How to Use Sora 2: API Access, Prompts & Pricing (2026).

The only way to use Sora 2 today is through the API: OpenAI shut down the Sora app and website on April 26, 2026, though API access stays open until September 24, 2026. On getvivix, sign up free, open the text-to-video tool, and pick Sora 2 from the model list — no invite, no waitlist. Clips run up to 20 seconds at 720p (1080p on Sora 2 Pro), with dialogue and sound rendered in the same clip.

Is the Sora app still around?

No — OpenAI discontinued the Sora app and website on April 26, 2026, leaving the API as the only working route. That route is closing too: it stays open only until September 24, 2026, so the app is not coming back and the API is not staying either.

Verified August 28, 2026, against OpenAI's Help Center. Source: OpenAI Help Center.

getvivix runs both Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro through that API today, alongside Google Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, and 100+ other models, so when the API goes dark in September your account and prompts keep working on everything else in the list. For the full shutdown timeline, see the Sora discontinuation guide.

How do you write a Sora 2 prompt that works?

The prompts that work read like one line from a shot list — camera move, then subject, then what physically moves, then light, then a single style anchor — not a pile of keywords.

For example: "Slow dolly-in on a ceramicist's hands shaping wet clay, warm window light from the left, documentary style, 35mm" hits all five in one line. Keep it to one shot: Sora 2 renders 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20 seconds per clip, not a multi-scene sequence, so a three-beat idea needs three separate prompts stitched together after rendering. More ready-to-copy prompts, sorted by scene type, live in the Sora 2 prompt library.

What does Sora 2 cost to use?

Not officially — OpenAI's Sora app was invite-based and tied to a subscription, and that question closed along with the app itself.

On getvivix, Sora 2 is testable for free: every account gets 3 credits on signup, no card required, and the exact credit cost for whatever resolution and duration you pick shows on the model card before you click run. Need more than the signup grant and paid plans start at 1,000 credits a month — see the pricing page for the full breakdown.

Skip getvivix if you specifically need OpenAI's own Sora app interface, or want to hit the API directly with no credit layer between you and it — that interface is gone everywhere, not just here, and raw API pricing only exists through OpenAI's own developer console.

How to do this on getvivix

1. Create a free account — no card, 3 credits land on signup and are usable immediately.
2. Open the text-to-video tool for a prompt-only clip, or image-to-video to animate a still — the frame you upload sets the output size automatically.
3. Pick Sora 2 or Sora 2 Pro from the model list; the credit cost for your exact settings shows on the model card before you click run, so there's no surprise charge.
4. Write your prompt, choose 16:9 or 9:16 and a duration of 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20 seconds (1080p is available on Sora 2 Pro only), then render.

Open the text-to-video tool

FAQ

Does Sora 2 generate audio?

Yes. Unlike most AI video models, Sora 2 renders synchronized dialogue and sound effects in the same clip — no separate voice or music step needed unless you want to replace it.

How long can a Sora 2 clip be?

Up to 20 seconds. getvivix exposes all five of Sora 2's length options — 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 seconds — at 720p, or 1080p on Sora 2 Pro, landscape or vertical.

Do you need an invite to use Sora 2 in 2026?

No. The invite-based waitlist belonged to OpenAI's now-discontinued app, which rolled out gradually by region. Through API access on getvivix, signup is open and immediate — no invite, no region gate.

What is a good Sora 2 alternative?

Google Veo 3.1 and Kling 3.0 are the closest in quality. Both live in the same getvivix model list, so you can run the identical prompt on either without leaving the page.

Sora 2 stays usable well past the app's shutdown: the API keeps it running until September 24, 2026. After that date getvivix keeps running too, inside the same 100+-model list, even though Sora 2 itself won't be one of them anymore. Once the formula's down, see how the identical prompt lands on Veo 3.1 and Kling 3.0 before committing to one model.

Published by the getvivix team · Last updated August 28, 2026