Sora API
Generate realistic videos from text prompts using OpenAI's Sora model. Create scenes, characters, and motion from natural language descriptions.
Verified
2026-02-04
At a glance
Essential information
About
Sora is OpenAI's groundbreaking text-to-video AI model that can generate realistic and imaginative video scenes from text descriptions. While not yet publicly available, Sora represents the future of AI video generation with unprecedented quality and coherence.
What you can build (when available)
- AI-powered video creation tools
- Content generation for marketing
- Educational video creators
- Storyboard visualization
- Concept art and previsualization
- Social media content generators
- Animated explainer videos
- Creative filmmaking tools
Pricing
View Pricing| Free tier | No |
| Starting from | Not yet publicly available |
| Notes | Sora is currently in limited preview (as of Feb 2026). No public API or pricing announced yet. Expected to follow OpenAI's usage-based pricing model. |
Last updated: 2026-02-04. Please refer to the official pricing page as pricing may have changed.
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Authentication & Limits
View Docs- Auth type
- api_key
- Rate limits
- Not yet available - currently in closed beta/preview phase.
Steps to get API key
- 1Wait for public release announcement
- 2Sign up for OpenAI account
- 3Join waitlist when available
- 4Get API key from OpenAI platform
- 5Use in Authorization Bearer header
FAQ
Not yet. Sora is in limited preview as of February 2026. OpenAI has announced it but hasn't released public access or API yet.
