OpenAI says it discontinued its Sora API on September 24, 2026, so there is no current OpenAI Sora API price to use as a purchase quote. That does not, by itself, establish whether Sora is available through another provider. (OpenAI Help Center)
Historical Sora API rates
Before the shutdown, third-party pricing pages reported these OpenAI rates in USD per generated second:
| Model and output size | Reported historical rate | Example for 10 seconds |
|---|---|---|
sora-2, 720p |
$0.10/second | $1.00 |
sora-2-pro, 720p |
$0.30/second | $3.00 |
sora-2-pro, 1024p |
$0.50/second | $5.00 |
sora-2-pro, 1080p |
$0.70/second | $7.00 |
These are historical third-party reports, not current quotes. Reported rates vary by model and resolution. One tracker also listed lower Batch rates, including $0.05/second for 720p sora-2 and $0.15/second for 720p sora-2-pro; those figures do not establish a currently available OpenAI Batch option. (AI Free API; QuestStudio; CostGoat)
How to estimate a historical-style budget
For a per-second rate, the basic arithmetic is:
Estimated generation cost = price per second × seconds per clip × number of generations
For example, 100 ten-second generations equal 1,000 seconds of output. Using the historical rates above, that would calculate to $100 for sora-2 at 720p, $300 for sora-2-pro at 720p, $500 for sora-2-pro at 1024p, or $700 for sora-2-pro at 1080p. These are illustrations of old rates—not current Sora API budgets or purchase quotes. They assume each generation is exactly 10 seconds and apply the reported rate linearly.
The captured pricing material does not establish Sora billing rules for failed or cancelled jobs, retries, rounding, or minimum charges. Confirm those terms with the provider you actually plan to use rather than assuming another provider follows the same rules.
What is known about access through other channels?
The research reviewed for this article does not verify a currently available non-OpenAI Sora API or its price. A third-party article reported that Azure OpenAI's sora-2 preview was priced at $0.10 per second and scheduled to retire on October 15, 2026. That date has passed, but the article does not establish the model's post-retirement status. Microsoft's current model retirement schedule is useful for lifecycle checks, but the material reviewed here does not confirm whether Azure Sora remains available or provide a current Azure quote. (AI Free API; Microsoft Foundry model retirement schedule)
Likewise, a reseller's “Sora API” offer or per-video price is specific to that seller; it does not verify an official Sora endpoint, upstream access, or current availability. Before budgeting, confirm the exact provider and model, current price and billing unit, production status, supported resolutions and clip lengths, and billing treatment for failed jobs and repeated takes.
Bottom line: OpenAI's Sora API price is historical, not a current OpenAI product quote. Availability and pricing through Azure or other non-OpenAI channels remain unverified in the research reviewed here.
Sources
What to know about the Sora discontinuation — OpenAI Help Center
Cheapest Sora 2 API After the Shutdown: What to Use Instead
Sora 2 Pricing: $0.10/Sec Until Sep 24 (2026)