Short answer
You can’t currently buy or use Sora 2 Pro through OpenAI’s Sora app or API, so there is no current OpenAI price for it. OpenAI says the Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026, and the Sora API was discontinued on September 24, 2026. (help.openai.com)
Before the API shut down, a third-party pricing page reported these historical U.S.-dollar rates for Sora 2 Pro:
| Output resolution | Reported historical API rate | Historical cost for 8 seconds |
|---|---|---|
| 720p | $0.30 per second | $2.40 |
| 1024 × 1792 or 1792 × 1024 | $0.50 per second | $4.00 |
| 1080 × 1920 or 1920 × 1080 | $0.70 per second | $5.60 |
These are reported former API rates, not prices you can pay now. The pricing page explicitly calculates the 1080p example; the other totals are calculated by multiplying the reported per-second rate by eight seconds. The rates are attributed to the third-party report because the official pricing page wasn’t available in the captured documentation for this article.
How the old per-video calculation worked
The API was reported to bill by generated video second. For an 8-second 1080p clip, the calculation is:
8 seconds × $0.70 per second = $5.60
At the other reported Pro rates, the same duration works out to $2.40 at 720p or $4.00 at 1024 × 1792 / 1792 × 1024. These examples describe the former API pricing only; they are not current purchase options.
Don’t confuse Sora 2 with Sora 2 Pro
The same third-party page reported base Sora 2 at $0.10 per second at 720p. That is a different model and rate—not the Sora 2 Pro price.
Is that a ChatGPT subscription price?
No. The figures above refer to the former Sora 2 Pro API, billed per second in the third-party report. They are not a monthly ChatGPT subscription price. OpenAI’s discontinuation notice covers both the Sora web/app experience and the API; it does not give a current Sora 2 Pro purchase price. (help.openai.com)
A third-party service’s credits or a listing for a separately named variant such as Sora 2 Pro High Res should not be treated as the price of standard Sora 2 Pro. Those offers can use different models, providers, and billing units.
Sources
What to know about the Sora discontinuation — OpenAI Help Center
Sora Pricing: What It Cost and What Replaces It in 2026 — Hooked