Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro Released in the API

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Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro API specs (OpenAI model pages)

Spec	Value
Maker	OpenAI
Released in the API	6 Oct 2025 (DevDay), via the v1/videos endpoint
Models	sora-2 and sora-2-pro
Input / output	Text and image in; video and audio out
sora-2 output sizes	720x1280 portrait, 1280x720 landscape
sora-2-pro output sizes	720x1280 / 1280x720, and 1024x1792 / 1792x1024
Snapshot at launch	sora-2-2025-10-06 and sora-2-pro-2025-10-06
API price, sora-2	$0.10 per second (720p)
API price, sora-2-pro	$0.30 per second (720p); $0.50 per second (1024x1792 or 1792x1024)

Read from OpenAI's final, shut-down model pages (also https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2-pro); the launch date and models are from the API changelog (https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog). The 1080p tier and 16 and 20-second clips came later (12 Mar 2026) and are not listed here. Per-clip length limits at launch were not published on the pages opened. ·

Video model rubric2026 criteria

Estimate from the version's published specs and reviews, 0-5; scores are only comparable within one criteria year. Scored as launched on the API (6 Oct 2025): the best size at launch was sora-2-pro at 1792x1024 (about 1024p; 1080p was added on 12 Mar 2026 per the official changelog), so 3.5 between the 720p and 1080p anchors. Duration 12 s is the launch maximum as reported by Replicate's readme ('4 to 12 seconds') and AIBase ('12 or 16 seconds'); OpenAI's own launch-day page was not readable, so 3.5 is cautious. Native synced audio. Input is text plus one image reference, with a remix call, so 2.5. Speed and realism null: no published render time, and only one genuine hands-on review of the API-era model exists (DIY AI, July 2026, praise) against Artificial Analysis ranking Sora 2 Pro below rivals as relayed by Wikipedia and a MindStudio comparison that is not a test, so there is no two-review consensus.

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techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/openai-ramps-up-developer-push-with-more-powerful-models-in-its-api
techcrunch.com· Posted Oct 24, 2026· Starts Oct 6, 2025 ✓· 20% of score
OpenAI's^[2][3][5] API changelog lists an Oct 6 entry 'Launched v1/videos ... with our latest Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro models' at DevDay, and the sora-2-pro snapshot is named sora-2-pro-2025-10-06; TechCrunch ran the story the same day.
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API changelog | OpenAI Developers
developers.openai.com· Added Oct 24, 2026· Starts Oct 6, 2025· 20% of score
Official log: Oct 6 'Launched v1/videos for rich, detailed, and dynamic video generation and remixing with our latest Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro models' at DevDay; a later 12 Mar entry adds 20-second clips and 1080p for sora-2-pro.^[1]
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Sora 2 Pro Model | OpenAI API
developers.openai.com· Added Oct 24, 2026· Starts Sep 24, 2026· 20% of score
Model page (now marked shut down): text and image input, video and audio output, $0.30 per second at 720x1280/1280x720, $0.50 at 1024x1792/1792x1024 and $0.70 at 1080p, snapshot sora-2-pro-2025-10-06, versus sora-2 at $0.10 per second.^[1]
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OpenAI Launches Sora 2 API: Per-Second Billing Video Generation Service Officially Available
help.apiyi.com· Added Oct 24, 2026· Starts Oct 7, 2025· 20% of score
Reseller write-up the day after launch listing sora-2 at 720p for $0.10 per second and sora-2-pro at 720p ($0.30) and 1792x1024 ($0.50); vendor material, used only for the launch-day size list.^[1]
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Deprecations | OpenAI API
developers.openai.com· Added Oct 24, 2026· Starts Mar 24, 2026· 20% of score
Official notice dated 24 March 2026: the Videos API, sora-2, sora-2-pro and their dated snapshots shut down on 24 September 2026 with no replacement.^[1]

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