Sora 2 API pricing
As of 2026-09-11, Sora 2 prices on the OpenAI API run from $0.05 per second (Sora 2, batch · 720p) to $0.70 per second (Sora 2 Pro, 1080p) across 8 published variants. Every row below carries the provider page it was read from.
Sora 2
| Variant | Price | Billing | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720p | $0.10 per second | per-unit | — | OpenAI API pricing Read 2026-09-11 |
| batch · 720p | $0.05 per second | per-unit | Batch tier; asynchronous processing. | OpenAI API pricing Read 2026-09-11 |
Sora 2 Pro
| Variant | Price | Billing | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720p | $0.30 per second | per-unit | — | OpenAI API pricing Read 2026-09-11 |
| 1024p | $0.50 per second | per-unit | — | OpenAI API pricing Read 2026-09-11 |
| 1080p | $0.70 per second | per-unit | — | OpenAI API pricing Read 2026-09-11 |
| batch · 720p | $0.15 per second | per-unit | Batch tier; asynchronous processing. | OpenAI API pricing Read 2026-09-11 |
| batch · 1024p | $0.25 per second | per-unit | Batch tier; asynchronous processing. | OpenAI API pricing Read 2026-09-11 |
| batch · 1080p | $0.35 per second | per-unit | Batch tier; asynchronous processing. | OpenAI API pricing Read 2026-09-11 |
Prices are per second of output as the provider publishes them, in USD, with no currency conversion and no averaging across variants. A per-second price is never converted into a per-token figure; compare rows only inside this modality and unit.
Questions
How much does Sora 2 cost?
On the OpenAI API, Sora 2 is $0.10 per second of 720p video at the standard tier and $0.05 per second in batch. Sora 2 Pro is $0.30 per second at 720p, $0.50 at 1024p and $0.70 at 1080p, halved in batch. A ten-second 720p Sora 2 clip is therefore $1.00 standard or $0.50 batch, from the rows on this page.
Is Sora 2 free?
Not on the API. Every Sora 2 row on OpenAI's pricing page is a per-second price, and this page records only those. The Sora app and ChatGPT plans are separate consumer products with their own limits; whether they include free generations is not part of the API price and is not recorded here.
What is the difference between Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro pricing?
Sora 2 Pro costs three times Sora 2 at 720p ($0.30 against $0.10 a second) and adds 1024p and 1080p output at $0.50 and $0.70 a second. Both have a batch tier at half the standard rate. Quality differences between the two are not measured on this page; only the published prices are.