Tool · Video

Sora

OpenAI's app for making short video clips with sound from a written description, including putting yourself in scenes. It closed on 26 April 2026; the API follows on 24 September 2026. Listed for reference only.

Go to Sora’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence: OpenAI Terms of Use (The maker's own terms)
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Can I sell what I make?: Yes
Terms assign ownership of Output to you; no explicit commercial clause. Product now closed.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Cost: Free option: At launch: free with limits that depended on compute; Sora 2 Pro for ChatGPT Pro users. No longer available.
Plans below.
How you use it: In your browser, Phone app, Maker's own API
Historic: iOS app and sora.com (invite-based at launch, US and Canada). Web and app closed 26 April 2026; API closing 24 September 2026.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Skill needed: No setup
Our judgement (historic).
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Made by: OpenAI (US)
Page says 'Built by OpenAI in San Francisco, California'. Terms name OpenAI OpCo, LLC, a Delaware company.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Status: No longer available
No successor named. Purchased credits can be used for Codex.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

What you can make with it

A video, from a description (main use)
A video, a soundtrack or sound for a video

text to videovideo to video

Sora 2 page: text prompts to video with 'synchronized dialogue and sound effects'; also inserting a recorded person or object into scenes. Image-to-video not mentioned there.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

Historic launch description; product discontinued so no current prices.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Rights and safety

Trains on your work?: Trains on your work unless you opt out
Terms: OpenAI may use Content to improve services; 'you can opt out'.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Real faces and voices: Copies a real face (cameo / character (video and audio recording)), checks the person's consent
Copies a real voice (cameo / character (video and audio recording)), checks the person's consent
In-app recording verifies identity and captures likeness; owner controls who may use it. Feature closed with the app.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Models it uses (not yet listed on Plainly)

Sora 2, Sora 2 Pro

Other options for “A video, from a description”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Premiere, Akool, Animoto, Arcads, Canva AI (Magic Studio), CapCut, Civitai, CogVideoX, ComfyUI, Creatify, DeeVid AI, DomoAI, Dreamina, Dzine, fal, Filmora, FlexClip, Fliki, Fotor, Genmo, getimg.ai, Google Flow

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.