Verified free-tier record · OpenAI
Is Sora free? Sora free tier, verified September 2026
Last verified Stale data — last verified 56 days ago · Confidence: official
No verified free tier.
Free plan fact frame
| Is there a free tier? | No Discontinued | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credits or generations |
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| Credit unit | Unknown | ||||||||
| Max duration | Unknown | ||||||||
| Max resolution | Unknown | ||||||||
| Watermark | Unknown | ||||||||
| Queue | Unknown | ||||||||
| Credit card required | Unknown | ||||||||
| Sign-up required | Unknown | ||||||||
| Download allowed | Unknown | ||||||||
| Commercial use | Unknown | ||||||||
| Text to video | Unknown | ||||||||
| Image to video | Unknown | ||||||||
| Models available to free users | Unknown | ||||||||
| Official source | help.openai.com (external site) | ||||||||
| Last verified | Stale data — last verified 56 days ago | ||||||||
| Change history | Observation history |
Unknown means this field was not verifiable on an official Sora page on the date above. It is not a “no”. Free plans change frequently; commercial rights are governed by the provider’s own terms. See how the data is verified.
Official pages
Official sources
- platform.openai.com (external site)Official documentationRead live (curl)Checked
“The Sora 2 video generation models and Videos API are deprecated and will shut down on September 24, 2026.”
- help.openai.com (external site)Official help centerRead from a public web archive of the same official URLChecked
“The Sora web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, 2026. The Sora API will be discontinued on September 24, 2026.”
- openai.com (external site)Official announcementRead from a public web archive of the same official URLChecked
“As of April 26, 2026, the Sora product is no longer available.”
Last verified Stale data — last verified 56 days ago. Confidence: official — read directly on the provider’s own page(s).
History
Tracking started: . No verified change observed yet — this section only gains an entry when a change is confirmed on the provider’s own pages.
Observations
- First verified record — observed from help.openai.com (external site).Free tier: No · Credits: Unknown · Refresh: Unknown · Watermark: Unknown · Max duration: Unknown · Resolution: Unknown · Commercial use: Unknown · Credit card: Unknown
Observations are appended here, never overwritten. Sora’s full observation history