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Audited 2026-07-24 · RXed table v1.0

Sora (OpenAI)

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“Transform text and images into videos” — the vendor’s own words

The video quality is real. The shutdown date is realer: the API dies 24/09/2026, 62 days after this audit. Don't build here.

The verdict, read by Jan · AI clone of Jan’s voice, generated locally with his consent.
Best for: Nobody starting today. This passport exists as a warning, not a recommendation. If you already have Sora in production, use the remaining window for final backfills and export your library — OpenAI says data will be permanently deleted after any final export window.
Scope10/20
Quality5/10
Where the quality sits
6Reactive
3Retrieval & Memory
4Orchestration
4Validation
8Models
SpecialistVideo GenerationSocial MediaMarketingPaid
Vendor
OpenAI · openai.com
Origin
US — San Francisco
Pricing
Free · Go $8/mo · Plus $20/mo · Pro $100/mo · Pro $200/mo · Business $30/mo
Users (official only)
Not disclosed. The consumer app that carried Sora's user base was discontinued on 26/04/2026, so no current figure exists. (source, 2026-07-24)

PRICING

FreeFreelimited generations
Go$8/moUS price; localized elsewhere
Plus$20/momonthly Sora credits
Pro$100/mo5x Plus usage
Pro$200/mo20x Plus usage, relaxed mode
Business$30/moper seat; $25/mo billed annually

There is no standalone Sora subscription — Sora is bundled into ChatGPT plans. Video generation spends credits that scale with resolution and length (a 10-second 720p clip costs 180 credits, the same clip at 1080p costs 600) and credits do not roll over month to month; ChatGPT Pro can keep generating in lower-priority relaxed mode after credits run out.

checked 2026-07-25 · vendor pricing page

Element scores

Reactive
Retrieval & Memory
Orchestration
Validation
Models
Primitives
Compositions
Deployment
Emerging
Tap or hover any element to see why it got that score.

Strengths

Synced-audio video generation is genuinely frontier-grade: text or image in, up to 1080p and 20 seconds out, with speech, effects and background audio rendered in one pass. The conditioning surface is better than most competitors — input_reference for a starting frame, character uploads for consistent cast, and extensions that chain up to 20 seconds each while preserving motion and camera direction. The cost ladder is honest and documented: sora-2 for drafts at $0.10/sec, sora-2-pro for hero shots, and a Batch tier that halves both if you can wait 24 hours.

Honest dings

OpenAI announced on 24/03/2026 that it is exiting video generation. The web and app experiences were discontinued on 26/04/2026, video generation inside ChatGPT went with them, the Disney partnership was wound down, and the API shuts off on 24/09/2026 — 62 days after this audit. Both models are already labelled Legacy. Everything else is secondary, but worth stating: no evals, no MCP, no fine-tuning, and tracing stops at job status. Any pipeline built on Sora today needs a migration plan before it needs a prompt library.

Prices and details change — this passport is re-verified at least quarterly.
Sources (9) — every claim traceable

Every audit lists the research it rests on — transparency and traceability are the product. Tools evolve: each audit is a snapshot of its audit date, and re-audits supersede older versions (kept below for reference).

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