Sora 2 pricing: shutdown, historical plans and migration cost

Can you buy Sora 2 now?

You cannot join the discontinued consumer app. Do not purchase a ChatGPT subscription expecting it to restore the former Sora experience. If an existing API integration still works after OpenAI's September 24 discontinuation date, do not rely on that integration; verify any exceptional account behavior directly with OpenAI.

What happened to old Sora prices and credits?

Earlier Sora pages described consumer access through ChatGPT plans, included generation allowances and optional credits. Those figures belong to the product state in which they were published. They should not be copied into a 2026 comparison as an available Sora plan.

OpenAI directs refund questions to its ChatGPT subscription refund process and says purchased ChatGPT/Sora credits can still be used for Codex. That statement does not promise an automatic refund or transfer to another video provider. Check the account's actual balance, invoices and eligibility through OpenAI's account-specific support route.

Export before calculating migration cost

Request an archive at Sora's official export page and verify the downloaded files. Keep prompts, source media, settings and acceptance notes with the outputs. Missing project context can make the replacement more expensive because the team must rediscover which camera, timing and continuity decisions produced an acceptable clip.

What does a Sora replacement really cost?

A provider's price per second or per generation is only the first cost. Define the number of accepted clips, duration, resolution, aspect ratio, audio, reference inputs, commercial-use requirements and delivery deadline. Then include rejected attempts, editing, storage, review and engineering changes.

• Generation cost: every submitted attempt, including rejected or failed outputs that are billed.
• Acceptance rate: the share of attempts that meet the brief without disqualifying errors.
• Correction cost: editing, regeneration and human review needed after each output.
• Migration cost: API, authentication, job handling, storage, monitoring and downstream changes.
• Plan commitment: monthly price, annual prepayment, credit expiry, top-ups and cancellation terms.

For example, a nominal $1 clip costs $4 in generation spend when four attempts are needed for one accepted result. If the review and correction time is material, include it as well. Compare the same brief across providers and report the cost per accepted clip, not the cost of the best-looking demo.

Consumer plans, APIs and third-party hosts are separate

A ChatGPT subscription, an OpenAI API account and a third-party media platform are different billing relationships. Credits, entitlements and model controls do not automatically transfer between them. A host that once exposed Sora may set its own price and shutdown behavior; verify current availability with that host and do not describe it as official OpenAI consumer pricing.

How to price an available alternative

Start with one representative five- or ten-second job. Record model, provider, resolution, audio, reference inputs, attempts, failures, accepted outputs and actual charge. Repeat the test only enough to expose recurring failure modes. Then compare subscriptions or pay-as-you-go billing against the expected monthly accepted-output volume.

Our AI video-generator pricing guide compares current plan and usage units. The video-generation API guide separates platforms from underlying models. For migration choices by workflow, use the Sora alternatives guide.