Sora estimate

Sora cost calculator

Estimate Sora monthly spend, cost per usable video, retry waste, and quality-adjusted AI video generation cost.

PlatformVideos per monthSeconds per videoRetries per usable video

Estimated monthly cost$96.00$2.40 per usable video on SoraOfficial unit rate · API availability varies by market

Cheapest estimatePixVerse$24.00 per month, based on your settings

PlatformMonthlyPer usable video

PixVerse$24.00$0.60 Pika$26.31$0.66 Hailuo$29.76$0.74 Haiper$31.68$0.79 Hunyuan Video$40.03$1.00 Luma AI$46.08$1.15 Vidu$48.00$1.20 Kling AI$79.98$2.00 Wan$82.57$2.06 Adobe Firefly$95.90$2.40 Sora$96.00$2.40 Runway$115$2.88 Veo$144$3.60 Seedance$145$3.63

Sora pricing estimate

Sora AI video cost calculator

OpenAI's video generation model for cinematic short clips.

Use this page to estimate how much Sora may cost for your monthly video workload. The model includes generated seconds, retries, and quality settings so you can compare practical production cost instead of only list price.

Best forDevelopers and creators comparing official Sora 2 API generation cost

Billing baselinePay as you go

Last reviewed2026-05-17

Pricing sourceOfficial unit rate

Official pricing basis

Sora API pricing: Sora 2 is $0.10/sec; Sora 2 Pro is $0.30/sec at 720p and $0.50/sec at higher resolution.

Pricing notes

Consumer Sora credit rules differ from API billing and can vary by ChatGPT plan.
This calculator uses official API per-second pricing because it is directly comparable across platforms.

Check official Sora pricing