model ID
openai/sora-2
Openness
Closed
License
proprietary
Input modalities
text, image
Output modalities
video
Modality
text+image->video
Hugging Face
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Source freshness
Metadata synced Oct 17, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC

Text provenance

EU · product-scoped

OpenAI textGrain watermarking

In the EU, ChatGPT-generated text uses textGrain. OpenAI says API customers can opt in globally for select models, so watermarking depends on the product surface and configuration.

Official explanation