As of: 2026-11-13 13:49 CET.
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# Sora 2

OpenAI, Sora family. Status: retired. Type: video generation. Released: 2025-10-06.

## How to call it

| Provider | Model id | Endpoint | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | `sora-2` | https://api.openai.com/v1/videos | https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2 |
| Azure OpenAI (Microsoft Foundry) | `sora-2` |  | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/models-sold-directly-by-azure |

## Pricing

- Per second: $0.10
- Unit as published: per second of video (720x1280 / 1280x720), before shutdown
- Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2
- Last checked: 2026-09-29

## Specs

- Input: text, image
- Output: video, audio
- Context window: not published
- Max output: not published
- Open weights: no
- Licence: proprietary

## Where it stands

- Newer video generation models in the registry since its release: 19. The 5 newest:
  - Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (2026-11-05) https://postcutoff.com/m/gemini-omni-1-2-flash/
  - FLUX 3 Max (2026-10-19) https://postcutoff.com/m/flux-3-max/
  - Kling 4.0 (and 4.0 Flash) (2026-10-15) https://postcutoff.com/m/kling-4-0/
  - Tavus Griffin (Human Interaction Model) (2026-10-01) https://postcutoff.com/m/tavus-griffin/
  - HeyGen Video 1 (2026-09-30) https://postcutoff.com/m/heygen-video-1/
- Closed weights; access is hosted only.

## What stands out

- Synchronized audio: Generates video with audio from text or image prompts. Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2
- Shut down without replacement (found after launch): Sora 2 models and Videos API shut down Sep 24 2026 with no one-to-one replacement. Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations

## Notes

OpenAI API shut down 2026-09-24 (sora-2, sora-2-pro, snapshots sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2-2025-12-08). Azure Foundry still listed sora-2 (preview) as of 2026-09-23. Release date = first API snapshot. Resellers followed: ElevenLabs removed Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro from its Image & Video API on 2026-09-23 ('OpenAI is discontinuing the Sora API on September 24, 2026'), and the same changelog lists ByteDance retiring Seedance 1.5 Pro on 2026-11-11.

Retired on OpenAI API; kept for history. Azure Foundry listing may still work.

Sources:
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/models-sold-directly-by-azure
- ElevenLabs changelog 2026-09-23: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/changelog
- Models overview: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models

Model page: https://postcutoff.com/m/sora-2/