Provider · official · 4 prices · 4 verifiedhigh trust
OpenAI (official) — AI Video API Pricing
Official first-party API carrying 1 tracked video model, from $0.10/second — every scheme normalized to cost per second of output.
First-party API with official published rates — but the Sora 2 API is scheduled for shutdown on September 24, 2026; plan migrations now.
- Models carried
- 1 tracked video model: Sora 2.
- Billing scheme
- per-second — normalized to USD per second of output video on every row below. Per-second billing for Sora 2 video models; standard and batch rates; batch is 50% cheaper; API scheduled for removal September 24, 2026
- Cheapest verified rate here
- $0.10/second on Sora 2 (standard, 720p) — checked Jul 30, 2026.
- Class-leading
- Cheapest tracked provider for 1 of the 1 model it carries, in the comparable ~720p class.
- Referral status
- We hold no referral link for OpenAI (official) — every outbound link on this page is unpaid. Ranking is by verified price only.
- Sourcing
- Pricing taken directly from official OpenAI API pricing documentation; verified by independent source (yingtu.ai July 8, 2026); high confidence
All counts and rates in this panel are computed from the 4 prices tracked on this page.
Coverage · 1 models · 1 class-leading
Models on OpenAI (official)
Cheapest tracked rate per model on this provider. A lime cheapest tracked chip means no other provider we track beats it in the comparable ~720p class.
Price table · 4 points · 4 verified
Every OpenAI (official) price we track
Sorted by normalized $/second across every model OpenAI (official) carries. Each row links to the published source we checked and shows how the raw price was converted.
4 tracked prices — show / hide
| Model | Mode | Tier | Res | Audio | $ / second | 5s clip | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sora 2 | Text → Video | standard | 720p | ? | $0.10 | $0.50 | VERIFIED 46d ago | source ↗ |
| Sora 2 | Text → Video | pro | 720p | ? | $0.30 | $1.50 | VERIFIED 46d ago | source ↗ |
| Sora 2 | Text → Video | batch | 1080p | ? | $0.35 | $1.75 | VERIFIED 46d ago | source ↗ |
| Sora 2 | Text → Video | pro | 1080p | ? | $0.70 | $3.50 | VERIFIED 46d ago | source ↗ |
How each price was normalized (derivations & sources)
- OpenAI (official) · standard · 720p: Official OpenAI API pricing page: sora-2 at 720p = $0.10/second source ↗
- OpenAI (official) · pro · 720p: Official OpenAI API pricing page: sora-2-pro at 720p = $0.30/second source ↗
- OpenAI (official) · batch · 1080p: Official OpenAI API pricing page: sora-2-pro batch rate at 1080p = $0.35/second (50% of standard) source ↗
- OpenAI (official) · pro · 1080p: Official OpenAI API pricing page: sora-2-pro at 1080p = $0.70/second source ↗
Bottom line · computed from 4 tracked prices
Should you use OpenAI (official)?
Computed from the live dataset — no editorial thumb on the scale, and outbound links never change the ordering.