Sora 2
OpenAI API shut down 2026-09-24 (sora-2, sora-2-pro, snapshots sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2-2025-12-08). Azure Foundry still listed sora-2 (preview) as of 2026-09-23. Release date = first API snapshot. Resellers followed: ElevenLabs removed Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro from its Image & Video API on 2026-09-23 ('OpenAI is discontinuing the Sora API on September 24, 2026'), and the same changelog lists ByteDance retiring Seedance 1.5 Pro on 2026-11-11.
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- video, audio
- License
- proprietary
- Pricing
- per second: $0.1 (per second of video (720x1280 / 1280x720), before shutdown) source
- Verified
- 2026-09-29
How to call it
| Provider | Model id | Endpoint / URL | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | sora-2 | https://api.openai.com/v1/videos | docs |
| Azure OpenAI (Microsoft Foundry) | sora-2 | — | docs |
Notable capabilities (2)
- Synchronized audio: Generates video with audio from text or image prompts. source
- Shut down without replacement (found after launch): Sora 2 models and Videos API shut down Sep 24 2026 with no one-to-one replacement. source
Retired on OpenAI API; kept for history. Azure Foundry listing may still work.
Sources:
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/sora-2
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/concepts/models-sold-directly-by-azure
- ElevenLabs changelog 2026-09-23: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/changelog
- Models overview: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models
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