Sora 2
OpenAI
DISCONTINUED. Sora 2 was OpenAI's video and audio generation model, producing realistic video with synchronized audio from text and image prompts. OpenAI announced (2026-03-24) it was discontinuing the Sora product: the web and app experiences shut down on April 26, 2026, and the API is scheduled to shut down on September 24, 2026.
Strengths
- Generated realistic video with synchronized audio from text or image prompts
- Improved realism and control over the original Sora model
- Strong physical consistency and prompt adherence for complex scenes
Caveats
- DISCONTINUED - Sora app/web ended April 26, 2026; API ends September 24, 2026
- Export any content before the deletion deadlines
- Usage-based pricing per second of video was costly at scale
- Vendor
- OpenAI
- License
- Proprietary
- Release Date
- 2025-09-30
- Modalities
- videoaudio
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Video
Tool Use
Resources
Pricing
Discontinued. Was usage-based video generation pricing (per second). Sora app/web ended 2026-04-26; API ends 2026-09-24.