As of November 8, 2026, Sora is not available to buy or use through OpenAI, so there is no current Sora price. OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026, and discontinued the Sora API on September 24, 2026. That means neither a consumer subscription nor a production API is a current way to access Sora. (help.openai.com)
What did Sora cost before it was discontinued?
A third-party article published October 6, 2025 reported that Sora 2 access was associated with ChatGPT plans: ChatGPT Plus at $20 per month and ChatGPT Pro at $200 per month. It described a free tier as well. Those figures were reported prices for ChatGPT subscriptions—not a separate Sora fee—and the article did not specify a currency code. Treat them as historical third-party reporting, not current prices or verified Sora terms. (skywork.ai)
The same article’s claims about free usage limits, credits, and Sora Pro features were not consistently explained. In particular, it speculated that Sora 2 might use credit rules from an older product. Those claims should not be used to estimate what Sora would cost today.
What did Sora API use cost?
There is no current Sora API price to quote: OpenAI says the API was discontinued on September 24, 2026. A ChatGPT subscription price was not an API rate, and it should not be used to estimate production costs. (help.openai.com)
Bottom line: Sora is discontinued, not free. The historical $20/month and $200/month figures referred to ChatGPT plans reported to include Sora access at the time; they do not buy Sora access now. Developers evaluating video generation for production should not plan around the discontinued Sora API.
Sources
What to know about the Sora discontinuation — OpenAI Help Center
How to Navigate Sora 2 Pricing Plans Costs & Real-World Use — Skywork