OpenAI Sora

OpenAI Sora is a text-to-video and image-to-video generation model that creates cinematic-quality videos with realistic physics, synchronized audio, and strong prompt adherence. Sora 2, released in September 2025, opened API access to all developers.

• Text-to-video — generate short video clips from detailed text descriptions
• Image-to-video — animate still images with consistent motion and physics
• Video extension — extend existing clips with coherent continuation
• Storyboard mode — generate sequences for narrative content
• Audio sync — built-in audio generation synchronized with visuals

Filmmakers, advertisers, and content creators use Sora for pre-visualization, social media content, product demos, and creative exploration. The API enables developers to build video generation into their applications.

1. Access Sora through ChatGPT Plus/Pro for the consumer interface, or via the OpenAI API for programmatic access.
2. For API usage, generate an API key at platform.openai.com/api-keys.
3. Use the Images/Video endpoint with your API key to generate videos from text or image inputs.

Pricing is credit-based for the consumer interface (included with ChatGPT Plus at $20/mo, more generations with Pro at $200/mo). API pricing is per-second of generated video.