Description
Sora 2 is OpenAI's text-to-video generation model released September 2025, producing cinematic-quality videos with synchronized audio — including dialogue with lip-sync, ambient sound, and background music. ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) includes 50 priority video generations at 720p up to 5 seconds. ChatGPT Pro ($200/month) provides 500 priority generations at 1080p up to 20 seconds with unlimited relaxed mode. The API offers developer access at $0.10/second (sora-2) and $0.30-$0.50/second (sora-2-pro). Features include character cameos (Disney partnership), image-to-video, and text-to-video generation. All outputs include C2PA metadata for transparency.
Features
- ●Synced Audio: Auto-generated dialogue, SFX, and music in sync
- ●1080p Video: Full HD cinematic quality output
- ●Character Cameos: Insert specific characters including Disney
- ●Image-to-Video: Animate still images into videos
- ●C2PA Metadata: Transparency metadata on all outputs
Pricing
ChatGPT Plus
$20
/ month
- 50 priority videos
- 720p resolution
- 5s max duration
- 1,000 credits
ChatGPT Pro
$200
/ month
- 500 priority videos
- 1080p resolution
- 20s max duration
- Unlimited relaxed
API sora-2
$0.10
/ per second
- Developer access
- 720p/1080p
- Programmatic generation
- C2PA metadata
API sora-2-pro
$0.30-$0.50
/ per second
- Higher quality
- Higher resolutions
- Professional use
- Commercial rights
Pros & Cons
Pros
✓ Synced audio generation is industry-first
✓ Included with ChatGPT Plus at $20/month
✓ 1080p up to 20s on Pro plan
✓ API access for developer integration
Cons
✗ Pro at $200/month is very expensive
✗ Plus limited to 720p 5-second videos
✗ No standalone subscription, bundled with ChatGPT
✗ API pricing adds up quickly for long videos
Tags:AI video, text-to-video, OpenAI, Sora, cinematic