As of November 9, 2026, there is no current Sora subscription to buy: OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026. OpenAI also discontinued the Sora API on September 24, 2026. That means neither a ChatGPT subscription nor API usage can currently be budgeted as a way to access Sora. (help.openai.com)
What does a Sora subscription cost now?
Sora has no current subscription price because the consumer product has been discontinued. Historical prices quoted in older articles should not be treated as the price of access today. For example, a third-party article published in October 2025 listed ChatGPT Plus at $20 per month and ChatGPT Pro at $200 per month, and said Sora was included. Those figures describe that article’s earlier claims; they do not establish current Sora availability or entitlements. (openai.com)
If you already pay for ChatGPT, don’t keep or upgrade a plan specifically to use Sora: OpenAI’s discontinuation notice says the Sora web and app experiences ended on April 26, 2026. Any ChatGPT subscription decision should be based on the other features you can currently use, not on an expectation of Sora access. (help.openai.com)
Is there a production Sora API, and what does it cost?
No. OpenAI says the Sora API was discontinued on September 24, 2026. There is therefore no current official Sora API rate to use for a production estimate. OpenAI’s developer deprecations page identifies the Sora 2 video-generation models and Videos API among the items removed on that date. (help.openai.com)
Older third-party pricing claims—such as per-second rates for Sora video generation—are not a basis for a current API budget. They refer to past claims, not an API that is available now. Don’t build a new production workflow around a purported Sora endpoint or quote unless OpenAI publishes a new official offering. (developers.openai.com)
Subscription or API: which should you budget for?
For Sora itself, neither route is currently available: the consumer app and web experience have ended, and the API has been discontinued. So there is no meaningful current subscription-versus-API break-even calculation to make. (help.openai.com)
If you need video generation for a production workflow, assess currently available products separately. Compare their official availability, supported output requirements, usage limits, and billing units against your expected workload; do not carry over old Sora plan prices, credit estimates, or API rates as a proxy. OpenAI’s documentation records the discontinuation dates, but does not establish a current Sora replacement or replacement price. (help.openai.com)
Sources
What to know about the Sora discontinuation — OpenAI Help Center