OpenAI Sora price: the short answer
As of November 9, 2026, Sora is no longer available to buy or use through OpenAI’s Sora web and app experiences, and the Sora API has also been discontinued. There is no current Sora subscription price or production API rate to budget for. OpenAI gives the discontinuation dates as April 26, 2026, for the web and app, and September 24, 2026, for the API. (help.openai.com)
That means old prices such as ChatGPT Plus at $20 per month, ChatGPT Pro at $200 per month, or reported per-second API rates should not be treated as current Sora prices. A ChatGPT subscription price is not, by itself, a current price for Sora access.
Is there a Sora production API?
No—not through OpenAI as of November 9, 2026. OpenAI’s Help Center says the Sora API was discontinued on September 24, 2026. So there is no current Sora production API rate or supported Sora API usage to calculate. (help.openai.com)
For example, older third-party articles report rates such as $0.10 per second for sora-2 or $0.30 per second for sora-2-pro at listed 720p settings. Those figures are historical third-party claims, not a current OpenAI rate card; they should not be used to forecast new Sora API spend.
What should you budget for instead?
- For new Sora access: There is no current OpenAI Sora plan price to compare; the Sora web and app experiences have been discontinued. (
help.openai.com) - For a new production integration: Do not budget on the assumption that OpenAI’s Sora API is available. It was discontinued on September 24, 2026. (
help.openai.com) - For existing Sora content or account questions: OpenAI’s discontinuation article covers exports, deletion, refunds, and credits. It says purchased ChatGPT/Sora credits can still be used for Codex. (
help.openai.com)
A subscription-versus-API break-even calculation would be misleading here: the Sora product and API are discontinued, and the old third-party prices do not establish current, comparable access. If you’re assessing another video-generation service, use that provider’s current official price and billing terms rather than carrying over Sora estimates.
Sources
What to know about the Sora discontinuation — OpenAI Help Center