OpenAI
Sora 2 Text-to-video pricing
openai/sora-2/text-to-video
Sora 2 makes a clip from a prompt, with improved physics.
From, per second
$0.10
✦01 · Pricing
What it costs
Per second, and what a single clip comes to at each length. These are computed rather than multiplied out, so the minimum billed unit and any cap are already applied.
| Tier | per second | 4s clip | 8s clip | 12s clip | 16s clip | 20s clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat rate | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.80 | $1.20 | $1.60 | $2.00 |
- Duration
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 seconds (fixed set)
✦02 · Capabilities
What it accepts
Aspect ratio
Framing is a parameter.
Resolution tiers
Flat priced. Resolution either does not exist or does not bill.
Audio
Silent output.
Negative prompt
No negative prompt parameter.
Fixed durations
Only the listed lengths are accepted. Anything else is rejected, not rounded.
Aspect ratios (2)
9:1616:9
✦04 · Alternatives
Others in this lane
A prompt alone becomes a clip, with no image in. Billed per output second, so the length is the dominant term in the bill and the resolution tier is usually the second.
| Model | Provider | From, per second |
|---|---|---|
| P-Video 2 Pro | Pruna AI | $0.02 |
| daVinci MagiHuman | WaveSpeed | $0.02 |
| PixVerse V6 | PixVerse | $0.025 |
| P-Video 2 | Pruna AI | $0.025 |
| Ovi | Character.AI | $0.03 |
| Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash | $0.03 | |
| PixVerse C1 | PixVerse | $0.03 |
| LTX-2 Fast | Lightricks | $0.04 |
| MiniMax H3 Open Weights | WaveSpeed | $0.04 |
| Pika 2.2 | Pika | $0.04 |
| Kandinsky 5 Pro | WaveSpeed | $0.04 |
| Veo 3.1 Lite | $0.05 | |
| Wan 3.0 | Alibaba | $0.05 |
| Vidu Q3 Pro | Vidu | $0.05 |
| FLUX 3 Draft | Black Forest Labs | $0.06 |
| LTX-2 Pro | Lightricks | $0.06 |
| HappyHorse 1.1 | Alibaba | $0.07 |
| Vidu Q3 | Vidu | $0.07 |
| Wan 3.0 Prime | Alibaba | $0.075 |
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 | xAI | $0.08 |
| Kling O3 Std | Kuaishou | $0.084 |
| Kling 3.0 Std | Kuaishou | $0.084 |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | $0.10 | |
| LTX 2.5 | WaveSpeed | $0.10 |
| Ray 3.2 | Luma | $0.10 |
| MiniMax H3 | MiniMax | $0.10 |
| SkyReels V4 | Skywork | $0.11 |
| Kling O3 Pro | Kuaishou | $0.112 |
| Kling 3.0 Pro | Kuaishou | $0.112 |
| Kling 3.0 Turbo Pro | Kuaishou | $0.14 |
| FLUX 3 | Black Forest Labs | $0.17 |
| Seedance 2.5 | ByteDance | $0.18 |
| Seedance 2.5 Turbo | ByteDance | $0.20 |
| Veo 3.1 | $0.20 | |
| Sora 2 Pro | OpenAI | $0.30 |