Sora 2 Pro
Key facts · verified Oct 14, 2026
Sora 2 Pro is an OpenAI video generation model released on 6 Oct 2025. It was retired on 24 September 2026. Pricing: Was $0.30 per second (720p), $0.50 (1024×1792), $0.70 (1080p) on the OpenAI API until its 24 September 2026 shutdown. It ranks #11 on LMArena's text-to-video leaderboard (Elo 1368, read 1 Nov 2026). Source: developers.openai.com.
Sora 2 Pro (sora-2-pro) is an OpenAI video model that generated video with synchronised audio from text or an image, at up to 1920×1080. OpenAI announced on 24 March 2026 that Sora 2 models and the Videos API would be removed from the API, and sora-2-pro was available until it shut down on 24 September 2026, with no replacement named.
Was $0.30 per second (720p), $0.50 (1024×1792), $0.70 (1080p) on the OpenAI API until its 24 September 2026 shutdown
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Was $0.30 per second (720p), $0.50 (1024×1792), $0.70 (1080p) on the OpenAI API until its 24 September 2026 shutdown | |
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| Identity | |
| Developer | OpenAI |
| Released | Oct 2025 |
| Retired | 24 September 2026 |
| Status | Retired. OpenAI's deprecations page lists sora-2-pro and the Videos API as shut down on 24 September 2026, with no replacement listed. |
| Cost | |
| Price per second | $0.30 (1280×720), $0.50 (1792×1024), $0.70 (1920×1080) |
| Capacity | |
| Max resolution | 1080p (1920×1080 or 1080×1920) |
| Capability | |
| Text-to-video | Yes |
| Image-to-video | Yes |
| Native audio | Yes — synchronised audio |
| Access | |
| API | No longer available - OpenAI Videos API shut down 24 September 2026 |
| Measured quality | |
| LMArena Elo | 1368 (checked Nov 2026) |
| LMArena rank | Rank 11 |