As of November 12, 2026, you can’t buy or subscribe to the Sora app: OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026. So there is no current app price—not a current paid price and not a current free tier. (help.openai.com)
Is Sora still available through an API?
No. OpenAI says the Sora API was discontinued on September 24, 2026. That means Sora is not currently an option for a new production integration, and there is no current Sora API price to compare with a consumer subscription. App access and API access were separate questions; a ChatGPT plan price should not be treated as an API rate. (help.openai.com)
What did Sora cost before it was discontinued?
A third-party article published October 6, 2025, reported a free, usage-limited Sora 2 tier and listed ChatGPT Plus at $20 per month and ChatGPT Pro at $200 per month. It described Sora as tied to ChatGPT subscriptions rather than sold through a standalone Sora subscription. Those are historical claims from that article, not current prices or confirmation of what Sora access cost in every case; the article does not explicitly identify the currency.
The same article did not establish a precise free-tier quota, and its credit and generation-limit figures conflict. Don’t use its credit estimates as confirmed Sora rates or as a reliable way to calculate what a video would have cost.
Which option should you choose?
- Want to use Sora in the app? It is discontinued, so you can’t sign up for it now.
- Need Sora for a production API workflow? The API is discontinued too. Don’t mistake historical subscription prices or a third-party provider’s claims for current OpenAI API access or pricing.
- Choosing a video-generation tool today? Compare currently available products using their official pricing and usage terms; Sora’s past plan descriptions don’t establish a current alternative’s cost or capabilities.
Bottom line: Sora has no current app subscription price because the app is discontinued; its API was discontinued as well. Historical reports of ChatGPT plan prices are not prices you can use to purchase Sora today.
Sources
What to know about the Sora discontinuation | OpenAI Help Center