Video generation

Sora 2 Pro

Name: Sora 2 Pro
Author: OpenAI

Higher-fidelity tier of Sora 2 aimed at production output, and the only Sora tier that can export 1080p.

A video generation model by OpenAI · read 2026-08-14 · sourcing medium

Up to: 120 seconds
Resolution: 1920x1080
Aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16
Weights: Not released
API: Yes
Commercial use: Not established

Same text-and-image inputs and synchronised audio output as sora-2, priced substantially higher per second. Deprecated alongside sora-2 with removal from the API on 2026-09-24.

Shutdown scheduled

Deprecated 2026-03-24, removed from the API 2026-09-24, with no recommended replacement. The consumer Sora app also appears to have closed around 2026-04-26. This is roughly six weeks after this snapshot, so Sora should not be listed as a live option without re-checking.

Effective: 2026-04-26

Commercial use — Not established

The research notes for this model record other terms but do not state a commercial-use position, and no licence page was retrieved, so it is not established here. Check the vendor's own terms.

The terms restrict what you may generate. Same API content restrictions as sora-2. Deprecated 2026-03-24, removed from the API 2026-09-24.

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Specification

Vendor figures, read 2026-08-14Read from OpenAI's own documentation on 2026-08-14. Vendors change these between model versions without announcing it, so check theirs before you commit a shot to a number. Sourcing for this entry is mixed. Some fields came from pages we retrieved, others could not be confirmed and are left blank. Check the vendor's current documentation

What it takes in: text, image
What it makes: video, audio
Maximum duration: 120 seconds
Maximum resolution: 1920x1080
Aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16
Controls: image-to-video, extend, inpainting
Weights: Not released
API: Yes
Pricing: API priced per second of output: $0.30/sec at 720p, $0.50/sec at 1024x1792 / 1792x1024, $0.70/sec at 1080p
Released or updated: 2025-10-06
Prompt limit: 2,000 charactersVendor figure, checked 2026-08-16Collected from the vendor's own documentation on 16 August 2026. Vendors change these between model versions without announcing it, so check the vendor's current API reference before you rely on it. Check the vendor's documentation
Prompt length the vendor recommends: Under 1500 charactersThe recommended length is well below the cap on every model that publishes both. The cap is the point of rejection, not the target: writing to it produces worse output, not more detail.

Strengths

Only Sora tier capable of 1080p export
Intermediate 1024x1792 / 1792x1024 resolution tier
Higher visual fidelity than sora-2

Weaknesses

Deprecated with removal on 2026-09-24
$0.70/sec at 1080p is among the most expensive per-second video rates
No consumer UI remains

Best for

production-quality short clips
1080p deliverables

Where the sources disagree

Recorded rather than resolved. Picking the tidier number would hide the fact that the vendor's own pages do not agree.

OpenAI's model page lists 1080x1920/1920x1080 at $0.70/sec, while third-party aggregators report $0.50/sec for 1080p and describe the $0.50 tier as "1024p" - https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2 vs https://www.eesel.ai/blog/sora-2-in-the-api-pricing
Third-party sources claim sora-2-pro supports 10s/15s/25s generations; OpenAI's guide states both sora-2 and sora-2-pro support 16- and 20-second generations - https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/video-generation vs https://www.aifreeapi.com/en/posts/sora-2-api-pricing-quotas

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Sources

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